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Un)Rankings and Degrees

(Un)Rankings and Degrees Degrees of Choice: Social Class, Race and Gender in Higher EducationBy Diane Reay, Miriam E. David and Stephen BallTrentham Books distributed in the U.S. by Stylus Publishing, 2005192 pp., $29.95 paper, ISBN: 1-85856-330-5 Degrees of Choice provides an account of the overlapping effects of social class, ethnicity and gender in the process […]

November 2, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Discourse on Women in Hip-hop Starts at Spelman

Hip-hop and its portrayal of women is the focus of a weeklong discussion that started this week at Spelman College…

November 1, 2005

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University of Missouri-Columbia Launches Effort to Recruit Male Teachers

After nearly a decade as an elementary school teacher, Steven Cook is a natural…

October 31, 2005

Sports

Study: Gender, Race Gap Still Exists in Sports Administration

The WNBA was the only major professional league to receive top marks in a comprehensive study this week comparing opportunities for women and minorities across five sports.

October 20, 2005

Health

Race and Sex Disparities in Heart Attack Care Not Improving

Differences based on race and sex in treatment patterns for hospitalized American heart attack patients

September 21, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Princeton Changes Tenure Policy To Stem ‘Mommy Trap’

Princeton University has adopted a new policy that automatically grants male and female faculty extra time

September 21, 2005

Health

Race and Sex Disparities in Heart Attack Care, Survival Not Improving

Differences based on race and sex in treatment patterns for hospitalized American heart attack patients have remained unchanged over an eight-year period Story:

August 29, 2005

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Gender/Salary Imbalances Still Prevalent at Cal Poly, Report Says

There’s been an improvement in the gender balance at the California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) Story:

August 28, 2005

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Seeking a Safe Place for a Dialogue on Difference

What’s missing these days from discourse on issues of difference — “diversity”— is not just civility, but a vocabulary. Story:

August 24, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Princeton Changes Tenure Policy to Appeal to Women Faculty

Princeton University has adopted a new policy that automatically grants male and female faculty extra time to pursue tenure after having children. Story:

August 18, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Stopping the Stereotypes

I am in my third year as a professor at one of the most ethnically diverse campuses in the nation. In the college of education… Story:

August 10, 2005

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Report Shows Three Times More Black Men on Corporate Boards Than Women

Report Shows Three Times More Black Men on Corporate Boards Than WomenWASHINGTONThe Executive Leadership Council recently released its inaugural report of African Americans on the boards of U.S. Fortune 500 corporations.The report focuses on information about the number of Fortune 500 corporate board seats occupied by African Americans, and the individuals who occupy those seats. […]

March 23, 2005