Black IssuesHomeTexas’ Ten Percent Plan Has Boosted Minority EnrollmentTexas’ Ten Percent Plan Has Boosted Minority EnrollmentBy Hilary HurdWASHINGTONNew freshman enrollment data recently presented by a University of Texas official in Washington showed that minority representation has increased as a result of the state’s implementation of the Ten Percent Plan. The plan guarantees admission to University of Texas institutions for all Texas high school […]October 25, 2000HomeCenter for Equal Opportunity Now Targets State of MarylandCenter for Equal Opportunity Now Targets State of MarylandBy Linda Meggett Brown and the Associated PressBALTIMOREA dmissions practices at Maryland’s public schools and colleges are the latest targets of the Center for Equal Opportunity, which has released a study indicating that Black students are getting in with lower SAT scores than those of White students.The […]October 25, 2000HomeAttorney General Reno Promotes Law School Diversity at ConferenceAttorney General Reno Promotes Law School Diversity at ConferenceDENVER Law schools should be allowed to take race into account when making admissions decisions in order to help bring diversity to the ranks of law school graduates and the legal system, Attorney General Janet Reno said earlier this month. “Without considering race in higher education admissions, […]October 25, 2000StudentsRace Enters Debate Over Proposed South Carolina LotteryRace Enters Debate Over Proposed South Carolina LotteryCOLUMBIA, S.C. New ads by opponents of South Carolina’s proposed lottery say the result would be middle-class students attending college on the backs of poor people more likely to gamble. One opponent says the argument risks injecting race into the debate. Voters will be asked to decide Nov. […]October 25, 2000HomeBlack Women Sue Eastern Michigan University Over Sexual HarassmentBlack Women Sue Eastern Michigan University Over Sexual HarassmentDETROIT Six female students at Eastern Michigan University filed a lawsuit last month in U.S. District Court against the university’s board of control, alleging sexual discrimination, sexual harassment and racial discrimination.The women, all Black, say they are satisfied with the university’s suspension of two male students who […]October 25, 2000HomeSupreme Court Refuses to Hear KKK Campus Radio CaseSupreme Court Refuses to Hear KKK Campus Radio CaseWASHINGTON A Ku Klux Klan chapter’s attempt to force a state university radio station in St. Louis to accept its financial support and acknowledge it on the air was denied Supreme Court review earlier this month. The court, without comment, let stand rulings that the station’s refusal […]October 25, 2000SportsSecond Lawsuit Alleges Disparate Treatment of Black Women on University of South Florida Women’s Basketball TeamSecond Lawsuit Alleges Disparate Treatment of Black Women on University of South Florida Women’s Basketball TeamTAMPA, Fla. A second former player has filed a federal lawsuit claiming racism by the University of South Florida women’s basketball coach. Avia Lee, 23, claims in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court last month that she was dismissed […]October 25, 2000HomeSupreme Court Allows UCLA Experimental Elementary SchoolSupreme Court Allows UCLA Experimental Elementary SchoolTo Keep Race-Based AdmissionsWASHINGTONAn experimental elementary school that uses race as a factor when selecting its students survived a Supreme Court challenge last month. The justices let stand rulings that the school run by the University of California has a justifiable reason for considering race and therefore does not […]October 25, 2000Leadership & PolicyHarvard Law School Honors Black Graduates, Brown Vs. Board of Education LawyersHarvard Law School Honors Black Graduates, Brown Vs. Board of Education LawyersLast month, the Harvard University Law School honored its Black alumni and the Brown vs. Board of Education litigation team, many of whom were Harvard Law grads. Ever since George Ruffin graduated in 1869, more than 1,600 African Americans have earned law degrees from […]October 25, 2000Faculty & StaffShortage of Black Faculty Prompts Florida Law School To Hire Race Relations ConsultantShortage of Black Faculty Prompts Florida Law School To Hire Race Relations ConsultantGAINESVILLE, Fla. The University of Florida’s law school has taken steps to hire a race relations consultant to find out why it can’t keep Black faculty members. Black faculty members hold only two of the law school’s 54 full-time faculty positions. “I attribute […]October 25, 2000Previous PagePage 351 of 431Next Page
