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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Legal Writing Prof Blog
A poem about status from a different viewpoint
Following Kristen Tiscione’s poem (below) about writing professors’ status, Teri McMurtry- Chubb of Mercer has written a response. She presents the special viewpoint of a woman of color whose faculty recently voted…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Gay men in sports
By John Kang
Michael Sam, the All-American from the University of Missouri, is the first openly gay football player. Some NFL teams have already supported his candidacy and it seems that the media…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Bravo to Coca-Cola!
Coca-Cola's beautiful Superbowl commercial featuring the singing of America the Beautiful in seven different languages has come under fire by right-wing critics who call it "un-American." Coca-Cola has responded that…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Yuvraj Joshi on Inclusion
By John Kang
Yuvraj Joshi has an article--"The Trouble with Inclusion"--forthcoming from the Virginia Journal of Social Policy and Law. The abstract reads: Attempts are being made to include members of excluded groups in…
Education Law Prof Blog
Investing in Integration: What a Second Year Law Student Knows and the Department of Education Cannot Figure Out
By Derek Black
Jennifer Rust, a law student at Loyola University, just published Investing in Integration: A Case for "Promoting Diversity" in Federal Education Funding Priorities, 59 Loy. L. Rev. 623 (2013). She points…
Education Law Prof Blog
The Obama Administration’s Misunderstanding About the Connection Between Higher Education and K-12 Diversity
By Derek Black
Civil Rights advocates have been less than enamoured with the Obama administration's approach to diversity in K-12 education, but credit goes to the administration on higher education. DOJ's briefs in…
ImmigrationProf Blog
On Diversity: The Law Firm of Ghandi and Mandela
About a month ago, I came across this wonderful piece by Michelle Silverthorn, an Education Associate for the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism:On the front page of last Sunday’s…
The Right Coast
NPR: <em> Colleges Use Photoshop to Paint Faux Diversity</em>
The photo was a shot of students at a football game but Shabazz had never been to a football game. "So I flipped back, and that's when I saw my…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
CRL&P Daily Reads: Dec. 28, 2013
Western Dems weren't happy with yesterday's NSA ruling; SCOTUSblog breaks it down; and, split rulings on NSA's surveillance program come from judges aligned (unsurprisingly?) with opposing parties. NYPD's increased diversity coincides with declining…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB extends diversity standards proposal comment period
The CFPB has extended the period for filing comments on its proposed policy statement establishing standards for assessing the diversity policies and practices of regulated entities relating to employment and…