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Trump targets racial preferences in college admissions but leaves legacy and donor advantages untouched – Times of India

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President Donald Trump has launched an assertive campaign to reform college admissions, presenting it as a win for meritocracy. His policies focus on standardized test scores, academic achievement, and the elimination of racial considerations, portraying a vision of higher education driven solely by measurable performance. Yet, while race is under intense scrutiny, legacy admissions and…

Indian-origin man in Ireland for 20 years hit, robbed amid surge in racial attacks

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A 51-year-old Indian-origin man was brutally assaulted and robbed by three men at Charlemont Place in south Dublin, Ireland. The incident comes amid a spate of recent attacks on members of the Indian community, including the assault of a six-year-old girl earlier this week. However, unlike some previous cases where victims were subjected to racist…

Federal judge slams Trump-era grant cancellations, citing racial bias and abuse of power – Times of India

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Washington, June 17 (IANS) A federal judge in US city of Boston ruled that the Trump’s administration’s decision to terminate funding for diversity-related research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was illegal, accusing the administration of discriminating against minority groups. A dramatic federal courtroom scene has reignited a national reckoning over science, equity, and…

Indian-Fijian woman caught on video using racial slurs in California hate incident

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A disturbing video from Pinole, California, has gone viral, showing a woman of Indian-Fijian descent repeatedly using racist slurs toward a Black woman. The incident occurred on April 13 in the parking lot outside Pear Street Bistro and BMO Bank. In just 12 seconds, the woman—identified as 34-year-old Natasha Chand — was heard using the…

Missouri sues Starbucks over alleged racial, gender, sexual orientation bias

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Starbucks was sued on Tuesday by the US state of Missouri, which accused the coffee chain of using a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as a pretext to systematically discriminate based on race, gender and sexual orientation. In a complaint filed in St Louis federal court, Missouri accused Starbucks of tying executive pay to…

Tragic death of Stephanie Cosme: Family alleges racial bias and abuse in lawsuit

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NEW YORK: On the night Stephanie Cosme died, her sister and brother said they received a curt explanation from a U.S. Air Force official who met them at the hospital: The civilian contractor was failing to follow protocol when she was hit by an aircraft’s rotating propeller and killed. The family would wait eight agonizing…

‘Poison Ivies’: Cornell professor’s report highlights racial identity focus in Ivy League DEI programs – Times of India

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A recent report, titled ‘Poison Ivies: DEI and the Downfall of the Ivy League’ highlights how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs are being implemented across all eight Ivy League universities. Published by the Equal Protection Project, led by Cornell Law Professor William Jacobson, the report takes a deep dive into the nuanced ways these…