Eric Suder, president of the Suder Foundation, has sued the University of Alabama following the university’s cancellation of the Foundation’s First Scholars program.
When Understanding Unravels: Donor Sues over Cancelled Scholarship Program
Housing Vouchers and Poverty Concentration in New Orleans
A new report indicates that households displaced from public housing in New Orleans receiving housing vouchers instead end up concentrated in “a small number of census tracts far from jobs, services and good public transportation.”
Nonprofit Schuster Institute Sparks First Overturn of a Conviction Based on FBI’s Flawed Hair Analysis
A Massachusetts judge has overturned the first conviction on grounds that evidence relying on hair analysis is not reputable and would not be admissible in court, potentially affecting thousands of other similar cases.
Charter School Faces Lawsuit over “Misrepresenting Attendance Figures”
Missouri sues Hope Academy for funds paid based on inaccurate records and inflated enrollment numbers.
Acknowledging Impact of Racist Icons: Universities Arriving Late
The unwillingness to understand that a hostile atmosphere can be created by making forced familiars of historical figures with race-based violence in their histories suggests that these university folk may not be as smart as all that!
Illinois State Budget Impasse’s Impact Varies by Organization and Gender
The impact of the Illinois state budget impasse depends on organizations’ pre-existing financial state and citizens’ genders. Even after a budget is passed, the repercussions will likely continue.
Tinder and AHF Agreement in Lawsuit: Nice, But Insufficient
Tinder and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation of Los Angeles have an agreement to provide STI information to Tinder users, but the agreement is far from ideal.
World’s Largest Charity Evaluator Revamps its Rating Formula
Asking Price on the Naming of Harvard’s Med School Could Reach $1B
Will Harvard raise the bar in the fundraising arena by setting a $1 billion price tag to name its medical school? What is your brand worth? What is the cost?
Police Misconduct Database in Chicago Gets $400K Knight Grant
As the dynamics of journalism and public activism change, open databases have become an important part of the landscape, aiding in the accurate and rapid framing of social issues.
Obama Encourages Policy Change To Ban Solitary Confinement for Juveniles
On the heels of Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision on juvenile offenders serving life sentences, President Barack Obama penned an op-ed announcing a series of policy changes for federal inmates.
The State of the State of Illinois Should be Embarrassing for Gov. Rauner But Will It?
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner will deliver his State of the State address today, and we don’t figure anyone will be happy with what he has to say.