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Anti-DEI Legislation Threatens Medical School Diversity
06 May 2024 14:24 GMT
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The EDUCATE Act, a bill recently introduced to Congress, would effectively ban diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in medical schools by restricting federal funding.
Drawing upon an extreme version of color- …
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Affirmative Action Bans Have A Tremendous Impact On Law School Diversity
02 Apr 2024 22:35 GMT
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According to a recent paper by law professors Richard Brooks, Kyle Rozema, and Sarath Sanga tracking the impact of state-wide affirmative action bans since 1980 on law school enrollment, …
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Florida ban on school diversity programs impacts students
14 Mar 2024 11:01 GMT
The big story: Much of the debate over diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Florida’s universities, colleges and schools have centered on talking points.
But for some students, the effect of eliminating the services and firing staff has been …
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Alabama House passes bill targeting school diversity programs
12 Mar 2024 03:06 GMT
By Zenitha Prince,
Special to the AFRO
Students, civil rights groups and others are decrying the March 7 passage of a controversial bill that would stymie diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in Alabama schools.
Senate Bill 129 was passed by the …
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Chief Justice to keynote law school diversity event
20 Feb 2024 23:35 GMT
Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, the Supreme Court’s first Latina member and the first Latina or Latino leader of California’s judicial branch, will be the keynote speaker at Pepperdine Law School’s Belongings Awards on March 2.
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Supreme Court rejects new bid to curb school diversity efforts - Tue, 20 Feb 2024 PST
20 Feb 2024 21:49 GMT
A divided US Supreme Court refused to question an admissions policy at a competitive public high school in northern Virginia, turning away contentions that the program was designed to reduce the percentage of Asian-American students.
The justices rejected …
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SCOTUS Ducks High School Diversity in Admissions Case
20 Feb 2024 20:39 GMT
Justice of the Supreme Court Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito attend a private ceremony Justice of the Supreme Court Sandra Day O'Connor before public repose in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023.Pool Via Cnp/ …
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Biden Administration Unveils New Initiatives to Combat School Segregation on Brown v. Board Anniversary
17 May 2024 19:57 GMT
… and resources aimed at enhancing school diversity and tackling racial segregation. The … of Education’s State of School Diversity Report, racially isolated schools often …
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Love + Unity Fest begins with chalk
17 May 2024 16:11 GMT
… by the St. Cloud Elementary School Diversity Council. Out of towners are …
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Illinois School ‘Diversity’ Club Sponsor Sought To Exclude Students Upset Over Trans Bathroom Policy
18 Nov 2023 00:04 GMT
A teacher at an Illinois high school sought to exclude students who allegedly opposed the school’s transgender bathroom policy from meetings of the school’s “Diversity” club.
A Waterloo High School teacher and advisor to the school’s “Diversity,” (Gay- …