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Counting on change: Census questions shift focus to gender identity and sexual orientation

Counting on change: Census questions shift focus to gender identity and sexual orientation

Chloe Baxter March 2, 2024

As the United States grapples with how to best represent its diverse population, a pivotal discussion emerges: the inclusion of questions on gender identity and sexual orientation in the U.S. Census. The...

Supreme Court threats to affirmative action endanger campus diversity and opportunity

Chloe Baxter November 12, 2022

Colleges across the United States have been free to use affirmative action in admission decisions to contribute to campus diversity, but recent Supreme Court arguments jeopardize this.  Brittanica...

Banned books: Reading between the lines

Banned books: Reading between the lines

Kayla Palliser and Lexi Woodcock October 21, 2022

On Oct. 12, students who couldn’t get a seat crowded on the floor to hear Kyle King and Chloe Baxter present “The Dilemma of Banned Books” for Symposium Day.  King and Baxter addressed the legal...

Religion law leads to LGBT concerns

April 1, 2015

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a bill into law on March 26, which will take effect in July, that would allow religious institutions to object to offensive actions, which Associate Professor in Religion...

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