Greenlining Institute Report: UC Medical School Failing to Keep up with California’s Diversity

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 medicalContinue reading "Greenlining Institute Report: UC Medical School Failing to Keep up with California’s Diversity"

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 showingContinue reading "Disturbing Trend in Law School Diversity"

Dennis Kucinich Introduces Articles of Impeachment

Congressman Dennis Kucinich is right now on the floor of the House of Representatives introducing 35 articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush.The Equal Justice Society (EJS) supports impeachment proceedings. In a Dec. 19, 2007, letter to Speaker Pelosi, EJS president Eva Paterson wrote that "impeachment should be put back on the table. WeContinue reading "Dennis Kucinich Introduces Articles of Impeachment"