Sentences with phrase «member of minority groups»

The idea is to recruit a diverse group of people between 18 and 25 years of age, with an emphasis on getting veterans and members of minority groups involved.

Now a successful artist he works with young members of minority groups, encouraging their participation in the arts.

In other words, credit scoring predicted risk for members of minority groups in much the same way that it predicted risk for members of nonminority groups.

Telle Whitney, CEO of the Anita Borg Institute, says that companies should interview at least one woman and member of a minority group for every open position.

The Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences was created by the provincial government last spring after a number of incidents involving clashes or controversies between members of minority groups, in particular religious minorities, and the members of the highly secularized French - speaking majority that overthrew the restraints of its earlier conservative Catholic culture more than 40 years ago during the «Quiet Revolution» of the 1960s.

Users were reporting everyday activities of members of minority groups in their neighborhoods as «suspicious.»

The word Rohingya hit the headlines as members of the minority group were forced to flee violence in Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh.

It notes that the awards provide support «for students who are members of minority groups underrepresented in the biomedical sciences,» adding cryptically that these groups «include, but are not limited to,» the four federally designated groups.

The percentage of doctorates awarded to members of minority groups also increased during this time period: from 3 % to 4.3 % for African Americans, from 3.2 % to 4.1 % for Hispanics, and 0.2 % to 0.5 % of all degrees for Native Americans.

Male students who are members of minority groups continue to face overwhelming obstacles to pursuing their academic aspirations, according to a report from the College Board.

Debunking the stereotype that the nation's poorest, most unhealthy, and most undereducated children are members of minority groups living in urban areas, the report says 14.9 million, or one - fourth of, American children living in rural areas face conditions «just as bleak and in some respects even bleaker than their metropolitan counterparts.»

This month, the Lincoln, Neb. - based company will publish a guide for Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima, the 22nd in a new series of literary supplements for novels written by and about members of minority groups.

Community colleges are not doing enough to educate members of minority groups, and those and other institutions, including the schools, should increase their efforts to insure the success of students and staff members of color, a panel of the American Association of Community Colleges has concluded.

The catch, said the NCRC, is that the use of layering with FHA loans is also discriminatory because as credit score requirements are raised members of minority groups are less likely to qualify for financing.

And we want to make sure that those who historically have not participated in the sciences as robustly — girls, members of minority groups here in this country — that they are encouraged as well.

The mission of the USC Ross Minority Program in Real Estate is to enable members of minority groups and those that invest time, talent and financial resources in emerging communities to establish a foundation toward becoming leaders in real estate finance and development.

Washington — The nation must move quickly to eliminate gaps between members of minority groups and the rest of the population in education, employment, health, and other areas, the head of a commission on minority opportunity told the House Education and Labor Committee last week.

Continued immigration and growth in the number of members of minority groups will lead to even more dramatic shifts in the U.S. population.

Both Obama, the nation's first black president, and Romney, a Mormon, have found that their shared status as members of minority groups and political pioneers, in many ways, has also changed the rules of this presidential campaign cycle, said Nancy Wadsworth, co-editor of the anthology «Faith and Race in American Political Life.»

In his talk he reviewed how underrepresentation and poor representation negatively impacts minority communities by reinforcing negative stereotypes that players internalize either regarding themselves or how the players view members of the minority groups in their lives.

Like McDonald, Yoshino says that he understands and doesn't criticize a member of a minority group for making the decision to cover up a stigmatized identity.

It differs in that being a member of a minority group is not a required qualification.

Dualistic thinking affects everyone, not just women and members of minority groups.

Social oppression and deprivation deplete the ego resources of many women and members of minority groups in our sexist and racist culture.

One seminary teacher tells of being at his greatest effectiveness during the days that he shared with his students the blow - by - blow account of his dealings with real estate people as he sold his house to a member of a minority group and tried, at the same time, to act responsibly toward his neighbors.

We can insure that members of minority groups have positions of power throughout our denominations.

«Tax credits would be given for members of minority groups or women who are writers or directors on TV productions shot within the state.

Satisfying the demands of some members of minority groups should not take precedence over working towards a cohesive and tolerant society.

For the past 15 years, dating to when David A. Paterson was elected leader of the Senate Democrats, that position has been held by a member of a minority group.

Even though there are many invited speakers, it is rare to have a member of a minority group among them.

Current projections suggest that by 2050, 42 percent of the nation's older adults will be members of minority groups.

By including women and members of minority groups, we are enhancing the capacity and effectiveness with which the medical community can perform.

No one disputes the need to include more women and members of minority groups in studies.

It was hard being, for the first time, a member of a minority group.

There is reason to hope that training can overcome biased police responses to members of minority groups, he said.

Just 8 % of U.S. - born innovators are Asian, African - American, Hispanic, or a member of another minority group; these groups account for 32 % of the U.S. population.

But the research does confirm one stereotype: Just 12 % of innovators were women, and less than 8 % of those born in the United States were a member of a minority group.»

CoffeeMeetsBagel commented: «If you are a member of a minority group, «no preference» may end up meaning you'll be matched with people from your own race.»

As such, members of these minority groups have traditionally relied on intermediaries — clubs, temples, bookstores, college groups — as a way to meet potential partners.

Currently, 59 percent of Minneapolis students and 49 percent of St. Paul students are members of minority groups.

Of those who responded, 30 percent were members of minority groups and 69 percent were age 23 or older.

In surveying 84 of its member institutions, the association found that minority - group students make up 12.5 percent of total enrollment (6.4 percent black, 5 percent Asian American, 0.9 percent Hispanic, and 0.2 percent American Indian), while only 3.1 percent of faculty members are members of minority groups.

Of course, this relationship ignores the fact that charters tend to locate in areas that serve large shares of disadvantaged students and members of minority groups.

A new campaign aims to use students» personal stories to promote the positive influence public schools can have on the lives of children who are poor and members of minority groups.