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Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans Grill Federal Appellate Court Judge Nominee Goodwin Liu

In his opening remarks at the confirmation hearing on law professor Goodwin Liu’s federal appeals court nomination, Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-Del.) prompted a ripple of laughter that swept the room as he said what many were likely thinking:  “Professor, welcome to the Judiciary Committee and the Supreme Court nomination process.”

April 18, 2010

HBCUs

Minor Crime Convictions Proving Harmful to Student Ambitions

As minor as a misdemeanor conviction may appear to college students, it can live in government records forever, undermine the job prospects of otherwise stellar candidates, and cause major damage to long-term career aspirations.

April 15, 2010

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Appreciation: John Paul Stevens, Retiring Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Serving on the bench with such giants as Thurgood Marshall and William Brennan, John Paul Stevens may be the last Supreme Court justice who witnessed the raw, unvarnished history of discrimination that precipitated the passage of equal opportunity laws.

April 14, 2010

Students

Delaware State Reinstates Women’s Equestrian Team in Legal Battle

Facing scrutiny over possible Title IX violations, Delaware State University has agreed to reinstate their women’s equestrian program through 2010-11 after having announced its elimination earlier this year for budgetary reasons. In February, the Lady Hornet equestrians filed for a preliminary injunction order to preserve the team and ensure its presence at Delaware State University.  In February, the Lady Hornet equestrians filed for a preliminary injunction order to preserve the team and ensure its presence at Delaware State University.

April 7, 2010

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Report: Judiciary Decision Making Swayed by Race and Ethnicity

Comprehensive study reveals judges’ race affects outcomes in workplace racial harassment cases.

April 5, 2010

STEM

Post-racialism Threatens Equal Protection Jurisprudence, Legal Scholars Say

Law professors at a Georgetown law school symposium Friday criticized the belief that race no longer matters as a factor in how Americans are treated by the nation’s legal system.

March 28, 2010

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Once a Leader in School Diversity, N.C. Retrenches

When North Carolina’s Wake County decided to do away with race-based busing to desegregate schools, local officials came up with a novel solution to maintain balance.

March 3, 2010

African-American

Black History Month Special: Oberlin’s Celebrated, But Difficult History

In his new book, the Oberlin emeritus archivist and professor of history talks about how his book painstakingly unravels clues of how the college faced the challenges of establishing a racially and culturally diverse institution from 1835 up to 2007.

February 24, 2010

Students

Leaders Mark 50th Anniversary of Nashville Sit-ins

Civil rights leaders observing Saturday’s 50th anniversary of the sit-in movement that would integrate Nashville’s lunch counters said that pivotal group of college students went on to become leaders in the civil rights movement across the South.

February 14, 2010

Students

Criminal Justice Scholar Dispels Racial Stereotypes

At Penn State Harrisburg, Dr. Shaun Gabbidon focuses primarily on three areas: racial profiling of consumers, the social-historical perspective of race and crime and African-American criminological thought.

February 4, 2010

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Spectrum – Taking a Stand

Each semester, Dr. Shaun Gabbidon teaches a course on race and crime at Penn State Harrisburg, where he is a Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice.

February 3, 2010

African-American

U.S. Racial History Less Understood Among Post-Racial Generation, Scholars Say

After the election of President Barack Obama, some college students consider prejudice and racism as relics of American societal behavior.

January 31, 2010