Brown’s plan to “kill” landmark Title IX, Equal Opportunity for Female Athletes Agreement

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Newly Uncovered Documents Reveal Brown University Plan to Dismantle Title IX Agreement  A series of internal emails and documents made public today reveal an intentional plan by Brown University officials to undermine and ultimately destroy a long-standing consent decree to comply with federal Title IX laws that ensure equal opportunity for female athletes at the university. In…

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55 years later…

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We remember…John Lewis 55 years ago …. John Lewis went to Selma in 1965 knowing he would be arrested. He was 25 years old. He packed a backpack, and carried a few things… “I remember very well. As a matter of fact I went to the Army surplus store and bought this backpack. I really…

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Brown University’s “Plan for a Healthy and Safe 2020-21”

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To mitigate the pandemic’s impact, the University will allow undergraduates back for two terms in a three-term model, reduce the density of students in campus housing, offer instruction in person and remotely, and implement extensive testing, tracing and public health measures. (Both Harvard and Princeton also announced yesterday that their entire academic year will be…

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In the Arena with Joe Paolino, Jr. and Jeff Colgan, Brown University

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Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”.  The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. This week Paolino interviewed Jeff Colgan, associate professor of political science at the Watson Institute at Brown University, to discuss the political and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the…

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College Journalists Win SPJ Awards

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The Society of Professional Journalists has announced its Region 1 Mark of Excellence Awards, recognizing the best collegiate journalism in Region 1, which is Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Regional winners will then compete at the national level with top winners to be…

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