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A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste — Except in Ohio?

Ohio mother’s jailing and felony conviction calls attention to resegregation of public schools and lack of parental choice.

March 15, 2011

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Talladega College’s Amistad Murals to Go on Nationwide Tour

Now valued around $40 million, the Amistad paintings by artist Hale Aspacio Woodruff were commissioned in 1938 and the first three panels have hung at Talladega College since the 1939 dedication of a library.

March 9, 2011

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As Judicial Nominee, Law Professor Goodwin Liu Lingers in Limbo

A year after President Obama nominated him to the federal bench, it remains uncertain whether University of California, Berkeley law professor and associate dean Goodwin Liu will ever assume the post.

March 6, 2011

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Judge Refuses to Halt SUNO/UNO Merger Study

A judge refused to block a Board of Regents study looking into the possible consolidation of Southern University at New Orleans with the University of New Orleans.

February 27, 2011

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Black History Month Book Special, Part I

DiverseEducation.com commemorates Black History Month with a three-part book review series, spanning a broad array of African-American-themed culture and history titles.

February 22, 2011

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Ohio Universities Defend Affirmative Action Strategies in Their Admissions

Two universities accused in a new report of giving minority students an unfair edge in the admissions process defended their practices as being legitimate strategies to expand access and enhance diversity on campus.

February 15, 2011

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Virginia University Named in Lawsuit Alleging Poor Access for Disabled

ROANOKE Va. –  An advocacy group claims in a series of lawsuits that Radford University, a half-dozen Roanoke area shopping malls and two hotels fail to provide adequate facilities for disabled people. The lawsuits were filed over the last two weeks in U.S. District Court in Roanoke by the Florida-based National Alliance for Accessibility and […]

February 14, 2011

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Civil Rights Activists Mark 1961 Freedom Rides

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland and the Rev. Reginald Green appeared at the University of Mary Washington to honor the Freedom Rides and their organizer, the late James Farmer.

February 13, 2011

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Diversity Officer Charged With Broadening Agency’s Outreach and Hiring

Internal Revenue Service diversity chief says recruiting a diverse staff is no challenge at all, if hiring managers are looking in the right place.

February 8, 2011

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Virginia Senate Rejects Attempt to Allow Guns on Campuses

A Senate panel rejected what gun-control proponents called a back-door attempt to get firearms on college campuses Friday, as several measures on both sides of the gun issue were defeated in a usually gun-friendly House committee.

February 6, 2011

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Court Upholds UT-Austin Admissions Standards

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the University of Texas at Austin can consider race and ethnicity in its admissions standards.

January 18, 2011

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Black History Month Starts Here

As Black History Month approaches, many readers look for new books, either for their own reading pleasure, for courses or for special seminars and discussions. Diversebooks.net offers many titles that would be excellent additions to any library.

January 11, 2011