Tag: Ethnic Studies: Page 8

Students

The Rise of the Ghetto-Fabulous Party

In a recent article published in Colorlines, Dr. C. Richard King, an associate professor of comparative ethnic studies at Washington State University, and Dr. David J. Leonard, an assistant professor of comparative ethnic studies at Washington State University, argue that the “gangsta” parties could be the culmination of two decades of conservative politics at colleges and the “corporatization” of American universities.

October 4, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Ward Churchill: By Firing Him, CU Regents ‘Gutted Academic Freedom’

Former University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill may have lost his job, but he hasn’t lost his nerve.

September 5, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Ward Churchill: By Firing Him, CU Regents ‘Gutted Academic Freedom’

BOULDER, Colo. Former University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill may have lost his job, but he hasn’t lost his nerve.

August 9, 2007

Community Colleges

Community College appoints new VP, diversity officer

PITTSBURGH The Community College of Allegheny County has a new vice president and chief diversity officer.

August 6, 2007

Latinx

Ward Connerly: guilty as charged – University of California Regent who criticized ethnic studies

University of California Regent Ward Connerly recently proposed that the Board of Regents investigate ethnic studies courses for possible political bias, lack of substance, and “feel good” celebrationism. However, he made no proposal for investigation of possible political bias, lack of substance, and “feel good” celebrationism in courses studying Euro-American society and culture.

July 13, 2007

Students

Is there a future for Chicano/Chicana studies?

Mexico City A thousand Chicana and Chicano scholars came to this ancient Aztec capital in June, as participants in The National Association of Chicana and Chicago Scholars’ (NACCS) annual meeting, to ponder the future of their discipline and to become reacquainted with Mexico.

July 13, 2007

African-American

The public responsibility of Pan-African Studies

As a discipline, Pan-African studies has developed a body of expertise that should, in the future, help focus public policy regarding Africa and the African diaspora, according to scholars who participated in the Pan-African Studies Conference earlier this month.

July 12, 2007

Home

Countdown in California: students offer voter initiative to counteract Proposition 209 – measure to restore affirmative action

Members of Students for Educational Opportunity, a Berkeley-based group working against the clock to restore affirmative action in education. By the end of March they had gathered 200,000 signatures to place a new initiative on California’s November ballot. The initiative, which is designed to counter Proposition 209, states that California may “consider the economic background, race, sex, ethnicity, and national origin of qualified individuals.”

July 12, 2007

African-American

Bad news in Berkeley: 800 Black, Latino students with 4.0 grades and 1200-plus SATs denied admissions

800 Black, Latino students with 4.0 grades and 1200-plus SATs denied admissions

July 12, 2007

Community Colleges

Cultivate academic persistence – now!

Helping students to remain n school and to reach their educational goals is one of the many challenges facing community colleges. While it is important to help all students, the needs of the neglected minority population require special attention.

July 11, 2007

Latinx

Academic turf war at East Los Angeles: move to include course on Central Americans in Chicano Studies Department meets resistance – East Lost Angeles College

Monterey Park, Calif. East Los Angeles College (ELAC) is the site of a controversy that many people have seen coming for a long time. It revolves around what appears to be an academic battle over turf.

July 11, 2007

Latinx

Students vow to oppose Proposition 209 – special report: health sciences

The weekend after the elections, approximately 1,600 Chicano students met at California State University at Northridge (CSUN) for the regularly scheduled fall statewide MEChA conference.

June 23, 2007