What a week it has been. Grutter v. Bollinger and the value of diversity in higher education reaffirmed in the Fisher v. Texas case - but a tragic loss for voting rights in Shelby County v. Holder. And the gay marriage cases remind us that the spirit of the "long arc" continues to bend toward justice in spite of our many setbacks. In the meantime, we have a few less … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (June 27, 2013): U.S. CERD report released & more
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PRRAC Update (June 13, 2013): An inspiring immigrant integration story from…Hazleton?
An inspiring immigrant integration story from....Hazleton, PA? Hazleton was "ground zero" for local anti-immigrant legislation a few years ago. Read how quickly things are changing - and American values are beginning to prevail - in the latest story from One Nation Indivisible. The long-awaited HUD Housing Discrimination Study:The decennial report from the Urban Institute … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (June 13, 2013): An inspiring immigrant integration story from…Hazleton?
PRRAC Update (May 30, 2013): Confronting suburban poverty
"Good News and Serious Challenges in Brookings Report on Suburban Poverty": The new book by Elizabeth Kneebone and Alan Berube, Confronting Suburban Poverty in America, has received a lot of media attention in the past week. We decided to weigh in also -- read our commentary in the Huffington Post. Patrick Sharkey: For those of you who were shut out of our … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (May 30, 2013): Confronting suburban poverty
PRRAC Update (May 16, 2013): “Critically Engaged Teaching and Race”
From the new Poverty & Race: In our new issue, we present a fascinating trio of articles on "Critically Engaged Teaching and Race" - including a précis of Meira Levinson's new book, "No Citizen Left Behind," and contributions from Lawrence Blum on teaching about race in high school, and from Leigh Patel (and colleagues) on effective uses of mindfulness in education. Plus … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (May 16, 2013): “Critically Engaged Teaching and Race”
PRRAC Update (May 2, 2013): Toronto, Sharkey, Edin
New from One Nation Indivisible - Immigrant integration in Canada: In matters of immigration and growing diversity, what might the United States learn from its neighbor to the north, Toronto, Canada? Writer Lygia Navarro explores this question in her adopted city in Lessons From the Former Great White North: Living, Loving and Immigrating in the New Toronto. One Nation … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (May 2, 2013): Toronto, Sharkey, Edin