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Students

College Students Can Change Their Communities By Being Civic-Minded

Edward Waters’ Dr. James Ewers discusses the value of civics.

October 15, 2012

Latinx

Race and Income Influence Who Votes in Texas

AUSTIN Texas — More than 17 percent of the people who register to vote never make it to the ballot box, and according to new research, these people tend to be poor or uneducated. Research also suggests, however, that more of these people would vote if officials made it more convenient. The most basic duty […]

October 15, 2012

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Report: Despite Outpacing Men in Educational Attainment, Women’s Pay Still Lagging

One expert says managers must be held accountable for the gender gap in earnings as statistics show there’s not a state in the U.S. where women’s pay equals their male counterparts.

October 11, 2012

African-American

Black Male Incarceration Crisis: Transparency and Education Are Key in Effecting Change

Transparency and education are the best ways to start changing the effects of mass incarceration on voting rights in the United States, concurred a panel of experts at a session at the Seventh Annual Black Male Initiative Conference at the City University of New York’s College of Staten Island.

October 7, 2012

Sports

Report: Graduation Gap Continues Between Football Players and Male Students

NCAA Division I football player graduation rates continue to fall behind those of full-time male students, according to the latest Adjusted Graduation Gap Report, published by the College Sport Research Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

September 25, 2012

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Panel: American Society Not ‘Post-Racial,’ despite African-American President

Despite the fact that an African-American occupies the Oval Office, negative Black male images persist in the American media, making everyday encounters for Black men drastically more dangerous than they would otherwise be.

September 16, 2012

Latinx

Celebrating 40 Years of Feminist Scholarship and Action

The Barnard Center for Research on Women at Barnard College marked its anniversary with a two-day conference, “Activism and the Academy.”

September 25, 2011

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Exposing Myths About African-American Women

In her new book, Dr. Melissa V. Harris-Perry explores the Black woman’s challenge to move beyond race, gender stereotypes and to be recognized as an authentic individual.

September 14, 2011

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Diversity Goes to School

Educating in an era of increasing diversity makes it crucial that all teachers understand the issues and options. Diversebooks.net offers many books that present important insights and a variety of views on topics. Here we highlight a few of them.

September 6, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Talking ‘Microaggressions’ With Dr. Derald Wing Sue

Columbia University psychology professor Derald Wing Sue recently spoke to Diverse about his latest book, Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation. The book insightfully describes the existence of subtle, often unintentional biases and their considerable impact on members of traditionally disadvantaged groups.

September 3, 2011

Sports

Chipping Away at the Glass Ceiling in Athletic Administration

Veteran college sports administrator Vivian Fuller assumes leadership of the athletics department at Jackson State University.

August 22, 2011

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Georgetown University Study Shows Higher Education Does Little to Close Inequalities of Race and Gender

The report, The College Payoff, found that college graduates earn 84 percent more than high school graduates, earning an average of $2.3 million over a lifetime, but minorities would have to earn a master’s degree to earn as much as White non-Hispanics with a bachelor’s degree.

August 11, 2011