FINANCIAL DISTRICT — The teachers union and state lawmakers are pushing to overhaul admissions at the city's top public high schools, calling the lack
of racial diversity at the schools «an embarrassment.»
Not exact matches
Let us begin, then, with one cold, hard - numbered truth: For much
of corporate America,
racial diversity continues to be
at best a challenge — and
at worst a flat - out fiction — particularly in the executive ranks.
Rashad Robinson, executive director
of online
racial justice organization Color
of Change, said in a statement late Tuesday that while he applauded Uber's newfound transparency, «the onus is now on Kalanick and Uber's leadership team to prove that all this public soul - searching isn't just a public relations ploy and to work with advocates and experts to meaningfully increase
diversity at the company.»
Four years ago, Duffy, then the mayor
of Rochester, was selected to be Cuomo's number two on the ticket, providing geographic balance
at the expense
of gender and
racial diversity.
Liliana Garces, assistant professor
of higher education
at Pennsylvania State University, said
racial diversity has fallen significantly
at schools that are barred from considering race as a factor in admissions.
In a study conducted in 2003, Orlando Richard, a professor
of management
at the University
of Texas
at Dallas, and his colleagues surveyed executives
at 177 national banks in the U.S., then put together a database comparing financial performance,
racial diversity and the emphasis the bank presidents put on innovation.
This,
of course, would have been a nice opportunity to hire a black model, as there aren't many jobs available for non-white models (as Jezebel pointed out, 82 percent
of the models
at New York Fashion Week this season were white) and some might argue (I would argue) that the lack
of racial diversity in the fashion industry promotes a standard
of beauty which verges on (slash is) white supremacist.
An inclusion rider means that those working on a production can request
at 50 percent
diversity within a production, meaning that in front
of and behind the camera, more women, members
of the LGBTQ community and people
of different
racial or ethnic groups must be hired.
His credibility rests in part
at least on his irreverence, and online he has appeared unwilling to play it safe, sharing near - the - knuckle gags about the lack
of racial diversity in this year's Oscars race with his 13 million Twitter followers.
But in a new article for Education Next, «Desegregation Since the Coleman Report:
Racial composition
of schools and student learning,» Steven Rivkin
of the University
of Illinois
at Chicago identifies a key trend masquerading as resegregation: the decreasing enrollment share
of white students due to the increasing ethnic
diversity of public schools.
We summarize a body
of work documenting that when institutions can not consider race in admissions — as has been the case in states that have banned affirmative action via ballot measures or other policies —
racial and ethnic
diversity has declined across various educational sectors, not just
at selective undergraduate institutions, but in the professional fields
of law, business, and medicine, as well as other graduate disciplines.
First look
at the demographics, which show it to be a rare model
of racial and socio - economic
diversity:
In Fisher v. University
of Texas
at Austin, the Supreme Court in 2013 directed a lower court to consider whether the school's use
of racial preferences is essential to yield sufficient
diversity in its student body.
To the extent the objective is sufficient
diversity so that students see fellow students as individuals rather than solely as members
of a
racial group, using means that treat students solely as members
of a
racial group is fundamentally
at cross-purposes with that end.
Similarly, while there is no perfect golden ratio for the amount
of people from any particular identity group represented
at the conference, I think we've been able to draw on a huge
diversity of voices across
racial and ethnic groups.
This type
of data is needed to accurately describe changes in
diversity as students move between sectors because there is significant variation in student demographics
at the school level that is often obscured when examining the issue
at higher levels
of aggregation (e.g. comparing charters as a group to surrounding school district or metropolitan area) and can complicate the drawing
of valid inferences about the relationship between public school choice and
racial sorting.
In a recently published article «Public School Choice and
Racial Sorting: An Examination of Charter Schools in Indianapolis» I look at this issue by examining how racial diversity changes for students who switch into a charter school from the traditional public school system in Indianapolis, In
Racial Sorting: An Examination
of Charter Schools in Indianapolis» I look
at this issue by examining how
racial diversity changes for students who switch into a charter school from the traditional public school system in Indianapolis, In
racial diversity changes for students who switch into a charter school from the traditional public school system in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The institute will unite a group
of national leaders
at colleges and universities across the United States to spotlight and explore innovative efforts for addressing
racial / ethnic teacher
diversity across five key areas: recruitment and retention, teacher preparation, mentorship, induction and professional development, and advocacy.
Among the 100 attendees
at the summit, specific attention was paid to
racial diversity with 41 % people
of color participating.
A few years ago,
at a convening
of education advocates, one veteran in the reform movement highlighted the lack
of racial diversity in the room...
Districts may design school choice programs in a way that achieves
diversity or avoids
racial isolation using race - neutral factors (such as socioeconomic status) or generalized race - based factors that look
at things like the overall
racial composition
of neighborhoods but do not involve decision - making on the basis
of any individual student's race.
