November 2011
November 15th, 2011
Written by Jodie Blankenship in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 2 Comments
As Americans settled into neighborhoods after World War II, the nuclear family, consisting of a father, mother, and pre-adult kids, developed into the ideal model. The Pew Research Center finds that multigenerational homes declined, determining that cultural norms shifted after World War II. In 1940 multigenerational homes accounted for 25 percent of households. In 1980, households identified as...
November 14th, 2011
Written by Abby L. Ferber ... in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 14 Comments
Each week, the White Privilege Conference and the Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion, housed at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS), hosts a half hour radio show called Intersections Radio that features an interview with a different author, scholar, and/or speaker.On the September 6, 2011, the show featured the inspiring and thought-provoking, Jamie...
November 14th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 35 Comments
A recent article, “Who Gets to Vote?” appeared in The New York Times, and addresses the pervasive practice of states denying Americans with criminal records the right to vote. The article noted that during the next Presidential election in November 2012, more than 5 million Americans with past criminal convictions will not have the right to vote.The problem is that this denial remains in effect...
November 12th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Cause and Civility with 0 Comments
One has only to look at the level of access and use of technology as an essential tool in schools that boast of delivering a high-quality education to see the institutionalized disparities in the educational system in the United States. The “haves” have access to the technology. The “have nots” do not. More often than not, the disparities are existent along racial and socio-economic lines.I was...
November 8th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Cause and Civility with 0 Comments
Whenever it is convenient or serves some political purpose, we are reminded that the “separation of church and state” is an important aspect of our Republic. But is it? Has it ever been?There are those who would like to believe it, advocate it, and even act upon this notion. But a close look at the history of this country shows that God and religion have always been present and promulgated.God...