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BY JULIET SCHULMAN-HALL and CARRIE N. BAKER | The first generation of female cadets at the Virginia Military Institute faced tremendous hostility from male cadets and alumni when they integrated the 160-year-old institution in the late 1990s. The administration gave them no accommodations.

Over 20 years later, women still face a “culture of institutional racism and sexism”—including frequent sexual assaults that the school does not adequately address—says a recently-released 152-page report based on an extensive investigation of VMI. 

BY LILY SENDROFF | The Villanova Interdisciplinary Immigration Studies Training for Advocates (VIISTA) is designed to meet the demand for immigrant representatives by taking advantage of a long-standing facet of immigration law that allows non-lawyers approved by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to represent migrants in immigration court.

Called “accredited representatives,” these non-lawyers work at DOJ recognized organizations—such as faith-based or immigrant advocacy groups—who are permitted to provide low-cost legal representation to migrants under federal regulations.

BY CARRIE N. BAKER | Critical race theory, a framework that aims to teach how racism has shaped U.S. laws and institutions, is being banned in classrooms around the country. Republicans are using critical race theory as a dog whistle to mobilize suburban white voters against Democrats.

“It would be laughable if it weren’t so dangerous,” said law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, a founder of critical race theory.