October 13th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in National Collegiate Dialogue with 0 Comments
We begin our second year of the National Collegiate Dialogue on Race Relations (NCDRR) with an increased number of students, professors, colleges, and universities participating. We are gratified to have those schools who participated in the launch of NCDRR returning. And, we are thrilled to have additional colleges and universities participating this academic year.Matters of race and race...
October 10th, 2011
Written by Kenneth Bauzon Ph.D. in National Collegiate Dialogue, Race Relations with 16 Comments
Professor of Political ScienceSaint Joseph’s College – New YorkIntroductionDuring the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, an attempt to grapple with the persistence of racism and the growth in migrant presence in public consciousness in the United States (US) has led to a reconsideration of the dominant assumptions of the leading paradigms on racial and ethnic relations in this country. This...
October 10th, 2011
Written by Peter W. Brusoe - American University in National Collegiate Dialogue with 50 Comments
In 1916, the people of Montana elected Jeanette Rankin to serve n the United States House. Ninety years later, we finally had our first female Speaker of the House. 214 years after the signing of the constitution, Sen. Joe Lieberman was nominated as the Democratic Candidate for Vice President. He was the first Jewish American to be on a national ticket. 10 years later Eric Cantor became our first...
October 3rd, 2011
Written by Paul Kriese in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 22 Comments
Texas State University-San MarcosTo foster an awareness of the power of diversity and human rights, connections are drawn between the development of intercultural sensitivity, interpersonal skills, and student beliefs in the importance of Human Rights. Fostering active learning skills enhances interpersonal skills and enhanced interpersonal skills facilitate growth along Bennett’s (1993)...
October 3rd, 2011
Written by Aaron Castelan Cargile in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 55 Comments
This video provides a look at many of the men wrongfully convicted and then exonerated by DNA evidence during the first decade of the 21st century.Although "White Americans" constitute approximately 70 percent of the U.S. population, about 70 percent of those exonerated by DNA testing are members of minority groups, according to the Innocence Project.Have people of color been wrongly convicted in...
