For-Profit Giant University of Phoenix to Close 115 Locations
by Julianne Hing on October 18 2012, 1:10PM
Such is life in the world of for-profit higher education.
Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Julianne Hing
Reporter / Blogger
Oakland, CA
Julianne Hing is a reporter and blogger for Colorines.com covering immigration, education, criminal justice, and occasionally fashion and pop culture. In 2009 Julianne was the recipient of USC Annenberg's Institute for Justice and Journalism fellowship, which funded a reporting project on the impacts of criminal deportation on immigrant families. She has covered police brutality issues from Oakland to New Orleans and in the summer of 2010 reported for Colorlines from the courtroom where Oscar Grant's killer, BART cop Johannes Mehserle, faced trial. Julianne became politically active in high school, and started organizing students in college around access and affordability issues. She earned her B.A. in social ecology at the University of California, Irvine, where she edited Jaded magazine, named 2007 Publication of the Year by Campus Progress. Julianne’s writing has appeared on AlterNet, Truthout, Hyphen Magazine's blog, The American Prospect's blog TAPPED and Ta-Nehisi Coates' blog at The Atlantic, Racialicious, The Root and New America Media.
Julianne tweets at @juliannehing.
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Romney Cares About All Immigrant Children, But Only After They Join the Military
by Julianne Hing on October 17 2012, 10:50AM
From self-deportation to the DREAM Act and comprehensive immigration reform, Romney spoke up about all of them last night.
Topics: 2012 Election, Immigration, /NOW Blog
Who Are Those ‘Gangbangers’ Obama’s So Proud of Deporting?
by Julianne Hing on October 17 2012, 10:11AM
What curious language, given the reality of Obama’s deportation record
Topics: 2012 Election, Immigration, /NOW Blog
Florida Passes Education Plan That Sets Goals for Students Based on Race
by Julianne Hing on October 16 2012, 2:15PM
Policymakers attempted to acknowledge the racialized realities of educational inequity. So where’d they go wrong?
Topics: Education Reform, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
‘What Does ‘Jihad’ Mean?’ A Handy Guide for Your Questions About Islam
by Julianne Hing on October 12 2012, 3:50PM
Someone send a copy to Pamela Geller.
Topics: Global Affairs, /NOW Blog
Poll: Obama Has Latinos’ Support, But Not Necessarily Their Vote
by Julianne Hing on October 11 2012, 4:35PM
And a young undocumented immigrant responds to Obama’s latest overture to Latino voters.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Mississippi Joins Lawsuit to Sue Obama Admin Over Deferred Action
by Julianne Hing on October 10 2012, 5:42PM
Kris Kobach is keeping himself busy with more lawsuits.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Reports from Supreme Court: Justices Skeptical About UT Austin’s Program
by Julianne Hing on October 10 2012, 3:46PM
Stay with Colorlines.com for more analysis in the coming days.
Topics: Affirmative Action, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Parent Trigger Mom Wants An Apology from Teacher Union Pres. Weingarten
by Julianne Hing on October 10 2012, 1:53PM
But when everyone claims to put children’s needs first, it may be time to draw some new lines in the debate.
Topics: Education Reform, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Affirmative Action Is Just One Part of the Educational Equity Fight
by Julianne Hing on October 10 2012, 11:30AM
The fight for educational equity, especially when it comes to students of color, is stuck at a far more basic level.
Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
How Diversity Trumped Equity—and May Kill Affirmative Action
by Julianne Hing on October 10 2012, 10:04AM
The core rationale for affirmative action has been lost in decades of legal wrangling over the policy.
Topics: Affirmative Action, Schools & Youth
Immigration to U.S. Stagnates, But Climbing Migrant Death Toll Breaks Records
by Julianne Hing on October 9 2012, 2:43PM
Migrants are dying in record numbers while trying to cross into the U.S.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Walmart Worker Strike Spreads to Maryland, Texas
by Julianne Hing on October 9 2012, 12:20PM
Workers say even Walmart’s intimidation tactics won’t keep them silent.
Topics: /NOW Blog
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck Won’t Hand Over Low Level Arrestees to Immigration Officials
by Julianne Hing on October 5 2012, 4:01PM
Los Angeles, home to 750,000 immigrants, could see a big shift in immigration enforcement soon.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
The Real Audience for ‘Won’t Back Down’ May Not Have Been Moviegoers
by Julianne Hing on October 5 2012, 10:15AM
The movie has been a flop in box office sales. But backers of the controversial “parent trigger” school reform movement are taking their most powerful organizing tool on a tour of their own.
Topics: Education Reform, Schools & Youth
In Historic Move, Walmart Workers Across Los Angeles Walk Off the Job
by Julianne Hing on October 4 2012, 1:13PM
Workers say the retail giant is retaliating against workers who are trying to organize.
Plenty of Common Ground in Obama and Romney’s Ed Reform Pitches
by Julianne Hing on October 4 2012, 12:14PM
Surprise, surprise. When it comes to school reform, Republicans and Democrats agree on quite a bit.
Topics: Education Reform, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Undocubus Headed to Calif. to Urge Gov. Brown to Sign TRUST Act
by Julianne Hing on September 28 2012, 1:31PM
The governor has until September 30 to sign or veto the bill, which supporters call an anti-Arizona bill.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Hollywood Takes Up School Reform’s Latest Agenda in ‘Won’t Back Down’
by Julianne Hing on September 26 2012, 10:18AM
“Won’t Back Down” is a new film made with the help of billionaire school reform backers could alter the national dialgoue on school reform.
Topics: Education Reform, Schools & Youth
At Towson Univ., A Student Makes His Case for a White Student Union
by Julianne Hing on September 19 2012, 10:04AM
A university in Maryland must tackle thorny questions of race, but trying to avoid the topic altogether.
Topics: Schools & Youth
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