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Jesse Jackson Urges Students to Fight University of Michigan Ruling

Jesse Jackson Urges Students to Fight University of Michigan RulingANN ARBOR, Mich.After a federal judge ordered the University of Michigan law school to stop using race in its admissions policies, the Rev. Jesse Jackson urged students at a campus rally to fight the ruling. Jackson told hundreds of students at an afternoon rally early this […]

April 25, 2001

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Black, Hispanic Admissions Up in First Year of UC Program

Black, Hispanic Admissions Up in First Year of UC ProgramBut in enrollment at flagship campuses continues to decline.BERKELEY, Calif.Black and Hispanic admissions to the University of California increased in the first year of a program guaranteeing a spot for the top 4 percent of high school graduates. UC officials say they don’t yet know if […]

April 25, 2001

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Challenging the Racial Diversity Argument

Challenging the Racial Diversity ArgumentThe National Association of Scholars refutes research on the educational benefits of campus diversityBy Ronald Roach WASHINGTONOn the heels of federal court rulings in the University of Michigan’s defense of race-conscious affirmative action in its undergraduate and law school admissions, the National Association of Scholars (NAS) has issued a report this […]

April 25, 2001

International

Events

EventsMAYMay 31-June 4Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies 14th Annual Conference on Race & EthnicitySheraton Downtown HotelSeattleContact: Pari NabaviPhone: (405) 292-4172Fax: (405) 292-4177E-mail: [email protected]: www.occe.ou.edu/NCORE JUNEJune 12-13Macalester Forum on Higher Education“Competitive Advantage and Common Purpose in American Higher Education”Macalester CollegeSt. Paul, Minn.Contact: (651) 696-6207June 13-15Conference on Multicultural Affairs/Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities20th Annual Meeting“Social Justice […]

April 11, 2001

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Race to Be the ‘Largest’ Puts Minority Groups In Last Place

Race to Be the ‘Largest’ Puts Minority Groups In Last Place The U.S. Census Bureau started releasing 2000 data in March. While demographic data is usually lackluster and mind numbing, this time around headlines about population data resembles that which you would see for a horse race. “Census Figures Show Hispanics Pulling Even with Blacks,” […]

April 11, 2001

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Rap, Race and Reparations

Rap, Race and ReparationsFisk University’s Race Relations Institute is continuing its long legacy of involving itself in the day’s most pressing issues facing Blacks around the world. By David HefnerNASHVILLE, Tenn.The news came in mid-December. Kemba Smith, the 23-year-old college student sentenced in 1995 on cocaine trafficking charges for her association with a drug-dealing boyfriend, […]

April 11, 2001

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University of Michigan’s Admissions Policy Rejected Judge rules diversity is not a compelling state interest

University of Michigan’s Admissions Policy Rejected Judge rules diversity is not a compelling state interestBy Erik LordsDETROITMany national leaders expressed shock and disappointment late last month after a U.S. District Judge in Detroit ruled that the University of Michigan’s race-conscious law school admissions policy is unconstitutional. Lawyers for the University of Michigan and a group […]

April 11, 2001

Health

Symposium Highlights Need for Diversity in Health Professions

Symposium Highlights Need for Diversity in Health ProfessionsBy Ronald RoachWASHINGTON Organizers of a health professions symposium on diversity last month placed considerable emphasis on education reform and minority academic achievement research. As a result, nationally recognized scholars and higher education officials urged nearly 300 symposium participants to familiarize themselves with academic achievement research and to […]

April 11, 2001

HBCUs

Continuing the Legacy, but Looking Ahead to the Future

Continuing the Legacy, but Looking Ahead to the FutureWith a recent decision in the University of Michigan Law School’s admissions case, (Grutter v. Bollinger et. al.), declaring that the use of race as a factor in college admissions is unconstitutional, it seems appropriate that this edition of Black Issues In Higher Education features one of […]

April 11, 2001

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University of Michigan’s Race-Conscious Admissions to be Appealed

University of Michigan’s Race-Conscious Admissions to be AppealedDETROIT A federal judge’s ruling upholding the University of Michigan’s race-based admissions policy has been appealed to a higher court. The Center for Individual Rights, a conservative legal organization based in Washington, filed the appeal late last month with the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. […]

March 28, 2001

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UT Asks for New Hearing in Race-Conscious Admissions Case

UT Asks for New Hearing in Race-Conscious Admissions CaseAUSTIN The University of Texas is asking a federal court to speed up the appeal of a lowercourt ruling that bars raced-conscious admissions at public universities. University lawyers said last month that they are asking the full 14-member 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans […]

January 31, 2001

International

The Sage In his own Words

The Sage In his own WordsDr. John Hope Franklin is without question a giant among historians. His outstanding record of  research and scholarship has won the admiration of U.S. presidents, fellow educators and scholars from around the globe. This gentleman/scholar is still turning out award-winning books even as an octogenarian. BI Senior Writer Joan Morgan […]

January 17, 2001