August 20, 2012, 12:05 AM
Although the upcoming Supreme Court case on the University of Texas’ race-conscious admissions policy will be largely irrelevant in the Golden State, the University of California and others have filed briefs to emphasize that if the nation goes the way of California, then diversity –...
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April 5, 2012, 12:05 AM
To stave off fraud and future Wall Street meltdowns, some reform advocates are pushing for government regulators to become more ethnically diverse. In a study titled "Government That Looks Like America?," The Greenlining Institute found that, for the most part, financial regulators...
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March 2, 2012, 12:05 AM
Racial diversity has been growing in Southern California, but it might be reaching its peak, according to a new University of Southern California analysis. As Asian and Latino populations continue booming, cities with significant numbers of multiple races and ethnicities are increasing,...
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February 24, 2012, 12:05 AM
More than a decade after California law banned race-conscious admissions, outreach and financial aid at public universities, the state's most selective public university system has seen a significant impact on its ability to increase enrollments of African American, Latino and American Indian...
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November 21, 2011, 5:09 PM
The dean of UC Berkeley's College of Engineering expressed support today for a recommendation from a student group that the college create a recruitment and retention plan for women and underrepresented minority students. The move came after representatives from several engineering...
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September 3, 2010, 12:05 AM
Confirmation hearings for federal judges don’t examine how a nominee’s wealth may impact their rulings on constitutional questions. The chief justice of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals thinks they should. “There’s been much talk about diversity on the bench,...
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