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HBCUs

Prague University Bans Lecture By David Duke

Prague’s Charles University says it has banned a lecture by former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.

April 21, 2009

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Scholars Debate the Efficacy of Race Versus Class-based Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Substituting class for race-conscious affirmative action may be more politically palatable, but it does little to improve racial diversity on college campuses, said affirmative action proponents at a debate Thursday evening.

April 16, 2009

Latinx

Shut Out

Despite an increase in capacity, law schools have been admitting fewer African-American and Mexican American students over the last 15 years.

April 15, 2009

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Maryland AG Offers Legal Guidelines for Increasing Diversity in State’s Universities

Educating a diverse student population is critical for the state and nation at large to maintain global competitiveness and develop future leaders, says Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler in a new report advising state college leaders on how legally to justify diversity programs.

March 15, 2009

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Renewing the Fight Against Affirmative Action

Some affirmative action and diversity program critics are cheering President Barack Obama’s election because they believe his success dramatically undermines the argument that discrimination remains a significant barrier for minorities in American life.

February 4, 2009

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Action on Both Sides

No sooner had Barack Obama won the U.S. presidency than talk about America entering a “post-racial” era began. The election of a Black man to the White House is a momentous milestone that proves race is no longer a barrier in minorities’ lives, the chatter went. Of course evidence to the contrary is everywhere —segregated […]

February 4, 2009

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The Obama Era: A Post-racial Society?

Despite the election of President Barack Obama, many longtime scholars whose work intertwines with race disagree that the country has reached a post-racial period.

February 4, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Surgeon Ready for Challenge as Head of UT System

Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, a pediatric transplant surgeon, is preparing for his toughest challenge ever.

February 3, 2009

Students

Perspectives: Racial Identity Confuses the Issue of Entitlements

In the Nov. 27, 2008 edition of Diverse, Dr. Betty Jeanne Taylor recounts in the “Lastword” a friendly dialogue with a Black student worker in the library at her institution.

January 27, 2009

Students

Study: Race-blind Admissions Could Constrain Minority College Enrollment

Instituting race-blind admissions policies at all of the nation’s college and universities could “severely limit the level of minority enrollment at top-tier colleges,” according to a recent report.

January 12, 2009

Students

Why White Students Need to Learn About Their Own Race

One day as I was checking out books from my college library, a female student of color working at the library, scanning my books, asked me about one in particular.

November 26, 2008

Students

The Admissions Quandary Up Close and Personal

Students gain a better understanding of the significance of diversity in admissions.

November 12, 2008