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For several years, Cornell University has had more Title IX investigations opened with the Office of Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education than any other college or university. WSKG’s Celia Clarke recently spoke by phone with the Title IX Coordinator at Cornell, Chantelle Cleary about how the Office handles complaints on campus.
There is an ongoing controversy over the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in state and local courthouses, who are there to arrest immigrants appearing on unrelated cases.
While it is technically illegal to base compensation on gender, Pennsylvania women still make an average of around 79 cents for every dollar a man does.
“When I remember it, even my kids, they went, moved from here. They didn’t want to stay in this place,” said Samir Khalil, who lost his wife in the attack.
The community center in Seneca Falls was buzzing as Vietnam veterans, residents of the town and everyone in between gathered to discuss the induction of Jane Fonda into the hall of fame. WXXI’s Caitlin Whyte has more.
“There’s definitely a lack of information, lack of knowledge about census, why it’s important, let alone, going about navigating through the system.”
The report addresses 10 issues ranging from education and worforce development, to health care and immigration.
They are concerned the proposed change might dampen responses. The Trump administration wants to use the census to ask people if they’re citizens.
Shanakia Gray got out of prison in October. She’s gotten those two jobs and even a promotion to help raise her two small children.
Writer Rhianna Jones is petitioning the Unicode Consortium for an emoji of a person with an Afro.
“I got a number of calls from people in the community, a number of people stopped me when I was out, talked with me about the National Women’s Hall of Fame inducting Jane Fonda.”
