Jamal WatsonHomeAffirmative Action Still In Play, Says Departing LDF LeaderTheodore M. Shaw, president-director counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund who is stepping down February 2008, talks to Diverse about his future plans and the ongoing fight to end inequality in education. He also has some choice words for anti-affirmative action advocate Ward Connerly.August 18, 2007StudentsStudy: Overweight Kids Being Teased Out of an EducationA new study conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University have found that obesity is linked to high absenteeism rates in school-aged children.August 15, 2007Faculty & StaffWhen Presidential and Pastoral Duties CollideCollege presidents who also serve as spiritual leaders are criticized for not devoting enough attention to either job.August 14, 2007HealthMinority Doctor-training Programs To Get Federal Funding Under Proposed BillThe U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to increase the funding for two federally funded programs aimed at training minority health professionals throughout the nation.July 24, 2007HomeA Course For Affirmative Action ProfessionalsThe attacks on affirmative action over the last decade have not stopped a prestigious New York Ivy League institution from offering a popular educational program geared towards professionals already working in the affirmative action arena.July 5, 2007Faculty & StaffMichael Eric Dyson Heads To GeorgetownDr. Michael Eric Dyson, the prominent African American scholar known for his writings on hip hop and African American life and culture is heading to Georgetown University in the fall, where he will hold the distinguished rank of University Professor—the highest position that a faculty member can have at the nation’s oldest Catholic university.July 1, 2007SportsRespecting Black WomenC. Vivian Stringer, the head coach of the Rutgers University women’s basketball team, urged the audience at a symposium on respecting Black women to remain vigilant and to broaden the conversation from the Don Imus incident to all of the ways in which Black women are degraded and disrespected on a daily basis.June 27, 2007LGBTQ+Campus Anti-Semitism, But Not Racism, Focus of Civil Rights Commission Web SiteA new effort by the federal government to crack down on anti-Semitism against Jewish students on U.S. colleges campuses has some questioning why more isn’t being done to also monitor racist activity directed towards African-American, Hispanic and other racial minority college students.June 4, 2007HealthTwo Legislators Push for Additional Funding To Continue Physician Training Program for HispanicsWith its funding set to expire next month, a program that trains Hispanic doctors may get a reprieve thanks to two U.S. legislators who were successful in pushing for a short-term extension of grants.April 26, 2007HomeRemembering Dred Scott 150 Years LaterST. LOUIS Thousands of tourists, journalists and academicians converged on St. Louis over the weekend to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to deny a Missouri slave the right to sue for his freedom.March 5, 2007Previous PagePage 14 of 17Next Page
