Articles filed under Diversity
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Opening doors: Deaf ASL instructor brings immersive learning experiences to HarperApr 30, 2025 2:27 pm - From helping to create Ecuador’s first sign language dictionary to teaching about Deaf culture, Harper College ASL instructor Marcos Aguilar works hard to make sure all voices are heard.
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Hegseth boasts about ending ‘woke’ program on women and security that Trump had signed into lawApr 29, 2025 1:00 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boasted on social media Tuesday that he had dismantled a program supporting women on security teams — and may not have realized the program he tried to break was not a “woke” Biden-era initiative but instead a celebrated program signed into law by his boss, President Donald Trump.
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The workers who feel left behind by return-to-office policiesApr 26, 2025 2:22 pm - Anxiety is rising for some of the millions of people who identify as neurodivergent — those whose brains function differently, such as with ADHD, autism or dyslexia. More companies are requiring workers to return to an office five days a week. Advocates say it’s particularly difficult for neurodivergent people to get flexible work due to the new movement to cut programs that sometimes help them.
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UK’s top court says definition of a woman is based on biological sex and excludes transgender peopleApr 16, 2025 7:09 am - The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a woman is someone born biologically female, excluding transgender people from the legal definition in a long-running dispute between a feminist group and the Scottish government.
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Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefsApr 10, 2025 2:18 pm - Facing a deadline from an immigration judge to turn over evidence for its attempted deportation of Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, the federal government has instead submitted a brief memo, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, citing the Trump administration’s authority to expel noncitizens whose presence in the country damages U.S. foreign policy interests.
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First Black Republican woman in Congress honored in Utah after her death from brain cancerApr 07, 2025 1:37 pm - Family and friends of former U.S. Rep. Mia Love gathered Monday in Salt Lake City to honor the life and legacy of the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress after she died of brain cancer last month at age 49.
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Batavia High School computer science program awarded for championing female diversityMar 22, 2025 5:29 pm - Batavia High School’s AP Computer Science Principles is earning a diversity award for achieving a high female participation rate.
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Holocaust museum in Skokie to close for renovations this summerMar 14, 2025 1:12 pm - The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center will temporarily close this summer for extensive renovations.
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‘Creative, energetic, warm’: Congregation Beth Shalom names new senior rabbiFeb 18, 2025 5:48 pm - The Congregation Beth Shalom Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Rabbi David Chapman has been named as senior rabbi, effective Jan. 1.
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‘You’ll be inspired’: Harper College’s Black History Month events aim to educate, spark curiosityFeb 13, 2025 12:33 pm - Black history touches every aspect of American history, culture and society. In celebration of Black History Month, Harper College in Palatine will present a wide range of events this February.