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Why attending publicly funded schools may help students become more culturally sensitive

Being an intercultural citizen — someone who supports the principle of a multicultural state and also demonstrates positive personal attitudes towards diversity — is considered essential from a human rights perspective. What kind of learning best supports its development?

The Conversation · Nov 1, 2022

DC United fined after Wayne Rooney manager appointment broke policy

DC United brought the former Manchester United forward back to the US capitol in the summer but have been fined after the appointment broke the league's diversity policy

Manchester Evening News · Nov 1, 2022

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 · Nov 1, 2022

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 · Oct 31, 2022

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.

Reason · Oct 31, 2022

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 · Oct 31, 2022

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 · Oct 31, 2022

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 · Oct 31, 2022

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 · Oct 31, 2022

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 · Oct 31, 2022