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Community Colleges

‘Sharpening Leadership Skills, Connecting With Sisters’

The Kaleidoscope Leadership Institute provides women of color with the tools to navigate the academy.

March 4, 2009

Home

A ‘Second Wave of Feminism’

As women’s studies programs mature, they are incorporating issues of race and sexuality.

March 4, 2009

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Women’s History Month – A ‘Second Wave of Feminism’

As women’s studies programs mature, they are incorporating issues of race and sexuality.

March 2, 2009

Students

Black Men on Campus: What the Media Do Not Show Us

Black male college students feel pressured to fulfill media-spun social expectations to be overly sexual, aggressive and athletic in college.

February 4, 2009

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On DiverseEducation.com Meet the Bloggers

A diverse group of professors are blogging on issues affecting people of color in the academy. Here are some excerpts: “I have had more students than I care to mention … threaten to challenge grades, speak to colleagues about my/our classes, actually challenge their grades, tell mistruths about our verbal interactions, or flat out curse […]

August 6, 2008

African-American

Perspectives: Black Churches Are Unfairly Under Attack

From where I sit Black churches are under attack. Cable news shows have over zealously played the sound bites of a few of Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s sermons to a point where I believe it damages the positive role that Black churches play in the community.

March 31, 2008

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Connerly Faces Hostile University Crowd in Speech on Affirmative Action Measure

Ward Connerly, a national figure in a battle against affirmative action, says the Democratic presidential contest between Sen. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton shows that “institutional racism and institutional sexism are no more.”

February 27, 2008

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Study: Rap Music Brings Out, But Doesn’t Cause, Sexism

Exposure to ambivalent sexism may increase a person’s likelihood to be sexist, but it doesn’t create it, according to a recently published study.

February 26, 2008

Students

When Diversity Training Goes Awry

Done incorrectly, what should be a useful exercise can and has backfired on some colleges and universities.

January 23, 2008

Students

When Diversity Training Goes Awry

Done incorrectly, what should be a useful exercise can and has backfired on some colleges and universities.

January 23, 2008

Students

Black Greeks Debate Their Future

“Enough is enough” was the sentiment of panelists and participants in Diverse’s Web chat last week, when they expressed that dangerous hazing undermines the noble principles on which Black Greek-letter organizations were founded.

November 17, 2007

Health

Delaware State Shooting Shows Gaps in Campus Violence Prevention Programs

Immediately after the shooting that later claimed the life of Shalita Middleton, 17, Delaware State University officials utilized many of the lessons learned from the Virginia Tech massacre, and responded by quickly locking down the campus and notifying students and staff. But what do campuses do to prevent the violence in the first place?

November 17, 2007