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Supreme Court Rejects School Race PlansDiverseeducation.com, June 28, 2007 The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court is not at all strange when taking into account the actions of the Court since the retirement of Chief Justice Warren Burger and the ensuing appointments of associate justices whose politics have led to legal decisions resulting in the […]

August 8, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Expect More Challenges to Diversity Programs, Says Spelman President

ATLANTA Spelman College President Beverly Tatum has championed racially diverse relationships for most of her life: as a child growing up in New England, as a young professor teaching about the psychology of racism and as an author writing about cross-racial interaction.

August 7, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Spelman exec: Brace for more challenges to diversity programs

ATLANTA Spelman College President Beverly Tatum has championed racially diverse relationships for most of her life: as a child growing up in New England, as a young professor teaching about the psychology of racism, and as an author writing about cross-racial interaction.

August 6, 2007

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New Briefs

LeMoyne-Owen received enough cash to start classes on time; Newark shooting claims Delaware State students; civil rights attorney Oliver Hill, who argued Brown v Board of Education, dies at age 100.

August 5, 2007

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Attorney seeks fees in school assignments case

LOUISVILLE Ky. An attorney who won a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that rejected the use of race in assigning students to Louisville schools asked a judge is now seeking fees from the court.

July 27, 2007

Latinx

Judge’s ruling against Pennsylvania town’s anti-illegal immigrant law could have broader impact

HAZLETON Pennsylvania A federal judge’s ruling that a Pennsylvania city may not enforce its tough anti-illegal immigration law could decide the fate of copycat measures adopted in other communities around the U.S.

July 27, 2007

Students

Judge turns down contempt request for school leaders in race case

LOUISVILLE Ky. A lawyer’s request that Jefferson County school officials be held in contempt and put in jail was turned down Friday, before school district lawyers even responded to the request.

July 27, 2007

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Ex-commissioner says UI Law School illegally defends immigrants

MOSCOW Idaho A former Canyon County commissioner and vocal foe of illegal immigration says instructors and students at the University of Idaho Law School are breaking the law by offering free legal representation to people who face deportation or other immigration proceedings.

July 26, 2007

Students

Wisconsin attorney general: Race can be considered in admissions

MADISON Wis. A new freshman admissions policy requiring University of Wisconsin campuses to consider an applicant’s race as one of many factors is legal, the state attorney general said Thursday.

July 26, 2007

Students

Lawyer Asks for Changes in Schools Case

LOUISVILLE Ky. An attorney who won a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that rejected the use of race in assigning students to Louisville schools asked a judge on Thursday to allow about 2,800 students to change schools immediately.

July 26, 2007

Students

The Weight of One Man’s Opinion

While casting the deciding vote in the recent K-12 desegregation case, Justice Anthony Kennedy’s opinion left some room to maneuver.

July 25, 2007

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The Making of Malveaux

CNN’s White House correspondent discusses the impact of having educators as parents and how higher education shaped her journalism career.

July 25, 2007