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LGBTQ+
Obama Signs Hate Crime Provisions Into Law
Trumpeting a victory against careless spending, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a defense bill that kills some costly weapons projects and expands war efforts. In a major civil rights change, the law also makes it a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation.
October 28, 2009
Asian American Pacific Islander
Obama Restores Asian American Initiative, Gives Ed. Dept. a Lead Role
Two years after the Bush administration let its authority lapse, President Barack Obama has reinstated the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with the U.S. Education Department in a major leadership role.
October 27, 2009
Students
Temple University’s Commitment to Diversity Questioned
When budgetary cuts become necessary at a college, the programs and departments most vulnerable are often the least fundamental to a school’s central mission. But when an institution has been ranked as the most diverse student body in higher education, it can be difficult to explain why an office that caters to multicultural students was downsized dramatically.
October 27, 2009
African-American
Ayers Settlement Falls Short of Funding
A legislative watchdog panel this month gave a generally rosy report about how Mississippi is meeting its obligations in a decades-old college desegregation case, but a closer examination reveals flaws with a private endowment that has failed to reach its goals.
October 26, 2009
African-American
Parsing the Reaction to Obama
Scholars say extreme criticisms of U.S. president defy simple explanation.
October 26, 2009
Latinx
Minority Lawmakers: No Census Citizenship Question
A coalition of Black, Latino and Asian lawmakers oppose a proposal that would require next year’s census forms to ask about the status of a person’s citizenship.
October 25, 2009
African-American
Grambling State President To Step Down
The president of historically Black Grambling State University is stepping down from his position after five years with the university, effective October 31.
October 22, 2009
African-American
Reforms Across Multiple Policy Areas Key to Eliminating Health Disparities, Experts Say
A panel of health policy experts Tuesday told congressional staff members and policy professionals that, while health care reform could play a powerful role in reducing health disparities between minorities and Whites, major policy reform in areas such as housing, transportation, agriculture and labor will also prove necessary to close the health care gap.
October 20, 2009
African-American
Vassar Professor Examines Black Women’s Film Stardom
In new book, Dr. Mia Mask recounts struggles and triumphs of African-American women in American film.
October 19, 2009
Students
Predominantly Black Sorority Empowered to Expand International Aid Work
In gaining ‘special consultative’ status from the United Nations, the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority joins an elite network of organizations that provides international assistance to developing nations.
October 15, 2009
Students
Predominantly Black Sorority Empowered to Expand International Aid Work
In gaining ‘special consultative’ status from the United Nations, the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority joins an elite network of organizations that provides international assistance to developing nations.
October 15, 2009
Students
SPECTRUM: FOUND IN TRANSLATION
From his small office near the Charles River, Dr. Fallou Ngom can envision the rewriting of much of African history, including the slave trade.
October 14, 2009
African-American
Scholar Leads African Language Learning Project to Recover Lost Knowledge
Dr. Fallou Ngom of Boston University oversees training of young scholars in Ajami, a modified Arabic script, so unread ancient African language texts can be translated into modern languages.
October 14, 2009
Students
Family, Education Struggles Motivate Immigration Reform Activism
Latino students, including Georgetown University freshman Alma Huerta, are seeking to revive national immigration reform debate.
October 13, 2009
Latinx
Berklee College of Music Reaches Out to Latin America
The Boston-based Berklee College of Music aims to be a dominant force in music education in Spanish-speaking countries.
October 12, 2009
Latinx
Exploring U.S. Latino Diversity on CNN’s ‘Latino in America’
Following the Washington preview of “Latino in America,” scholars and activists say CNN made a positive effort at capturing the wide diversity of U.S. Latino identity and culture in documentary series.
October 12, 2009
Students
Nation’s Pupils Find Few Black Men To Call Mister
Black male students at Cheyney University are among the newest recruits to the Call Me MISTER teaching program, which seeks to dramatically increase the number of African-American men teaching in U.S. public schools.
October 11, 2009
African-American
First-year Black Student Enrollment Drop Raises Diversity Concerns at University of Maryland
The institutional research office at the University of Maryland-College Park released startling numbers showing that among first-year students African-Americans experienced a 28-percent drop in the number of enrollees from 539 in 2008 to 387 in 2009 at the flagship campus.
October 11, 2009
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