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Achieving Diversity on Campus: A Better Approach

The recent passing of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks reminds Americans of the long struggle we…

December 28, 2005

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Southern (In)hospitality

If you believed that race-conscious admissions and other redress policies had been given a boost…

December 14, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Despite Improvements in Gender Equity at University of Tennessee, Women Still Lag

Full-time women faculty members at the University of Tennessee only make three-quarters…

December 1, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Diversity Officers — Coming to a Campus Near You?

In the long line of equity and access shifts, maneuvers and descriptive title appointments in higher education…

November 16, 2005

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Converging Complexities

Converging Complexities Higher Education and the Color Line: College Access, Racial Equity and Social ChangeBy Gary Orfield, Patricia Marin and Catherine L. Horn, eds. Harvard Education Press, 2005300 pp., $59.95 cloth, ISBN: 1-891792-60-1; $29.95 paper, ISBN: 1-891792-59-8 In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Grutter v. Bollinger decision upholding affirmative action, this book […]

October 5, 2005

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Affirmative Action in the Name of Restitution, Equity, Diversity and Cultural Democracy

Affirmative Action in the Name of Restitution, Equity, Diversity and Cultural DemocracyBy Alfonso López-Vasquez University of Michigan political philosophy professor Dr. Elizabeth S. Anderson breaks affirmative action policies down into four distinct points of argument. In the first, affirmative action is a necessary means to achieve social justice by compensating for past discriminatory behavior. Another […]

September 21, 2005

Leadership & Policy

University of Virginia Appoints William Harvey to Lead Diversity Initiatives

University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III named William B. Harvey

September 13, 2005

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Noting Progress

Noting ProgressModern Blackness: Nationalism, Globalization, and the Politics of Culture in JamaicaBy Deborah A. Thomas Duke University Press, 2004/2005376 pp., $84.95 Cloth ISBN: 0-8223-3408-9; $23.95; paperback ISBN 0-8223-3419-4 Modern Blackness is a rich ethnographic exploration of Jamaican identity in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Analyzing nationalism, popular culture and political economy in relation […]

February 23, 2005

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MARCHMarch 17-20American Association for Higher Education2005 National Conference“Courage, Imagination, Action: Rallying the Trendsetters in Higher Education”Atlanta Marriott Marquis HotelAtlantaWeb: www.aahe.orgMarch 17-19 National Conference on Leadership Diversity“Unleashing the Power”University of Central FloridaOrlando, Fla.Web: www.diversity.ucf.eduMarch 19-23National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)2005 Annual Conference“Imagine & Explore the Future”Tampa, Fla. Phone: (202) 265-7500Web: www.naspa.orgAPRILApril 2-5Hispanic Association of Colleges […]

February 23, 2005

Leadership & Policy

A Voice for Access and Equity

A Voice for Access and EquityAfter serving on the Georgia board of regents for 30 years, Elridge McMillan is honored with lifetime achievement awardBy Tracie PowellATLANTAWhen Elridge McMillan became the second Black trustee to serve on the University of Georgia System Board of Regents in 1975, his Afro and past advocacy made colleagues think he […]

February 23, 2005

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FEBRUARYFeb. 24-25The 8th Annual Equity and Diversity Pre-Conference and Conference“Developing Others to Expand the Journey”University of North TexasDenton, TexasWeb: www.unt.edu/edo/diversity_conference/2005.htmlFeb. 24-27Association for Gerontology in Higher Education 31st Annual Meeting and Educational Leadership Conference “Careers in Aging”Renaissance Oklahoma CityOklahoma CityPhone: (202) 289-9806Fax: (202) 289-9824 Web: www.altrue.he.net/~aghe/site/ aghewebsite/MARCHMarch 17-20American Association for Higher Education2005 National Conference“Courage, Imagination, Action: […]

February 9, 2005

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FEBRUARYFeb. 12-15American Council on Education (ACE)87th Annual Meeting“Public Good and Private Benefit: What Is the Future of Social Impact”Marriott Wardman Park Hotel WashingtonWeb: www.acenet.eduFeb. 16-19Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education Inc.35th Annual Conference“Black Consciousness: Ambition and Achievement Through Higher Education”Hilton Pittsburgh (Downtown)PittsburghWeb: www.pbcohe.orgFeb. 18-19 Stillman College Best Practices: Integration of Technology into Instruction ConferenceThird Annual […]

January 26, 2005