Tag: diversity
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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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Trump’s executive orders prompt US Attorney Office to pull out of Colorado judge’s diversity program
A pair of executive orders issued by President Donald Trump this week has prompted the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Colorado to withdraw from a federal judge’s longstanding internship program for law students of diverse backgrounds. Retired U.S. Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix started the Diversity Internship Program in 2014 to place University of Colorado and…
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s nephew speaks on nonviolent protest at annual Colorado Springs event
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The importance of nonviolent protest highlighted Monday’s annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Colorado Springs. The theme of this year’s event, presented by the Pikes Peak Diversity Council and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Preservation Society, was “mission possible,” stressing the importance…
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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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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat impeachment. Now he wants Super Tuesday revenge on his foes
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat impeachment, and now he wants political revenge
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Republicans work to recruit female and minority candidates even as they criticize diversity programs
House Republicans may be critical of diversity and inclusion programs within the federal government and elsewhere
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Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere
Diversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year
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Children’s Hospital to bring workforce development program to Colorado Springs area
In 1999, Children’s Hospital Colorado launched a workforce development initiative to introduce high school students to the wide variety of career opportunities in the health care profession. On Tuesday, the hospital system announced that the program is expanding to include several school districts in Colorado Springs. The Medical Career Collaborative program, or MC², is currently…