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USC, Berkeley mishandling sex crimes against women, Allred says
Attorney Gloria Allred announced Wednesday that complaints were filed against Swarthmore College, Dartmouth College, USC and UC Berkeley, alleging the colleges failed to follow federal laws regarding sex crimes. Allred said the colleges are not...
Tags: Sexual Misconduct, New York City, Students, Teaching and Learning, Sexual Assault
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Cal State trustees appoint new Cal State L.A president, others
William A. Covino, a veteran Florida and California administrator, was named Wednesday as the new president of Cal State L.A., becoming the first new leader of the El Sereno campus in 33 years. Covino’s selection was among a slate of...
Tags: Social Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, Science, Arts and Culture, Columbia University
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Activists accuse colleges of not responding to sexual assault complaints
Students and activists joined together Wednesday to file complaints against colleges and universities nationwide alleging that the schools have failed to follow federal laws, including those involving the reporting of sexual assault crimes and...
Tags: Sexual Misconduct, New York City, Students, Sexual Assault, Teaching and Learning
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Complaints filed against USC, UC Berkeley over rape reporting
Students and activists joined together Wednesday to file complaints against colleges and universities nationwide, alleging that the schools have failed to follow federal laws, including those involving the reporting of sexual assaults and discrimination....Tags: Sexual Misconduct, New York City, Students, Teaching and Learning, Rape
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The triumph of progressivism: Graduation 2013 and 1968
Many of you soon-to-be college graduates are determined to make the world a better place. Some of you are choosing careers in public service or joining nonprofits or volunteering in your communities. But many of you are cynical about politics. You see...Tags: Philosophy, Rivers, Health Insurance, Martin Luther King Jr., Social Issues
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Her job: Stopping wage theft
SACRAMENTO — Julie Su doesn't back down from fights when she thinks employers are cheating their workers. In her two years as California's top labor law enforcer, Su has taken on scores of unscrupulous businesses. As state labor commissioner,...
Tags: Business, Urasawa, Theft, Laws, Justice System
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Immigration: A wider better welcome mat
As an immigrant and an engineer, I know the magnetic pull that the United States exerts on anyone who dreams of a career in science. From the time I watched NASA technicians on television during the first lunar landing in 1969, I resolved to get the...
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Hybrid Vehicles, Business, U.S. Congress, Science and Technology
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Jerry Brown says new Bay Bridge won't open 'unless it's ready'
BERKELEY -- Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday he was "digging deeply into" the questions surrounding the safety of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, and said he could not commit to a scheduled Labor Day opening for the new span. "I take it very...Tags: Social Sciences, Government, Labor Day, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Arts and Culture
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Fed's Williams does not comment on economic outlook, policy
Reuters(Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve President John Williams did not comment on the outlook for the U.S. economy or monetary policy in an address on Monday to students graduating from the University of California, Berkeley. Although the U.S. economy...Tags: Federal Reserve, Money and Monetary Policy
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COLUMN-Four ways to avoid bad decisions during a bull run
ReutersBy John Wasik CHICAGO, May 15 (Reuters) - Is the Dow's movement above 15,000 or the record close of the S&P 500 Index last week a buy signal? They may not mean anything, but most market watchers believe the rise is talismanic. Despite the lure of recent...Tags: Stock Market, S&P 500, Mutual Funds, Economy, Business and Finance, Entertainment Events
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Richard Vedder: How to tell if college presidents are overpaid
The Chronicle of Higher Education tells us the median salary of public university presidents rose 4.7 percent in 2011-12 to more than $440,000 a year. This increase vastly outpaced the rate of inflation, as well as the earnings of the typical worker in...Tags: The Ohio State University, University of Virginia, Mitch Daniels, University of Kansas , Purdue University
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Oakland police struggle to rebuild — using fewer resources
OAKLAND — It was a quiet evening by this city's standards, and still the police emergency lines were lighting up. As screams rang out behind her, a caller said her neighbor was being beaten. A woman reported that a front door down the street had...
Tags: Murder, Witnesses, Methamphetamine (drug), Theft, Laws
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