Sentences with phrase «campaign at every college and university»

We've tried a number of solutions over the years to deal with diversity in schools, from mandated busing to desegregate schools to magnet programs to minority recruitment campaigns at colleges and universities.

We're targeting this campaign at every college and university in the United States, from flagship state research institutions to liberal arts colleges.

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At least 24 of the 34 colleges and universities granted religious exemptions based on their beliefs about gender identity also received waivers allowing them to discriminate against gay and lesbian students and employees, citing faith - based prohibitions against homosexual sex, the Human Rights Campaign said.

He began serving with the University of Georgia College Republicans and rose up to serve as a party leader at the state level before his involvement in the Bush - Cheney campaigns.

Charlotte Wright, professor of community child health at the University of Glasgow and one of the members campaigning for the change in the policy, told The BMJ that she had no objection to the college surveying its members given that the numbers who voted at the annual general meeting were so small — 66 delegates supported the motion and 53 were against it.

Sharpe has also taught at such universities as Yale, Columbia and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, according to his campaign website.

Sanders won a devoted backing of young supporters during his surprisingly strong presidential campaign in 2016, in part on a platform of eliminating tuition for all students at public colleges and universities throughout the country.

Also at 5 p.m., NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill and Bronx Borough President Rubén Diaz Jr. kick off the #MyBronxStory campaign, Bronx Community College's Roscoe C. Brown Student Center Playhouse, 2155 University Ave., Bronx.

The 52 - year - old Takoma Park resident, who is a professor at American University Washington College of Law, has focused his energy on a number of civil rights and constitutional issues in both the academic and legislative arenas, including marijuana legalization, campaign finance, and voting rights.

«If increasingly Hillary Clinton looks like a sure thing, I don't know that Democrats are going to have the incentive to go out,» said Jeanne Zaino, a professor of political science at Iona College and of campaign management at New York University.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo explained the Enough is Enough campaign and the need for a state - wide policy regarding how sexual assault is handled on college campuses during remarks at Syracuse University on Wednesday.

Eric Kingson, a professor of social work at Syracuse University and candidate for representative of New York state's 24th Congressional District, discusses his plan to incorporate college issues into his campaign.

Hillary Clinton's campaign announced plans to eliminate college tuition at in - state public colleges and universities for families with annual incomes under $ 125,000 — a significant nod to a core position of Sen. Bernie Sanders, who had pledged to make tuition at public institutions free for all students.

That's the verdict rendered at a two - day conference this week put on by Teachers College, Columbia University, and by the Campaign for Educational Equity, a research and advocacy organization based at the cCollege, Columbia University, and by the Campaign for Educational Equity, a research and advocacy organization based at the collegecollege.

Michael Rebell is executive director of the Campaign for Educational Equity at Teachers College, Columbia University, and is the author of Courts and Kids: Pursuing Educational Equity through the State Courts (University of Chicago Press, forthcoming), in which he proposes a new functional separation of powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches to promote education reform and student achievement.

Dr Daniel Boatright, subject leader for archaeology at Worcester Sixth Form College, who is leading the campaign said: «Specialist A-levels like archaeology are vital tools in sparking students» interest in learning and in preparing vital skills for use when they go onto university courses.

The conference featured keynote speakers Michele Siqueiros, president, The Campaign for College Opportunity, Laura Owen, director of the Center for Postsecondary Readiness and Success at American University, and John Fox, head of Mopar sales and operations at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

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Divestment campaigns are now underway at 153 colleges and universities, large and small from coast to coast.

Do Something founder Jon Dee, (who also helped Bundanoon's 2,500 residents and the 1,100 high schools students of Monte Santʼ Angelo Mercy College drop bottled water), sees the initiative as an beachhead campaign for other Australian tertiary education facilities: «If the 13,000 students and staff at the University of Canberra can do this, there's no reason why every other university in Australia can not do the same,»University of Canberra can do this, there's no reason why every other university in Australia can not do the same,»university in Australia can not do the same,» he said.

Workers» rights litigation, disability rights, civil litigation, Randolph - Sheppard Act cases, technology accessibility at colleges and universities; pro bono activities with the Homeless Persons Representation Project; worked on several local and national political campaigns.

Delayed marriage in America has helped to bring the divorce rate down since 1980 and increased the economic fortunes of college - educated women, according to Knot Yet: The Benefits and Costs of Delayed Marriage in America, a new report from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, and the RELATE Institute.

The GradNation Campaign leverages a strong network of dedicated partners, in - depth research, and proven tools and tactics to combat the high school dropout crisis across the United States Together with America's Promise Alliance, Civic Enterprises, Everyone Graduates Center at John Hopkins University, and the Alliance for Excellent Education, the GradNation Campaign is rapidly progressing towards its 2020 goal of a 90 percent high school graduation rate, with all students prepared for college and careers in the 21st century workforce.