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Perspectives: Broken U.S. Police Culture and Lack of Police Temperament Explain Gates-Crowley Encounter

Today’s ‘beer summit’ at the White House aside, America has an opportunity to address the problem of a U.S. police culture that holds that arrest and harm should come to a citizen who dares question the authority of a police officer.

July 29, 2009

Native Americans

Law Professor Building Native American Program

Angelique EagleWoman remembers the moment she decided she wanted to devote her life to law.

July 29, 2009

African-American

Charges Against Gates Dropped

Cambridge officials announced Tuesday in a press release that a disorderly conduct charge against renowned Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. will be dropped, the Boston Herald reported.

July 21, 2009

African-American

John Brown Exhibit on Display at West Virginia University

Nineteenth century sketches depicting the trial and hanging of abolitionist John Brown, and the uniform of a Confederate militia commander who helped halt his Harpers Ferry insurrection are on display at West Virginia University.

July 16, 2009

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Jena 6 Cases Near Conclusion

Five of six Black teens accused of beating a White high school classmate in a case that led to the biggest civil rights protest in decades will plead guilty in a deal expected to be finalized this week, Louisiana court officials involved with the case told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

June 25, 2009

African-American

Books By Martin Luther King Jr. To Be Republished

Four books that have been long out of print by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be published again under a deal with Beacon Press brokered by King’s youngest son, Dexter King.

June 23, 2009

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Association Seeks Ideas on Legal Profession Diversity

Roughly 200 attorneys representing law firms, law schools, bar associations, corporations, and other organizations met this past weekend near Washington, D.C., to develop ideas to facilitate greater diversity in the U.S. legal profession.

June 21, 2009

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Clinton: Push for Racial Equality Far From Over

The push for racial equality is far from over, in sports and in everyday life, former President Bill Clinton told a crowd at Major League Baseball’s Beacon Awards on Saturday, part of MLB’s Civil Rights Game.

June 21, 2009

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Star-filled Lineup Set for Civil Rights Tribute

Major League Baseball is fielding a star-filled lineup to spotlight the first regular-season Civil Rights Game.

June 18, 2009

Students

25 Legal and Legislative Milestones

This timeline reflects some of the most significant legal and legislative milestones that have influenced higher education over the 25 years that Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, formerly Black Issues In Higher Education, has been in print.

June 10, 2009

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Poll Finds Grads Trying to Stay Afloat

Students scattering for the summer are worried they’ll be graduating from schools of higher learning only to find themselves snagged in the school of hard knocks.

May 19, 2009

Faculty & Staff

When Work Experience Is Not Enough

Legal practitioners find the leap into academia difficult; scholars recommend non-academicians get assistance with the ‘nuanced’ application process.

May 13, 2009