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March 11th, 2013
Written by Holly Ramer in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Dartmouth College is documenting its diversity with an oral history project focused on the previously silent voices of students and staff.
While the college already has extensive audio recordings of former presidents, administrators and trustees, officials at the Rauner Special Collections Library decided last year to expand their oral archives to include current and former...
March 9th, 2013
Written by Marlene Caroselli in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Increasing diversity of university faculty members is a high priority for Rochester Institute of Technology. The Institute, located in Rochester, New York is a model that many universities could follow.
Not only does the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) encourage diversity in its student population, not only has it established a Diversity Framework for an environment that promotes...
March 6th, 2013
Written by The Associated Press in Feature Stories with 1 Comment
SEATTLE (AP) - The U.S. Department of Education is investigating the high rate at which black students are disciplined in Seattle Public Schools, a problem that has plagued the district for decades.
Spokesman Jim Bradshaw confirmed Tuesday that the department's Office of Civil Rights is looking into whether the district discriminates against black students by disciplining them more frequently and...
March 5th, 2013
Written by Thomas J. Sheer... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
OBERLIN, Ohio (AP) - Scrawls of racially offensive graffiti and, more recently, a report of someone wearing what looked like a Ku Klux Klan-type hooded robe on campus have shaken students at historically liberal Oberlin College, one of the nation's first universities to admit blacks.
A day after the school canceled classes and students marched on campus, many remained worried about their safety...
February 28th, 2013
Written by Mark Sherman - ... in race relations news, Oppression and Privilege, Race and Education, Race and Politics, Feature Stories, Latest News with 1 Comment
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court's conservative justices voiced deep skepticism Wednesday about a section of a landmark civil rights law that has helped millions of Americans exercise their right to vote.
In an ominous note for supporters of the key provision of the Voting Rights Act, Justice Anthony Kennedy both acknowledged the measure's vital role in fighting discrimination and suggested...