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Faculty & Staff

Facing Racism Accusations, Delaware Law School Professor Sues Dean for Defamation

A Widener University law professor facing accusations of racism and sexism filed a defamation lawsuit against the school’s dean Friday, claiming he has been deemed a threat to the school.

April 10, 2011

Students

Two UCLA Professors Seek Campus Diversity Requirement

In the aftermath of a racially offensive Internet video, two University of Ca lifornia, Los Angeles professors are urging the administration to require diversity training for students in hopes of discouraging such incidents.

March 16, 2011

African-American

Islam’s Connection to Black America, U.S. Slavery Explored in Mississippi Conferences

More than three dozen scholars, religious leaders and community activists examined the influences of West African Islam on the world, how slavery has impacted American culture, and the ties between slavery and Islam.

February 21, 2011

HBCUs

South Carolina Program’s Success Highlights Minority Access Debate

Centers for Economic Excellence Program has drawn cheers from higher education and political officials as some point to the lack of women and minorities in its research programs.

January 2, 2011

Latinx

CareerWISE Web Resource Offers Ph.D. Guidance for Women in Science

Arizona State University researchers have created and launched an online, personal resilience training resource for women in science, technology, engineering and math fields that aims to increase their persistence in STEM doctoral programs.

November 7, 2010

Home

Perspective: A Fulbright Experience in Hungary

Hungary’s Roma population and Black Americans share similar social and political struggles.

August 11, 2010

Faculty & Staff

STEM Careers and 21st Century Academic Racism

This week, I came across a study that found that a significant number of women and AALANAs (African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans) were discouraged from pursuing their STEM careers.   In “Facts of Science Education XIV,” the research firm Campos surveyed 1,226 women and AALANA members of the American Chemical Society—particularly chemists and chemical engineers […]

March 25, 2010

Students

Perspectives: The Role of Privilege in Diversity Education

I am a White heterosexual male who works in a diversity education office. I am a White heterosexual male who works in a diversity education office.  My presence as a person who retains several privileged cultural identities working in a diversity education office at an institution of higher education is a fact that seems counter-intuitive to many.

December 2, 2009

Students

LASTWORD: The Role of Privilege in Diversity Education

My presence as a person who retains several privileged cultural identities working in a diversity education office at an institution of higher education is a fact that seems counterintuitive to many.

November 25, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Va. Military Institute Faces Sexism Accusations

The Virginia Military Institute is defending itself against a lengthy investigation into accusations that the school’s policies are sexist and hostile toward female cadets.

November 24, 2009

Latinx

Sotomayor Ushers In New Era for Latinas in Legal Profession

Today’s start to the U.S. Supreme Court’s new term with Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the bench represents for many female Hispanic lawyers and aspiring lawyers a new era regarding their place in the legal profession.

October 4, 2009

Students

Lapchick on a Mission: Focusing on the Student in Student-Athlete

As the best of men’s college basketball converge in Detroit this weekend for the Final Four and the women’s game faces its National Championship test in St. Louis, it’s appropriate to take a moment and remember that these incredible players are students.

April 2, 2009