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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Education Law Prof Blog
DOJ and DOE Briefing on Creating and Supporting Diversity in Higher Education
By Derek Black
Please join the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice for a panel discussion, “Creating and Supporting Diversity in Higher Education,” on September 27, 2013 from 9:30-11:00am ET at the U.S. Department of Justice. Higher…
DuetsBlog
It’s All About Image
Recently, I received my new American Bar Association card in the mail. This is what the envelope looked like: Notice anything? To me, the first thing that stuck out was…
Texas Bar Blog
The Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas Foundation to Recognize Commitments to Diversity within the Legal Profession
Community leaders and local law students will be recognized for their contributions to the advancement of the people of Texas and the Hispanic community at the annual luncheon put on…
The Faculty Lounge
On Yellen, Summers, and Being Part of The Club, Part 3
In this series of posts, I’ve been detailing some of the ways in which the gender undertones of the Yellen-versus-Summers-for-fed-chair debate resemble discussions we've heard about corporate board diversity. In…
Education Law Prof Blog
Rothstein on Fisher v. Texas
By Derek Black
Richard Rothstein, Senior Fellow at Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and SocialPolicy University of California (Berkeley) School of Law, asked that we share his article on Fisher v.…
Education Law Prof Blog
NPR: What Happens Without Affirmative Action: The Story of UCLA
NPR reports today on UCLA's experience after California's 1996 ban on affirmative action as an admissions criteria in higher education. In 2006, out of UCLA's freshman class of 5,000 students,…
Business of Law
Toni Nguyen Shares Her Experiences as Minority Director of the Texas Bar’s Board of Directors
Stopping by the LXBN TV and Texas Bar TV set at the 2013 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Luminex's Toni Nguyen shared with us what she was most proud…
Employment Law Worldview
Positive discrimination – the right way forward?
London is one of the most ethnically diverse and multi-cultural cities in the world. The latest census data shows that London’s population is 40% minority ethnic, yet recent statistics indicate…
ImmigrationProf Blog
White House Staffers Share Their Immigration Stories
From the White House Blog: The United States is a nation of immigrants. And the White House, like nearly every other American office, is full of staffers whose stories started…
Education Law Prof Blog
Diversity without Affirmative Action? Part II
By Derek Black
As a followup to LaJuana's post last week, I see the New York Times is hosting a debate on the same topic, with commentary by Rick Kahlenberg, Patricia Williams, and…