2005 News Archive
Coming Out of the
Catholic Closet
...professor of religious studies at Our Lady of the
Lake University, in Texas, says there is "no visibility or support" for gay or
lesbian faculty members on her campus. And yet she wouldn't want to be anywhere
else. "I want to teach ...
(The Chronicle for
Higher Education, 12.09.05)
Why Are
90 Percent of College Faculty Still White?
Harvard University announced a
$50-million initiative in May to make faculty more diverse...
(Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 11.17.05)
Meliora Weekend Celebrating Diversity, Celebrating Each
Other
Photo essay from this year's Meliora Weekend events, including
the first-ever all-class reunion for Rochester's more than 5,000 multicultural
alumni. (No longer available)
(November
2005)
What's the Meaning of "Inclusion"?
(by
Stanley Byrd, human resources manager for multicultural affairs and
inclusion.
(September 2005)
RochesterWorks
Names University "Employer of the Month"
(July
2005)
Race and Diversity
Practices for the Post-'Grutter' Era
(The
Chronicle for Higher Education, 05.27.05)
The Present and
Future of Black Studies
...for example, by Robin Wilson's reiteration of
a deep-seated but erroneous notion that black studies was, and is, only for
black students and only taught by black scholars. In fact, here at Wisconsin,
most of our students are European-Americans, ...
(The Chronicle for Higher Education, 05.27.05)
Class-Rank Plan Faces Trouble in Texas
...35 percent of Texas high-school graduates the same year, according to
the Texas Education Agency. There was a similar disparity for black students,
who made up 5 percent of the top-10-percent enrollees, but 13.6 percent of
high-school ...
(The Chronicle for Higher
Education, 04.22.05)
Rochester
Launches Dialogue on Diversity in Nursing
(Posted
04.18.05)
Stanley Byrd Named HR Manager with Focus on
Diversity
(Posted 03.08.05)
A Mind of His Own
...the case,"
he says. (A 2004 study by the Education Trust, a nonprofit research and advocacy
group, found that the graduation rate for black students lags 10 percentage
points behind that for white students.) Black students face extra ...
(The Chronicle for Higher Education, 02.18.05)
A New Route to
Racial Diversity
....groups over its minority enrollment, and nearly
every segment of the university has been enlisted in an all-out effort to get
more black and Hispanic students to come here. Most selective colleges feel
pressure to become more racially ...
(The Chronicle
for Higher Education, 01.08.05)
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