Jasper Smith

2 weeks ago | chronicle.com | Jasper Smith

What’s NewPresident Trump on Wednesday made it significantly more difficult for college students and employees to file complaints about systemic sexism and racism.

1 month ago | chronicle.com | Jasper Smith

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights was swamped before President Trump took a sledgehammer to it. In the last decade, the number of discrimination complaints has more than doubled, while the number of investigators has been cut in half. Last year, the office had a staff of 588 people, most of whom were lawyers responsible for handling more than 22,000 complaints. In 2021, the first year Joe Biden was in office, more than 900 open cases were four or more years old.

1 month ago | shorturl.at | Jasper Smith

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights was swamped before President Trump took a sledgehammer to it. In the last decade, the number of discrimination complaints has more than doubled, while the number of investigators has been cut in half. Last year, the office had a staff of 588 people, most of whom were lawyers responsible for handling more than 22,000 complaints. In 2021, the first year Joe Biden was in office, more than 900 open cases were four or more years old.

2 months ago | rb.gy | Jasper Smith

William A. Jacobson thinks America has a race problem. Anti-Black racism, the Cornell University law professor says, is wildly exaggerated. Some Black Lives Matter activists are anti-American fascists. And it’s white people who are now more likely to be the victims of discrimination. Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for less than $10/month.

2 months ago | chronicle.com | Jasper Smith

William A. Jacobson thinks America has a race problem. Anti-Black racism, the Cornell University law professor says, is wildly exaggerated. Some Black Lives Matter activists are anti-American fascists. And it’s white people who are now more likely to be the victims of discrimination. In 2020, students, alumni, and law professors tried — unsuccessfully — to get Jacobson fired for a series of blog posts they perceived as creating a hostile learning environment for Black students.