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At its meeting on May 5, the Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Equity and Human Resources held a discussion on one of the University’s six Strategic Plan foundations — “Advancing Inclusion, Equity and Diversity” — as part of the board’s continued commitment to creating a more diverse and inclusive University. 

Indiana May Form Panel to Coordinate Rail Plans — Except in Indy

There have been at least 64 riots in Latino communities since 1964, but most have been forgotten. Aaron Fountain gives an overview of the rebellions.

Thousands of people have died in California due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These are some of their stories.

Our public square is as uninformed as it is toxic. We can laugh about it or shout about it, but unless something gives, all of us will lose. At one t ...

Бюро экономической безопасности должно заменить всех "экономических" силовиков. Главный риск – Налоговая милиция переедет под новую вывеску?. василий горбаль, налоговая милиция, БЭБ

Credit: (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) File photo: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Newark Mayor Ras Baraka renewed his pursuit of civilian oversight for police Thursday, urging the Legislature to post and pass a languishing bill that would create and fund civilian complaint review boards throughout the state. The measure was proposed last year after the state Supreme Court severely limited his city’s review board by revoking its subpoena power. Fearing the proposed legislation is dying on the vine, Baraka s...

New Jersey’s revenue forecasts continue to improve. That makes it even more ironic that Gov. Phil Murphy is still proud of the strong demand from bond-market investors when he set out to pile on the state’s debt last year. Murphy has said that investor confidence was a sign that New Jersey is fin

Related Company:  by Bill Schubart Change is relentless. Humanity’s efforts to understand, accommodate, and survive it are invariably buffeted by the headwinds stirred up by those whose privilege may be curtailed by that change. Reversing environmental degradation caused by the extraction and burning of fossil fuels is, understandably, opposed by those who may, in time, lose their jobs or the profits they earn from it. Efforts to reduce the extremes of poverty and wealth through taxation a...

Rose Ochi, 81; Attorney, Civil Rights Leader Nisei broke barriers as an Asian American woman in a career that spanned Washington and L.A. Posted On Rose Ochi shattered glass ceilings throughout her career. In 2012, she posed for a portrait at the California Forensic Science Institute, where she served as executive director. (MARIO GERSHOM REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By MARTHA NAKAGAWA, Rafu Contributor Takayo Rose Matsui Ochi, an attorney, civil rights activist and political strategist who shattered n...