Tag: Law: Page 120

Tribal Colleges

Legal Matters

If you’re a minority attorney or know one, the decision or conversation regarding whether to go…

November 29, 2006

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Getting to the Truth

In recent years, corporate executives and local bar association officials have increasingly questioned…

November 29, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Still Publish or Perish

Laws schools are increasingly choosing scholarship over practical experience when identifying instructors.

November 29, 2006

Latinx

Building Named After Civil War Hero With Possible KKK Connections Draws Controversy

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. After 205 members of the Middle Tennessee State University community signed a petition to change the name of the school’s Forrest Hall, the Student Government Association agreed.

November 27, 2006

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Poor Judgment Defense for UT Law Students Doesn’t Fly

Keep in mind that law school students are not your average-age undergraduates…

November 15, 2006

Faculty & Staff

The End of a Journey

Tennessee’s desegregation case comes to a close with all parties in agreement that the state has finally eliminated all vestiges of racial segregation in its higher ed system.

October 18, 2006

Students

A Chance to Prove Themselves

Sean Garballey, a senior at a state university in New England, recently won a highly competitive…

October 18, 2006

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Don’t Blame the Victim

I eagerly read this article (see “Student Murder Shatters ‘Morehouse Mystique,’” Oct. 5) thinking that I would…

October 17, 2006

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Battle Over Michigan’s Anti-affirmative Action Ballot Initiative Heats Up

The Center for Equal Opportunity released three studies on Tuesday that indicated a strong bias towards Black applicants at the University of Michigan. Critics immediately slammed the organization for attempting to influence next month’s referendum on affirmative action with a flawed analysis ignorant of the admissions process.

October 17, 2006

Disabilties

Voter Intimidation and Fraud Examined by U.S. Civil Rights Commission

With concerns about past election disputes and waning public confidence in the electoral process, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a briefing on Friday to investigate voter fraud and voter intimidation.

October 15, 2006

Students

Members of Congress Want Investigation Into Black Law Student Decline

Congressional leaders are calling for an investigation by the Government Accountability Office into why Black enrollment in law school is declining while overall enrollment is up.

October 7, 2006

Asian American Pacific Islander

Asian Americans Aren’t White Folks’ ‘Racial Mascots’

Affirmative action has almost always been framed as a Black and White issue…

October 4, 2006