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ACLU Picks Brooklyn Law Professor as President

The American Civil Liberties Union, an influential civil rights group, elected a new president on Saturday, choosing a constitutional law scholar who said she would reach out to African-Americans and to religious communities where the group has often been viewed more as foe than friend.

October 19, 2008

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Fired Professor in Noose Incident Sues Columbia

A Black Columbia University teacher who reported finding a noose on her door is suing the New York City school for firing her after a plagiarism investigation.

October 12, 2008

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Group Says Nebraska College Biased Against Whites

A group supporting a Nov. 4 ballot measure to end affirmative action says the University of Nebraska College of Law discriminates against White students, but school officials say they never released data that could produce that finding.

October 9, 2008

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Idaho Voter Registration for Students Questioned

Idaho college students face some of the toughest restrictions in the nation when trying to register to vote at their college addresses, according to a national study.

October 6, 2008

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Article from the March 15, 1990 edition of Black Issues In Higher Education: Opening Another Door – The Saga of Harvard’s Barack H. Obama

“Nontraditional” is an apt description for Barack H. Obama, the first Black president of the prestigious Harvard Law Review.

September 30, 2008

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Suit Filed Against New Mexico State University

Four current and former New Mexico State University faculty members and a graduate student have filed a lawsuit in federal court charging university administrators with racial discrimination and unfair professional retaliation.

September 21, 2008

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University of Florida Law School Celebrates 50 Years of Integration

Virgil Hawkins never reached the promised land in his attempt to gain admission to the University of Florida law school, but he was honored Wednesday as a trailblazer in the fight to open the school’s doors to minority students.

September 21, 2008

Leadership & Policy

On DiverseEducation.com

A diverse group of professors are blogging on issues affecting people of color in the academy. Here are some excerpts; visit www.DiverseEducation.com to read more.

September 17, 2008

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Justice Thomas Says Constitution Forbids Racial Preference

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Tuesday that African-Americans are better served by colorblind programs than affirmative action.

September 9, 2008

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RNC Panel Addresses Diversity on Final Day of Convention

Republicans predict end of affirmative action and racial issues while also launching outreach efforts to gain more minority voters.

September 4, 2008

Students

10 Diversity Champions II

Introducing the “Champions of Diversity” in the Academic Kickoff issue proved a timely reminder of the mission of Diverse during the lead-up to the 25th anniversary of Cox, Matthews and Associates, the founder of the former Black Issues in Higher Education and publisher of Diverse.

September 3, 2008

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Kansas University Professor Measures the Impact of Desegregation

During a recent session at the American Sociological Association’s annual meeting, Dr. Argun Saatcioglu, an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy and an adjunct assistant professor of sociology at the University of Kansas, asserted that desegregation increased schools’ contribution to minority success.

September 1, 2008