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Why D.C. United were fined by MLS after Wayne Rooney appointment

MLS have fined the club for their hiring process prior to appointing Wayne Rooney

Liverpool Echo

D.C. United fined for breaking MLS diversity rules with Wayne Rooney appointment

The England legend took over as coach of the Washington-based side in July

The Independent UK

Call for greater diversity in public life ahead of next May’s local council elections

A new campaign is encouraging people from underrepresented communities to get involved in frontline politics

Belfast Live

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Conservative US Supreme Court reconsidering affirmative action, leaving the use of race in college admissions on the brink of extinction

The U.S. military learned a valuable lesson about race during the Vietnam War: Diversity does not happen without affirmative action.

The Conversation

D.C. United slapped with £21k fine after breaking MLS rules with Wayne Rooney appointment

D.C. United's woes since putting ex-England and Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney in charge have continued, with MLS now handing them a five-figure fine for failing to meet their diversity policy

Daily Mirror

The Supreme Court could end affirmative action in higher ed. Here’s how it might affect local schools.

The court heard two cases Monday challenging affirmative action in college admissions. A June decision could impact admissions next fall.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Supreme Court's Options in the Harvard and UNC Affirmative Action Cases

The conservative majority on the Court is highly likely to rule against the two schools' use of racial preferences in admissions. But there are several different ways it could do so, which have different implications for future cases.

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Supreme Court justices battle over race as a factor in college admissions

Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court showed deep divides over race-conscious university admissions while questioning lawyers in cases that could transform college campuses and overturn decades-old precedents.

Tribune News Service

Glasgow council bid to recruit more BAME employees to change diversity 'failure'

Black, asian and minority ethnic (BAME)communities are still massively under represented among the council workforce.

Glasgow Live

Gender diversity reforms have helped UK company boards, but they are failing in other countries - new research explains why

It may take close to 300 years to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, according to a UN progress report on its sustainable development goals (SDG), Gender Snapshot 2022. This is way off the 2030 deadline set when the SDGs were adopted by UN member…

The Conversation

California banned affirmative action in 1996. Inside the UC struggle for diversity

For nearly half a century, the University of California has been at the center of national debates over affirmative action and who is entitled to coveted seats in the premier public higher education system.

Los Angeles Times

The Arbitrariness of Racial Classifications Gets Attention as SCOTUS Considers Affirmative Action

I did not time my book on racial classifications to coincide with litigation over affirmative action. Indeed, the book is not about affirmative action, and much of the book has nothing directly to do with it. Of course, though, it turns out that you can't talk about the post-World War…

Reason

Representation and diversity is where ‘magic’ lies for the future of opera

Alison Buchanan, artistic director of Pegasus Opera Company, and Simone Ibbett-Brown, a freelance theatre maker, spoke on ‘demystifying’ opera.

The Independent UK

Yes, Sunak at No 10 is a ‘win’ – in exposing the emptiness of elite diversity rhetoric

If Britain’s first Asian PM is meant to be a high mark for progress, let’s not forget the inequalities his politics create, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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Los Angeles Times

Conservative justices may end affirmative action in college admissions — and beyond

WASHINGTON — Following last term's overturning of Roe v. Wade and an expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court's conservatives are moving now to sharply limit or strike down affirmative action at colleges and universities.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s politics are wretched. But as a British Indian, I see why his rise to the top matters

Attacks on the ethnic diversity of Tory cabinets have not been limited to the right; there is lack of nuance on all sides of the race debate

The Independent UK

Affirmative action under threat as high court hears UNC case

The University of North Carolina was once a bastion of segregation

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s first Hindu prime minister is destroying Tories’ pitiful vision of diversity

We should quickly abandon wishful thinking in order to be truly ready for Rishi Sunak

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The Independent UK

Patrick Vieira calls for football to be ‘more ambitious’ in tackling diversity

The Frenchman is the only black manager in the Premier League

The Independent UK

English clubs failing to meet pledged diversity targets, new report shows

All Premier League teams and 32 English Football League clubs have signed up to the code, which was introduced in 2020 to increase equality of opportunity

The Independent UK

English clubs failing to meet pledged diversity targets, annual FA report shows

Kick It Out admitted there was ‘room for improvement’ two years on from the code being introduced.

WEKU

The World Series begins with upstart Philly taking on Houston, the tainted juggernaut

It's the fourth World Series for the Houston Astros since 2017. They're tangling with the Philadelphia Phillies who made an unlikely playoff run to reach their first Series since 2009.

The Guardian - UK

‘Search for the holy grain’: lost Welsh crops offer hope for future varieties

One farmer’s quest to find black oats has broadened into a project that could rediversify the country’s cereals and meet future climate challenges

The Guardian - UK

English football clubs failed to meet six of eight diversity targets, FA reveals

English football clubs who signed a charter to improve diversity in their organisations have failed to meet six of their eight targets over the year to 31 July 2022

The Conversation

A new way to name bacteria: 300-year-old system revised thanks to scientific advances

Nearly 300 years ago the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus secured his place in scientific history when he created what’s known as the binomial system. The year was 1737 and, due to the large diversity of plants and animals collected by naturalist explorers in different parts of the world, Linnaeus saw…

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