San Jose State University

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Mistrial Declared On Hate Crime Charges

Three students were charged in a high-profile 2013 hate crime case at San Jose State University. They were also charged with battery for putting a bike lock around the neck Donald Williams Jr. a Black freshman. All three were found guilty of misdemeanor battery. They can serve up to six months in jail.  One has escaped conviction on the hate crime charge, and the jury hung on deciding the fate of the two others. A fourth student has been charged as a juvenile in the case. There is no available information on that case.

 

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University Officials Step Down After Anti-Latina Comments

A San Jose State University philanthropy board member and a vice president have resigned after an investigation into anti-Latina remarks attributed to the board member that went unchallenged by the vice president.

Wanda Ginner, a board member on the university’s philanthropic Towers Foundation, and Rebecca Dukes, vice president for university advancement, stepped down on Friday, according to letters university president Mo Qayoumi addressed to the campus community and released to The Huffington Post. Ginner had been accused of saying that Latina students “do not have the DNA to be successful” during a February meeting of the foundation board. Dukes was present at that meeting and allegedly did not condemn Ginner’s comment.

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Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Good riddance!
I wonder who these two racists will work for next though?

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San Jose State Accused Of Not Responding To Alleged Racist Remark Made By Member Of Campus Organization

San Jose State Accused Of Not Responding To Alleged Racist Remark Made By Member Of Campus Organization

Source: sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com

Thank you Nazanin for sharing this article.