Tag: Discrimination: Page 74

Leadership & Policy

Highlands Settles Last Discrimination Lawsuit Against School

LAS VEGAS, N.M. New Mexico Highlands University has agreed to pay a former assistant professor of chemistry $205,000 to settle the last remaining personnel-related lawsuit against the school.

March 4, 2007

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Study: Black Youth Feel Alienated, But Still Political

Black youth believe that discrimination is holding them back, the government cares little about them and that immigrants…

February 21, 2007

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Study: Dark-Skinned Immigrants Experience More Wage Discrimination in the United States

Recent immigrants with darker skin tones earn less money on average than their lighter-skinned peers, according to research that will be presented Feb. 19 in San Francisco at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

February 15, 2007

African-American

Empowering the Black Masses

Up South: Civil Rights and Black Power in Philadelphia joins a growing body of literature on the civil rights and Black power movements…

February 7, 2007

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Black Youth Feel Alienated, But Still Get Involved In Political and Social Issues

Black youth believe that discrimination is holding them back, the government cares little about them and that even immigrants receive better governmental treatment than Blacks, concludes a study released Thursday.

February 1, 2007

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“Spiderperson 4”— Coming to a Theater Near You

Hollywood has given us “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” (1967) and “Crash” (2005)…

January 10, 2007

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Fired Dean Sues UW-Whitewater for Discrimination

Once seen as a leader who could bring diversity to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, a former dean fired for financial mismanagement has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit claiming he was ousted because he’s Black.

January 4, 2007

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Alabama HBCUs To Get Financial Windfall From Desegregation Lawsuit Settlement

When Chemeria Smith, a senior at Greene County High School in Eutaw, Ala., seeks financial aid for college next fall…

December 27, 2006

Students

Turning Up the Heat on Affirmative Action Policies

Conservatives were already basking in the affirmative action ban approved by Michigan voters last month…

December 13, 2006

Students

Financing College Diversity: Is it a Case Of ‘Robbing Peter to Pay Paul’?

Many readers may be shocked to learn that some of this nation’s colleges and universities practice price…

December 13, 2006

Students

Research Roundup

New studies show workplace diversity has little effect on employee retention rates and minority actors are possibly being discriminated against as the majority of acting roles are specifically available to Whites.

December 11, 2006

Women

Scholars Debate Effectiveness of Single-Sex Classes

Leah Hasty was looking to provide a male role model for Black boys enrolled in the Baltimore public elementary school where she was principal…

November 29, 2006