BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: * * * - Judge finds no proof of intentional discrimination against Asian American applicants * * * A federal court today ruled to uphold Harvard University's race-conscious admissions policy in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard. Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice) applauds the ruling, which reassures public and private universities across the country that  more PR

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, California, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force (50th Space Wing) issued the following news: Joint and coalition space officials from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States attended a ceremony to formally recognize the establishment of Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) at Vandenberg AFB, Oct. 1, 2019. Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, Commander, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM), was the presiding authority during the ceremony - fo more PR

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, California, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force (30th Space Wing) issued the following news: Joint and coalition space officials from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States attended a ceremony to formally recognize the establishment of Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) at Vandenberg AFB, Oct. 1, 2019. Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, Commander, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM), was the presiding authority during the ceremony - fo more PR

SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- Tufts University issued the following news release: * * * - Talloires Network Conference 2020 will bring together university leaders and community organizations from around the world to discuss higher education's role in civic life * * * Tufts University's Tisch College of Civic Life and Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics have been selected to jointly host the next Talloires Network Leaders Conference, a global gathering of universities focuse more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * - Judge also finds no proof of intentional discrimination against Asian American applicants * * * Federal Judge Allison D. Burroughs' issued a landmark ruling today in favor of Harvard University on all counts in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard. Today's decision should reassure public and private universities across the country that their limited and meas more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: Civil rights leaders urged the Supreme Court to preserve a civil rights statute that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color and ethnicity when making and enforcing contracts. The law applies to all private and public actors and prohibits retaliation. Known as Section 1981, it has been one of the cornerstones of the oldest and most storied pieces of civil rights laws for ove more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: A coalition of civil rights and social justice organizations led by the national Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and including the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Court urging that the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * - Judge dismisses parties' cross-motions for summary judgment in Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Prepares for Upcoming Trial * * * The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law applauds Judge Loretta Copeland Biggs' dismissal of the motion for summary judgment challenging th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Peace Corps issued the following news release: The Peace Corps Office of Inspector General (OIG) is warning Peace Corps families, Volunteers, and staff to be vigilant against phone scams involving scammers claiming to have kidnapped family members and demanding ransom. This scam is not specific to the Peace Corps--it is widespread and has become more sophisticated as years pass, with scammers using social media as a means to gain personal information about their victi more PR