September 26th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 67 Comments
When you examine any of the quality of life indicators — whether it is the amount of wealth and the rate of employment, the quality of health or access to healthcare services, ghetto dwelling or equal access to quality housing, and access to quality education or the educational achievement gap — it seems that the darker your skin the worst you are by any of those measures.Evidence abounds — too...
September 26th, 2011
Written by Dominique Apollon Ph.D. Research Director in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 17 Comments
IntroductionThe “Millennial Generation” (born post-1980, ages 18-30) is the largest, most racially and ethnically diverse generation of individuals the United States has ever known. Unsurprisingly, public opinion surveys provide evidence that young people are more open-minded than their parents’ or grandparents’ generations about inter-racial friendships and relationships. However, too many...
September 19th, 2011
Written by Rubén G. Rumbaut Professor of Sociology U Of C Irvine in National Collegiate Dialogue with 20 Comments
Race is a pigment of our imagination. It is a social status, not a biological one; a product of history, not of nature; a contextual variable, not a given. The concept of race is a historically contingent, relational, subjective phenomenon, yet it is typically misbegotten as a natural, fixed trait of phenotypic difference inherent in human bodies, independent of human will or intention.Racial...
September 19th, 2011
Written by Judith H. Katz Ed.D. Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group Inc. in National Collegiate Dialogue with 68 Comments
The issue of race has plagued the United States since its beginnings. Although strides have been made, we have still failed to come to terms with it. During the Clinton administration, many hoped for a national dialogue on race, but it did not occur in any significant way. Some want to believe that a “post-racial” America came into being with the election of Barack Obama as president, and yet...
August 23rd, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in National Collegiate Dialogue with 0 Comments
We were pleased to continue the National Collegiate Dialogue on Race for the 2nd year. During the 2011-2012 academic year, we look forward to having even more professors and students participate in this much needed conversation.During last year, we received many expressions of support of the mission and goals of the dialogue from both professors and students alike. They confirmed that we had...
