Jake Rymer, a third-year in the College, worked closely with 15th Ward Alderman Lopez to help pass the ordinance.

Discrimination is a dirty word. One dictionary definition of discrimination is partiality, or prejudice. It is judging and devaluing people simply because they belong to some category or class that we ...

What exactly does “discrimination” mean? Considering how prominently it features in American history and modern social policy, you might imagine the definition to be fairly well-settled. However, two ...

A Michigan lawmaker wants to update the state's civil rights law to include a definition of antisemitism. The legislation is spurred by recent attacks on Jewish communities in the U.S. A Democratic ...

Duke’s Office for Institutional Equity recently updated its Policy on Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment and Related Misconduct to include a definition of Islamophobia, among other changes. The ...

The House Judiciary committee killed a bill Wednesday that would’ve defined anti-Black sentiment, anti-immigrant sentiment, anti-Indian sentiment, homophobia, Indian, Islamophobia, sexism and ...

Definitions for various forms of discrimination have formally been adopted by Portsmouth City Council amid concerns over increasing levels of homophobia and transphobia. At a full council meeting, ...

In the past month, Pennsylvania and its two largest cities, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, enacted legislation that will affect employers across the Commonwealth. Pennsylvania adopted legislation to ...

The South Western School District in York County has redefined its policies on discrimination and harassment against students and staff, following a 6-2 vote during a school board meeting on Wednesday ...