Where Most Needed

School Tase Challenge to Student Government & Campus Police

The University of Florida taser incident should lead to a broader review of protocols for speakers forum, both for the student group that sponsors them and for the campus police, which prides itself on its adherence to professional standards.  But all universities—public and private—should be on notice.

Small Groups Push for Recognition of Slavery in Philadelphia

A tiny nonprofit and an unincorporated group kept the pressure on the National Park Service to tell the story of how President George Washington held on to his slaves in the original US capital after Pennsylvania abolished slavery. 

American Association of University Professors Fades to Gray

Torn by divergent missions of academic freedom and collective bargaining, the organization struggles for recognition among younger faculty. 

Charity Navigator Maligns Human Rights Campaign

Andrew Sullivan's blog takes a pot shot at the HRC using a misleading Charity Navigator report that covers just the 20% of HRC that operates as a charity, not the 80% that operates as an advocacy organization. 

NAACP Sings the Bloated Board Blues

As with the Red Cross, an unwieldy board structure chews up and spits out executive directors.  It will take an act of Congress to fix the Red Cross board, but there's no rescue in sight for the NAACP.