Black IssuesInternationalGrants & AwardsColorado State University has received a $1.8 million federal grant to assist public schools across the West with desegregation efforts and to promote equity in education for all students. The funds will go to a new Equity Assistance Center designed to serve public school districts and tribal education agencies across a six-state region that includes […]August 18, 1999HomeIf the Truth Be Cold …If the Truth Be Cold …In this time of increasing negative rhetoric, Chilling Admission: The Affirmative Action Crisis and the Search for Alternatives, published by the Harvard Civil Rights Project, provides a welcome statement of the positive effects of affirmative action in colleges and universities.In the foreword, Christopher Edley Jr., professor of law and co-director […]August 18, 1999HomeStudents Sue State Over Lack of AP CoursesStudents Sue State Over Lack of AP CoursesLOS ANGELES — Four teenagers sued the state and the Inglewood Unified School District last month, claiming minority students were denied access to college preparatory classes and placed at a disadvantage for the rest of their lives. Attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. and the American Civil Liberties Union […]August 18, 1999Home6th Circuit Court Says Black And Latino Students Can Join Michigan Affirmative Action Cases6th Circuit Court Says Black And Latino Students Can Join Michigan Affirmative Action Cases A three-judge panel of the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, earlier this month, to allow Black and Latino students to become defendants in two lawsuits challenging the University of Michigan’s affirmative action admissions policies. The ruling reverses two prior […]August 18, 1999Faculty & StaffWhy I’m Leaving UT-BrownsvilleWhy I’m Leaving UT-Brownsville This is, I assure everyone, a true story. Unfolding right now in 1999 and not 100 years ago. I offer it in order to illustrate race relations at the end of the millennium, lest anyone think everything is just fine. The place is Brownsville, Texas. The same place where 93 years ago […]August 4, 1999StudentsProfessional AppointmentsacademicReNee Dunman, Esq., has been appointed director of Old Dominion University’s Office of Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action. He has worked in the office as acting director, EO coordinator, and EO manager. Dunman earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Virginia Commonwealth University; a master’s degree in communications from Norfolk State University; and doctor of jurisprudence […]August 4, 1999HomeGrants & AwardsNorfolk State University received a $4.5 million Center for Research Excellence in Science and Technology grant from the National Science Foundation to establish the Center for Photonic Materials Research. In announcing the award, Dr. Marie V. McDemmond, the university’s president, said, “This multiyear grant is distinctive in that it allows Norfolk State University to build […]August 4, 1999HomeA Caste-ing CallA Caste-ing CallProfessor Bryan K. Fair is to be commended for the novel approach he has taken in presenting a subject that has plagued this country since days of slavery: White privilege as juxtaposed to Black caste.In “Part One: A Personal Narrative,” Fair carefully tells the story of his upbringing in predominantly Black Columbus, Ohio, […]August 4, 1999HomeHistory and SymbolismHistory and SymbolismIf you drive south on U.S. Route 95 from Washington, D.C., you’ll start to see the Confederate flag being used for all kinds of reasons. Some retailers use it to sell automobiles; others use it to sell hot dogs. Ol’ Reb, the dirty dog of a Confederate soldier, starts turning up on billboards […]August 4, 1999HomeNoteworthy BriefsStudy Supports Michigan Law School’s Diversity PoliciesANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Law School at the University of Michigan, which is under fire from a federal lawsuit challenging its race-sensitive admission policies, released a study last month showing that there are few significant racial differences in the success rates of its graduates.“We have long known that […]August 4, 1999Previous PagePage 423 of 431Next Page
