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MSIs

More Diversity Sought Among U.S. Participants in Study Abroad Programs

International education advocates say study abroad programs need to step up their efforts to recruit and retain minority students.

September 29, 2009

Latinx

FINDING THEIR IDENTITIES

Responding to the demands and needs of Asian-American Students, the University of Maryland, College Park, expands course offerings related to culture, identity.

September 2, 2009

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U. of I. President to Testify on Clout Cases

University of Illinois president B. Joseph White will testify Monday before the Illinois Admissions Review Commission, which is investigating abuses at the state’s public flagship campus following a Chicago Tribune investigation.  According to the Chicago Tribune, White let colleagues know he had personal ties to applicants from North Carolina and Michigan, and as previously reported, […]

July 26, 2009

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Hispanic Civil Rights Group at Center of Sotomayor Fight

Conservatives have called the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund’s stances against capital punishment and for abortion rights, as well as its advocacy of affirmative action in worker discrimination cases, “extreme” and “shocking.” Some have suggested Sonia Sotomayor’s longtime association with the group is an indication that she is biased and would be unable to render impartial decisions as a Supreme Court justice.

July 12, 2009

Students

College Campuses Seek Balance When Views Collide

College campuses have long been hotbeds of activism, from Vietnam War protests a generation ago to more recent efforts to roll back affirmative action in admissions. But a rash of confrontations in recent years has led to a nationwide effort to promote civil debate on campus.

July 12, 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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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

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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Perspectives: Sotomayor Falls in Journalism’s Blind Spot

The president’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court has come during a most awkward time in the history of U.S. journalism, which many analysts claim is in serious decline, if not on life support.

June 2, 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

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White Man’s Burden? Discrimination Suits Flourish

The issue of reverse discrimination first reached the nation’s highest court in the 1970s, when a student with good grades named Allan Bakke accused a University of California medical school of twice denying him admission because he was White.

April 28, 2009

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Britain Proposes Affirmative Action Bill

Is the end near for the English gentleman of privilege? Britain has proposed an affirmative action bill meant to tackle thorny class divisions and encourage equal opportunities for women and minorities — a proposal already causing an uproar in some circles.

April 27, 2009