Stories worth reading January 26 2015


Educators we still have some work to do:

“Racial Profiling on Campus?”


“$25,000 Settlement for Student Stopped for Arabic Flashcards”


And the story that never ends but should have ended long ago:

“Rave Reviews for Film on Sex Assaults on Campus”



Let us remember our campuses should be safe places of learning, and students are not the enemy.

 

Dr Flavius A B Akerele III

The ETeam

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