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November 18th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in All About Family, Latest News with 1 Comment
Next week, we pause to celebrate another Thanksgiving. While the meaning of Thanksgiving has always made it a special holiday, this year with the state of our national economy — many Americans having lost their jobs, homes, businesses, even hope — makes the celebration all the more special.As we gather with family and friends, perhaps with a less-bountiful table, it is still a great time to find...
November 17th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility with 0 Comments
Today marks two months of a movement whose composition and purpose represent a microcosm of who makes up America and what being an American stands for — a rainbow of people from different ethnicities and racial groups who are exercising their right of free expression about a perceived wrong.Nothing binds like the perception that the majority is suffering economically because of the control and...
November 16th, 2011
Written by Wendy Innes in Feature Stories, Latest News with 5 Comments
In such a volatile employment market, it is perfectly reasonable for people to ask, "What is the best career choice?" There are several great "recession-proof" careers, and minorities and various ethnic groups are represented in many of these jobs already. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) listed the following as the top 10 career choices based on current hiring trends.
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November 15th, 2011
Written by Jodie Blankenship in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 2 Comments
As Americans settled into neighborhoods after World War II, the nuclear family, consisting of a father, mother, and pre-adult kids, developed into the ideal model. The Pew Research Center finds that multigenerational homes declined, determining that cultural norms shifted after World War II. In 1940 multigenerational homes accounted for 25 percent of households. In 1980, households identified as...
November 14th, 2011
Written by Abby L. Ferber Ph.D. Professor of Sociology in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 14 Comments
Each week, the White Privilege Conference and the Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion, housed at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS), hosts a half hour radio show called Intersections Radio that features an interview with a different author, scholar, and/or speaker.On the September 6, 2011, the show featured the inspiring and thought-provoking, Jamie...
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