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Faculty & Staff

Benedict College Settles With White Instructors Who Charged Discrimination

A historically Black college in South Carolina has been sued after three White faculty members say they were passed over for jobs or let go for because of their race, federal officials announced Wednesday.

April 9, 2009

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Unemployment Hits Harder Among Latinos, Blacks

Last hired, first fired: This generations-old cliché rings bitterly true for millions of America’s Latinos and Blacks, who are losing jobs at a faster rate than the general population during this punishing recession.

March 23, 2009

Leadership & Policy

IN MEMORIAM

What an exciting and traumatic year 2008 has been. A historic presidential campaign that ended with the election of an African-American to the U.S. presidency. An economic meltdown not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

December 29, 2008

Leadership & Policy

IN MEMORIAM

Johnnie Carr: Carr joined childhood friend Rosa Parks in the historic Montgomery bus boycott and succeeded the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as president of the Montgomery Improvement Association in 1967. It was the newly formed association that led the boycott of city buses in the Alabama capital. She was 97. Dr. Michael DeBakey: DeBakey […]

December 24, 2008

Community Colleges

Newspaper: Lawmakers take college jobs

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom has drawn criticism for taking a six-figure job at a state college after steering funding its way, but a newspaper investigation has found other current and former lawmakers doing the same. A review by The Miami Herald and St. Petersburg Times found 18 current and former […]

December 22, 2008

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Solis is Obama’s labor pick

Democratic Rep. Hilda Solis of California will be Barack Obama’s pick for labor secretary as the president-elect fills the last open positions in his Cabinet, a labor official told The Associated Press on Thursday.

December 18, 2008

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American Folk Music Legend Odetta Dies at 77

Odetta, the folk singer with the powerful voice who moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century, has died.

December 3, 2008

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Perspectives: The Battle to Preserve Fairness & Ensure Equality for All Communities

Diversity matters in an increasingly changing world that depends on people from many backgrounds and life experiences to make America’s global economy sound.

November 2, 2008

Students

Perspectives: Obama’s Election to Undercut Affirmative Action? Not a Chance

The title for this article was selected in response to this writer’s initial and continued uneasiness in relationship to the question posed by the title of a Diverse Online article of July 2, 2008, “Might Obama’s Success Undercut Affirmative Action?”

September 9, 2008

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For Some, It Was a Jobless Summer

Claudia Ukonu searched for three months for a summer job, to no avail. She remained unemployed throughout the summer.

August 18, 2008

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Diversity Takes a Back Seat to Economy

‘Last hired, first fired’ maxim often adversely affects journalists of color and women.

July 23, 2008

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GAO Releases Report on Successful Programs for At-risk Youth

A Government Accountability Office study, “Disconnected Youth,” found that there are a number of common characteristics among programs that successfully reconnect youth who have been disengaged from school and employment.

March 31, 2008