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Death Penalty and All-White Juries | October 30, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

November 4, 2015
On November 2, the Supreme Court hears arguments about race and juror selection in a Georgia death penalty case in which an African-American man was tried, convicted, and sentenced to die by an all-white jury. “What the court says about jury selection, and what it says about the reasons that prosecutors have to give for striking people of color from juries, that’s going to affect every case from now on,” says Stephen Bright, president of the Southern Center for Human Rights, who will argue the plaintiff’s case before the court.

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Arizona State University Access to College Education | October 23, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

November 3, 2015
Under the leadership of President Michael Crow, Arizona State University is encouraging more students to get college degrees by preparing students for higher education as early as pre-school, and by making college more affordable. Crow hopes more schools across the country follow ASU’s example. “I think public universities have got to step up and say we’re going to figure this out,” he suggests. “We’re going to figure out how to serve the nation.”

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