Archive for November, 2009

Diversity: A Dirty Word?

Published by Glyn Hughes on November 20, 2009 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

John L. Jackson Jr. raises some provocative questions in a recent contribution to the Chronicle of Higher Education:

  • What’s wrong with diversity?
  • Are academics still fighting for a version of diversity with real institutional teeth?
  • Has that battle already been lost?
  • What do you think?

Obama signs bill that broadens the definition of hate crimes to include sexual orientation and gender identity

Published by Lisa Miles on November 1, 2009 in LGBTQI and Race. 0 Comments

Last month Pres. Obama signed the Matthew Shepard - James Byrd jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act which extended the definition of federal hate crimes to include sexual orientation and gender identity. Matthew Shepard died as a result of a brutal homophobic attack in Laramie Wyoming in 1992. James Byrd Jr., and Afircan American, died in June of 1998 in Jasper Texas when he assaulted and dragged behind a truck for threee miles until his death.

Read about the bill in this article on the NAACP website, and here in the Washington Post.