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Affirmative Action Could Return Under New State Constitutional Amendment Proposal

March 17, 2020 2:19 amMarch 17, 2020 11:27 am

A new state constitutional amendment proposed last week to reinstate affirmative action in California gained more political support during the weekend, potentially setting up the largest fight over the issue in California since 2014. A new challenge to affirmative action...

Hearing Over University Campus Climate Of Diversity And Marginalization Held In Berkeley

November 8, 2019 11:48 amNovember 9, 2019 7:01 am

At a Berkeley hearing presided over by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), a group of elected officials, university representatives, and students discussed the current climate of diversity and inclusiveness on college campuses across California. Following a report by the Anti-Defamation...

UC Davis Leads the Nation in Diversity… in Race and Ethnicity, Not Politics and Intellectual Content

September 24, 2019 2:11 amSeptember 23, 2019 9:03 pm

As Fox Business reports, “The number one most diverse public university in the country is UC Davis, where 30,066 undergraduates are enrolled at a diversity index rate of 77.64.” The diversity index is “a continuum that ranges from 0 (no...

CAGOP Vice Chairman Warns about Dem Party Affirmative Action Platform

September 19, 2019 6:40 amSeptember 19, 2019 8:16 am

Claiming equality and fairness, the California Democrat Party continues its support of affirmative action in higher education, employment and business opportunities. However, Republicans, like Vice Chair of the California Republican Party Peter Kuo find affirmative action discriminatory and warns members...

From San Juan to Sacramento

July 28, 2019 7:34 amJuly 29, 2019 12:16 pm

Last week in the U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico, Governor Ricardo Rosselló announced he would resign, following nearly two weeks of protests in the capital of San Juan. Some 3,500 miles away in the Golden State, Californians can find guidance...

California Supreme Prejudice

March 20, 2019 6:54 pmMarch 25, 2019 12:58 pm

“Thanks to Governor Brown, who breathed new life into the judiciary with 600 plus judicial appointments, 200 of those in his final year. In the last year, these new appointees self-report that 41 percent are non-white and over half of...

UC Davis Diversity Dodge

March 7, 2019 4:34 pmMarch 8, 2019 11:14 am

As the Davis Enterprise reports, the University of California at Davis has created a new position, “vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion,” in order to “engage more effectively with the recruitment and retention of the best and brightest students,...