Christina AsquithStudentsGetting to Know Dr. James T. MinorGrowing up in Detroit, James Minor bypassed the drugs and gang life that plagued his neighborhood and graduated from the city’s public school system…February 7, 2007HomeGetting To Know: Dr. Taher Khalaf Jabur Al-BakaaIt’s fair to say that Dr. Taher Khalaf Jabur Al-Bakaa’s experience in academia has been unlike most scholars…January 24, 2007Faculty & StaffDuke Professors Reject Calls to Apologize to Lacrosse PlayersIncreasingly under attack from newspaper editorials and online bloggers, the Duke faculty members known as “The Group of 88” posted a letter online yesterday defending themselves against accusations that they had rushed to judge the three men’s lacrosse players.January 16, 2007Faculty & StaffDuke Fallout Continues as Top Black Professor Resigns From Race CommitteeThe Duke University professor heading a university-appointed committee to investigate race relations on campus in the wake of last spring’s men’s lacrosse scandal has resigned from that committee in protest against the recent decision to invite two of the players back on to campus.January 9, 2007HomeGetting to Know Dr. Yvonne HaddadProfessor of The History of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C….December 27, 2006StudentsLegal Experts Await Supreme Court’s RulingDoes a Black student improve educationally by sitting next to a White student in class?…December 27, 2006StudentsTrouble at Texas SouthernOn the night of Dec. 4, 2004, a Texas Southern University student named Ashley Sloan was gunned down near campus…December 13, 2006StudentsTrouble at Texas SouthernOn the night of Dec. 4, 2004, a Texas Southern University student named Ashley Sloan was gunned down near campusDecember 13, 2006HomeSupreme Court Hears Arguments For Voluntary DesegregationDuring oral arguments Monday before the U.S. Supreme Court, neither the attorneys fighting race-conscious school assignments, nor the justices in their questioning, suggested that racial diversity was an unimportant goal. The primary issue before the court was whether achieving racial diversity in schools is a compelling enough goal to justify government intervention.December 4, 2006Faculty & StaffDebate On Desegregation Rages as Supreme Court Begins Oral ArgumentsThe U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in two school desegregation cases that could drastically affect race-conscious initiatives in schools across the country. The justices are expected to make a decision this spring.December 2, 2006Previous PagePage 2 of 6Next Page