Tag: Equity: Page 21

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Extra Credit, Extra Criticism

Extra Credit, Extra CriticismAdvanced Placement courses are increasingly being viewed as indicative of minority equity — and the indicators don’t look good. By Pamela BurdmanOAKLAND, Calif.Massanda D’Johns has always planned to go to college, and now the Castlemont High School senior isn’t taking any chances. Castlemont, in Oakland, Calif., offers six Advanced Placement courses, and […]

October 25, 2000

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The Executive Power in Us All

The Executive Power in Us AllTruth be told, our country’s president doesn’t do a whole lot that directly affects higher education. The president can’t solely dictate federal funding levels. Decisions related to access and equity are more often made on campuses, in governing board conference rooms and places other than the White House. The U.S. […]

October 11, 2000

Leadership & Policy

Dear BI Career Consultants:

Dear BI Career Consultants:How can a college or university president work with the local community to create a warm environment for minority faculty and their families in a predominantly White town or city, especially when there has been a previous racial incident?Dr. Rosemary Gray WattersonEquity and Diversity Officer, University of Scranton, Scranton, Pa.I think the […]

September 13, 2000

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College Athletes Deserve Some Equity

College Athletes Deserve Some EquityIn college sports, it seems that everybody gets paid except the athlete. That’s a raw deal. The players provide the labor that produces winning teams, which in turn, generates heightened fan interest. As a result, football stadiums and basketball arenas are filled to capacity, translating into fatter operating budgets for the […]

April 26, 2000

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No Matter How You Say it, Bilingual Education Is for Everyone

No Matter How You Say it, Bilingual Education Is for EveryoneWhat does it mean to be one in vision?  It means that we share a vision for excellence. In 1975, when the National Association for Bilingual Educators was founded, we just had some notions of how to teach our children. We insisted on equity. We […]

March 29, 2000

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Affirmative Action: Bush-Whacked in Florida

Affirmative Action: Bush-Whacked in FloridaTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Despite Gov. Jeb Bush’s attempt to derail an anti-affirmative action campaign here with his “Equity in Education” plan, officials with a California-based group say they may still plan to forge ahead with their designs to put the matter to vote.Bush earlier this month signed an order that eliminates […]

November 24, 1999

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The Evolving Quest for A Desegregation Definition

The Evolving Quest for A Desegregation DefinitionOvercoming more than a century of discrimination against African Americans in higher education involves questions of law and public policy. The legal issues focus on southern and border states that once operated systems of higher education segregated by race. Over the years, public policy debates have centered on the […]

November 10, 1999

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15 Issues to Watch

15 Issues to Watch For the next several months, in observance of Black Issues In Higher Education’s 15th Anniversary,  this special column will be devoted to looking back and ahead to the events, people, and institutions having the greatest impact on access and equity in higher education. For this edition, the column highlights some of […]

September 1, 1999