By Wade Henderson (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The survey gives me great cause for optimism. Throughout history, people have drawn boundaries based on differences of race and ethnicity, and untold conflicts have resulted. America—and in particular, our civil rights movement—changed that by enshrining the principle of equality under law and by promising … [Read more...] about “Great Cause for Optimism” by Wade Henderson (May-June 2008 P&R Issue)
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“Some Possible Changes, Critics and Cautions” by john powell (March-April 2008 P&R Issue)
By john powell (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The effort of Julius Chambers, Dean Jack Boger and William Tobin should be applauded. They are looking for a creative way to change the trajectory that has pointed toward both restricting diversity in higher education and increased racial isolation in K-12. Their effort should be engaged and experimented with on … [Read more...] about “Some Possible Changes, Critics and Cautions” by john powell (March-April 2008 P&R Issue)
“Reflections in a Jaundiced Eye: Durban and Beyond” by Wade Henderson (January-February P&R Issue)
By Wade Henderson (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) It’s been only a few months since the tragedy of September 11, but it’s already cliché to suggest to those of us who live in this country how deeply the events of that day have affected our lives and seared our psyches. We know firsthand that the magnitude of loss is a grievous blow, both in lost lives and lost … [Read more...] about “Reflections in a Jaundiced Eye: Durban and Beyond” by Wade Henderson (January-February P&R Issue)
“By the Color of Our Skin: The Illusion of Integration and the Reality of Race” by Leonard Steinhorn and Barbara Diggs-Brown (November-December 1999 P&R Issue)
By Leonard Steinhorn and Barbara Diggs-Brown (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) There is a conventional wisdom about the 1960s that most writers and commentators follow. The story line is this: we came close, very close, to solving America’s racial dilemma completely in the mid-sixties, until a number of factors stalled our progress and undermined the consensus. … [Read more...] about “By the Color of Our Skin: The Illusion of Integration and the Reality of Race” by Leonard Steinhorn and Barbara Diggs-Brown (November-December 1999 P&R Issue)
“Reaffirm the Affirmative” by Max Frankel (May-June 1995 P&R Issue)
By Max Frankel (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) ... To reward people for something beyond merit is as American as apple pie. Universities routinely bend a bit to admit the children of alumni, acknowledging with a wink that this fosters loyalty and annual contributions. Few objected when "diversity" in a Northern college meant saving a few places for Southern or … [Read more...] about “Reaffirm the Affirmative” by Max Frankel (May-June 1995 P&R Issue)
