Oppression and Privilege

Helping Minority Science Students Achieve STEM Degrees

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Department: 
Eyes On The Enterprise
Latest News: 
race relations news
Authored by: 
D. A. Barber

American high-tech companies are screaming for more highly skilled employees to fill vacancies that require training in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. To fill this workforce gap, both tech companies and educators encourage interest in STEM subjects among K-12 students. What is so appealing for minority and female students is that once acquiring STEM skills, they won’t see the same pay discrepancies most ethnic groups traditionally experience.

Issue Of The Week XXVII: Significant Increase In Hate Groups In America Because Of Race And Religion

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Latest News
National Collegiate Dialogue
Latest News: 
race relations news
Authored by: 
Abby L. Ferber Ph.D. Professor of Sociology

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.

Conversation Of The Week XXVII: Should Race Relations Have A Slot On The Evening News Just As Sports Or Weather?

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Department: 
National Collegiate Dialogue
Latest News: 
race relations news
Authored by: 
Janice S. Ellis Ph.D.

When will we get the courage to confront racism in our communities and the commitment to really do something about it? Until race relations become as much a part of the local and national dialogue as sports, the weather, or other things we talk about on a daily basis, we will forever be content to just show outrage as ugly incidents continue to occur.


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The 2012 Presidential Election: Where Do The Candidates Stand On Immigration Reform?

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Department: 
Publisher's Note
Latest News: 
race relations news
Authored by: 
Janice S. Ellis Ph.D.

Estimates show that more than twelve million illegal/undocumented immigrants from Mexico live in the United States. At the same time, the 2010 Census confirmed that Hispanic Americans are the largest and fastest growing minority population in the United States, not including the twelve million undocumented Mexican immigrants.

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