Tag: equity
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Crime victim seeking equity and support | Rachel Stovall
Crime victim Elisabeth Johnson is asking Denver for something she should never have had to beg for: justice, advocacy and people willing to stand beside her in court. I have no family here,” Johnson wrote in her heartbreaking social media appeal. “Nobody can fly in. I need someone to help me stand there.” Johnson continues her request for help saying she survived an…
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Federal judge once again dismisses lawsuit of prison employee offended by DEI training
A federal judge dismissed a second lawsuit on Monday brought by a former Colorado Department of Corrections employee who was offended by an equity training module and alleged it created a hostile work environment. In 2023, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang dismissed Joshua F. Young’s first lawsuit on the grounds that he failed…
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Federal judge moderated DEI panel days before hearing arguments in Colorado DEI case
A judge on the federal appeals court based in Denver oversaw a panel discussion last year about the future of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the workplace while he had a case pending before him on the same subject. Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit dismissed the employment discrimination…
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10th Circuit warns employers against discriminatory DEI programming
The federal appeals court based in Denver sent up a warning flare to employers on Monday that diversity, equity and inclusion efforts can cross the line into illegal workplace discrimination, deeming certain race-conscious programming “troubling” and the product of “ideological messaging.” At the same time, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
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UCCS delays hiring replacement for ousted vice chancellor of diversity; ‘openly hostile and intimidating treatment’ alleged
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is delaying hiring a new associate vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion after the former administrator said in an Oct. 29 letter to faculty that she was forced out of the job. Chancellor Venkat Reddy, the hiring authority for the position, told The Gazette he decided to…