December 5th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 20 Comments
Sunday, whether intentional or non-intentional, is arguably the most racially-segregated day of the week in America. Whether you attend worship services in a church located in the urban core, a suburban area, or in the valleys and hillsides along winding country roads, it is very likely that the parishioner beside you or across the isle is of the same race if not the same ethnic group.Many of us...
December 5th, 2011
Written by Abby L. Ferber Ph.D. Professor of Sociology in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 0 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.In this particular segment, Robin Parker and Pamela Smith Chambers discuss the myth...
November 28th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 49 Comments
Currently, it is estimated 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.One can hardly watch the news, read a newspaper, or drive...
November 28th, 2011
Written by Abby L. Ferber Ph.D. Professor of Sociology in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 10 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 11, 2011, the show featured Paul Kivel, whose work grows out of four...
November 21st, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 14 Comments
As we join our family and friends to celebrate a holiday that is uniquely American, let us take time to reflect on the true meaning and history of the Thanksgiving.The first Thanksgiving was a time during our colonial days where the newly-arrived settlers along with the native American Indians came together to celebrate and share the fruit of the harvest. Irrespective of the color of their skin,...
