The Greenlining Institute, a multiethnic research and advocacy institute, on Thursday released a report on the diversity of the University of California’s medical student body. Among the findings: although African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans make up more than 40 percent of the population of California, they comprise less than 20 percent of UC medicalContinueContinue reading “Greenlining Institute Report: UC Medical School Failing to Keep up with California’s Diversity”
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Disturbing Trend in Law School Diversity
From the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) blog, via our new legal intern Aman Sebahtu: Despite the rise in the number of available seats in American law schools, up nearly 4,000 seats in the last fifteen years, African American and Mexican American enrollment has decreased at an alarming rate. Overall these applicants are showingContinueContinue reading “Disturbing Trend in Law School Diversity”
Backers of Anti-Affirmative Action Initiative Fail Signature Drive in Missouri
Missourians won a major victory in the fight for fairness and equal opportunity on May 6 when the so-called Missouri Civil Rights Initiative (MoCRI) failed to qualify for the November ballot, the ACLU announced in the press release issued yesterday. One of a series of ballot proposals California businessman Ward Connerly has spearheaded across theContinueContinue reading “Backers of Anti-Affirmative Action Initiative Fail Signature Drive in Missouri”