Runyan - Shefa thinks a better integration strategy would include looking
at how to bring some
racial and socioeconomic
diversity to the dozens
of virtually all - black schools that most New Orleanians attend.
At Teachers College, she is founder and faculty sponsor
of the
Racial Literacy Roundtables Series where for eight years Doctoral and Master's students, and scholars in the field
of education facilitate informal conversations around issues
of race and
diversity for the Teachers College community.
At Teachers College, she is founder and faculty sponsor
of the
Racial Literacy Roundtables Series where for eight years, national scholars, doctoral, and pre-service and in - service Master's students, and young people facilitate informal conversations around race and other issues involving
diversity and teacher education for the Teachers College / Columbia University community.
At the 2013 Atlanta RWA conference, you saw far more
racial diversity walking out
of the hotel to the Atlanta downtown streets than within the conference walls.
In terms
of their economic, political and social views, Generation X and Millennials are generally more tolerant
of racial and ethnic
diversity, as well as same - sex marriage, and lean heavily Democratic
at the polls.
She has contributed to, and been written about, in several anthologies
of literary criticism including: The
Racial Imaginary: Writers on Race in the Life
of the Mind (Fence Books, 2015); The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age
of Hip - Hop (Haymarket Books, 2015); What I Say: Innovative Poetry by Black Writers in America (University
of Alabama Press, 2015); The & Now Awards 3: The Best Innovative Writing (Northwestern University Press, 2015); I'll Drown My Book: Conceptual Writing By Women (Les Figues Pess, 2012); eco language reader (Portable Press
at Yo - Yo Labs and Nightboat Books, 2010); American Women Poets in the 21st Century (Wesleyan University Press, 2002); and An Exaltation
of Forms: Contemporary Poets Celebrate the
Diversity of Their Art (University
of Michigan Press, 2002).
A 2010 report commissioned by the American Alliance
of Museums indicated that the
racial composition
of contemporary museum audiences has remained
at a level
of diversity reminiscent
of the 1970s while the
diversity of the general population has more than tripled during that time.
[10] The diverse spectrum
of artists working in the Bronx, where there is a significant Latino population as well as African American, Middle Eastern and West African among others, makes a significant contribution to the overall
diversity of the
racial, social, and economic landscape
of New York's art worlds and the city
at large.
Recently, ballet companies have been denounced for uncritically perpetuating traditions
at odds with contemporary society and notions
of racial diversity, equality, and social justice.
The organization's mission is to increase
racial and ethnic
diversity at all levels
of the legal professions in the Capital District (Albany, Rensselaer and Schenectady counties and surrounding areas) for the benefit
of Black, Hispanic and other attorneys
of color and the entire legal profession.
Diverse Teams Especially considering my work
at LunaCap Ventures, I was pleased to see the fantastic gender and
racial diversity on all
of the teams.
«During my years in our Multicultural Garden
of Eden,» he wrote, «I have often marveled
at the odd strategies that some
of the more strident
racial factions
of the student body employ in their attempts to «heighten consciousness,» «build tolerance,» «promote
diversity» and otherwise convince us to partake
of that fruit which promises to open our eyes to a PC version
of the knowledge
of good and evil.
I think firms can step back and really take a hard look
at that and say do we feel like we have adequate representation, not only
of gender, let's get it all
at one time,
racial diversity, ethnic
diversity, and so on, but really take a hard look
at your committees and make sure that you are being representative
of your firm in such a way that you can produce policies and procedures that are going to help you retrain that talent that you've worked so hard to recruit.
It falls short on
racial diversity however; four - fifths
of associates are white, while
at the partner level it's over 90 %.
Joan R.M. Bullock is a professor
at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University College
of Law, and is the former chair
of the ABA Law Practice Division and present member on the ABA Council for
Racial and Ethnic
Diversity in the Educational Pipeline.
Diverse candidates must be in good standing as a first - year law student
at an ABA accredited law school; demonstrate a record
of academic and professional achievement; contribute meaningfully to
diversity in the legal profession, which may include being a member
of a
racial / ethnic group that has been historically underrepresented in the legal profession, or identifying as a person with disabilities, openly LGBT, and / or a military veteran; and have a sincere interest in intellectual property and Fish & Richardson.
The problem around
diversity has many dimensions; while Latinos make up 17 percent
of the US's population, television representation
of Latinos in 2017 lagged behind
at a mere 8 percent, the greatest
racial disparity among minorities.
The Family Institute
at Northwestern University actively seeks applicants from underrepresented
racial and ethnic groups so that our body
of students, fellows, faculty and staff will more closely reflect the
diversity of American society.
Americans also placed more value on community
diversity than in 2011 as 53 percent thought living in a community with a mix
of people from various
racial backgrounds was important (up from 42 %), 48 percent thought living in a community with a mix
of income levels was important (up from 42 %) and 66 percent thought living in a community with people
at all stages
of life was important (up from 60 %).