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LGBTQ+

Emerson College Course to Explore Web of Hate

Emerson College Course to Explore Web of HateBOSTON — An image of a slain gay man burns in hell on one. The “FBI” has declared war on White Christians on another. A third pretends to pay homage to Martin Luther King Jr., then suggests the civil rights leader was a sex fiend, a communist and […]

June 7, 2000

Students

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Awards

Special Report Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Awards uring basketball season here at Northeastern University’s Matthews Arena, a group of youngsters ages 8 through 13 can be found watching the action from a section of floor seats known as Reggie’s Corner.The corner is named for former Huskies team captain Reggie Lewis, who passed away suddenly in 1993 […]

April 26, 2000

Students

American Bar Association Establishes Minority Scholarships

American Bar Association Establishes Minority ScholarshipsCHICAGO — American Bar Association officials announced last month that they will offer scholarships to encourage minority students to apply to law school and to assist them during their three years of study.“We can best serve society if members of the legal profession come from all segments of the population, […]

March 15, 2000

STEM

Nullifying Inequities in the Criminal Justice System

Nullifying Inequities in the Criminal Justice SystemWASHINGTON —  If you were a brilliant, well-trained African-American male who hoped to be tenured at an elite White law school, the last thing to do would be to advance a legal theory that supports letting Black criminal defendants go free — even when they are guilty. Yet that […]

March 15, 2000

STEM

Nullifying Inequities in the Criminal Justice System

Nullifying Inequities in the Criminal Justice SystemWASHINGTON —  If you were a brilliant, well-trained African-American male who hoped to be tenured at an elite White law school, the last thing to do would be to advance a legal theory that supports letting Black criminal defendants go free — even when they are guilty. Yet that […]

March 15, 2000

Disabilties

Washington Briefs

People of Color and Women Gain In EnrollmentWASHINGTON — Students of color represent a larger share of the college population than they did at the beginning of this decade, a new Education Department report says.Minorities in 1997 accounted for 27 percent of all college students, up from 20 percent in 1990, says the study, Getting There: […]

December 22, 1999

African-American

BI News Briefs

Protest by Black Students Wins Reprieve of Decision on Student UnionJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Black students at the University of North Florida rallied for the preservation of the African American Student Union after a student government agency decided the organization was unconstitutional.The decision last month to dissolve the African American Student Union was made by a […]

November 10, 1999

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Renewing a Commitment to Civil Rights — Starting With the Courts

Renewing a Commitment to Civil Rights — Starting With the CourtsPower concedes nothing without a struggle. Last October in Washington, D.C., when the U.S. Supreme Court began its term, 1,000 people gathered to protest the absence of African Americans and Hispanics serving in the very prestigious post of law clerk to the justices. This year, […]

October 27, 1999

Faculty & Staff

Reflections of Faculty Pipeline Program Progeny

Reflections of Faculty Pipeline Program Progeny Undergraduate Research Fellowships Often Are the Catalytic Event  That Excite Students About Careers in the ProfessoriateNEW YORK — Not until his undergraduate years at Carleton College did Dr. Matthew Clayton start getting a sense that life in the academy suited his sensibility and talents. Teaching fellow students at his college’s […]

October 27, 1999

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Same Team, Different Strategy

Same Team, Different StrategyThe Lawsuit Challenging Michigan’s Affirmative Action Policies has Produced a Wide Spectrum of Supporters Who are Prepared to Defend the University’s Pursuit of DiversityANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan prides itself on its commitment to maintaining a racially diverse campus. Indeed, here at the nation’s 10th-largest university, nearly one in […]

October 13, 1999

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Noteworthy Briefs

Study Supports Michigan Law School’s Diversity PoliciesANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Law School at the University of Michigan, which is under fire from a federal lawsuit challenging its race-sensitive admission policies, released a study last month  showing that there are few significant racial differences in the success rates of its graduates.“We have long known that […]

August 4, 1999