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A Multicultural Globalism

A Multicultural Globalism Does maintaining cultural ties mean giving something else up?A few weeks ago, I attended a research conference at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Titled “The Borders in All of Us: A Global Approach to Three Diasporic Societies,” the gathering of 50 or so scholars seemed to push back some of the boundaries […]

January 16, 2002

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Fighting Heard Black Criminologists Seek Proper Context to Explain Racism’s Influence on Black Crime

Fighting Heard Black Criminologists Seek Proper Context to Explain Racism’s Influence on Black Crime.By Paul Ruffins“In my profession I’m considered a radical simply because I refuse to accept the idea that Black people are inherently criminal,” says Dr. Ramona Brockett, assistant professor of political science at Northern Kentucky University. “Many mainstream criminologists simply accept the […]

January 16, 2002

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Fulfilling Their Potential

Fulfilling Their PotentialFaced with demanding coursework and a competitive campus climate, wise students see need to utilize academic support services.By Pamela BurdmanBERKELEY, Calif.Most of them came here as “A” students, earning grade-point averages of 4.0 or above and high SAT scores. They are the finest of the state’s high school graduates: Only those who finish […]

December 5, 2001

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Voice of Dissent

Voice of DissentBerkeley professor and author of the controversial book Losing the Race, Dr. John McWhorter speaks to Black Issues about leaving the African American Studies Department, being a Black professor and his intense media coverage.     By Pamela BurdmanDr. John McWhorter was little known outside the field of linguistics until the Oakland school board passed […]

May 9, 2001

Faculty & Staff

Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsDr. Yvonne E. Collins has been appointed professor of physical and biological sciences at New York City Technical College. Previously she was an adjunct professor at City Tech for eight years and also taught at Nassau Community College. Collins earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of the West Indies and […]

April 25, 2001

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Challenging the Racial Diversity Argument

Challenging the Racial Diversity ArgumentThe National Association of Scholars refutes research on the educational benefits of campus diversityBy Ronald Roach WASHINGTONOn the heels of federal court rulings in the University of Michigan’s defense of race-conscious affirmative action in its undergraduate and law school admissions, the National Association of Scholars (NAS) has issued a report this […]

April 25, 2001

Faculty & Staff

How to Recruit and Promote Minority Faculty: Start By Playing Fair

How to Recruit and Promote Minority Faculty: Start By Playing FairSometimes, you have to review the rules of the game to make sure that you are applying them fairly to everyone. Recent legal attacks on affirmative action have made colleges and universities nervous about their efforts to recruit faculty (as well as students) from underrepresented […]

November 22, 2000

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Chicano Studies

Chicano StudiesAs America’s Latino diaspora evolves, so does the fieldBy Roberto RodriguezFounded some 30 years ago and at one time believed to be on the verge of extinction, the field of Chicano studies is constantly expanding. As Puerto Rican and Cuban communities grew in the United States in the 1960s and ’70s, so did the […]

September 27, 2000

Latinx

Choosing Cultural Competence Over Diaspora Division

Choosing Cultural Competence Over Diaspora DivisionLiving in diverse sections of New York and Los Angeles during the 1960s and ’70s, I learned early that people of the same race don’t always consider themselves “brothers.” Some Blacks are Haitian, some Jamaican, and others are from Brooklyn. “I’m Black and I’m proud” might resonate with all, but […]

September 27, 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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SPECTRUM

SPECTRUM The old-style Black Studies discipline has refracted into a rainbow of African American research.In some ways, the state of the African American Studies discipline has never been healthier. According to the National Council for Black Studies, four schools currently offer doctoral studies in the discipline. That list doesn’t include Harvard University, which announced plans […]

May 24, 2000

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Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsDr. Lisa M. Porche-Burke has been selected to become the new president of Phillips Graduate Institute in Encino, Calif. She comes to Phillips after having served as chancellor of the California School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles.  Porche-Burke earned a bachelor’s in psychology from the University of Southern California and a master’s and […]

January 19, 2000