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Challenging Educational Racism Devoid of Racial Language

by Dr. Ibram Rogers, June 10, 2010

The California Assembly recently approved a bill that would give the state’s public universities the opportunity to consider race, gender and other demographics when they admit students. AB2047, which passed on a 44-24 vote, is now headed to the Senate. Democratic Assemblyman Ed Hernandez introduced the bill to address the education

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Whose Adoption Is It Anyway?

by Dr. Elwood Watson, May 20, 2010

What do Sandra Bullock, Madonna, Michelle Pfeiffer and Angelina Jolie have in common? If you are one of those Americans whose pulse is tuned in to the ever-transforming world of American popular culture, then you are well aware of the fact that each of these celebrities has adopted African-American children

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How Do True Beauty and Ultimate Hate Reside Side By Side?

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, May 3, 2010

Since 2003, I have been taking a group of doctoral students to South Africa during the summer. Every year I am amazed and humbled by the absolute beauty of the country. When I look up at Table Mountain in Cape Town or take the ferry to Robben Island, my breath

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Refusing To Define Quality by Anything but Test Scores: Why?

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, April 12, 2010

Last night I was at a dinner party. The small gathering included eight Ivy League tenured faculty members. Although we were gathered to talk about another matter, the subject of test scores and college admissions surfaced. I won’t go into the details of the discussion, but, as you might expect,

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Leading by Example

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, April 7, 2010

This past week, I participated in a two-day summit on STEM diversity at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In addition to the host campus, the meeting included representatives from 14 other highly selective research institutions, including Harvard, Stanford, Georgia Tech, UC Berkeley, and UT Austin. MIT convened these

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Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Journalist Janet Roach reports on the Diverse-sponsored panel discussion, “The Critical Role of Mentoring in Increasing Graduates and Faculty of Color”. The panel discussion was held in Washington, D.C. during the 98th annual conference of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.


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