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June 2, 2014

The Chronicle Reports And Reflects “Diversity,” 2014

John Rosenberg

Efforts to promote diversity often result in the ubiquitous labeling of the diverse as deficient.

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June 25, 2012

Was Teresa Sullivan an Affirmative Action Hire?

John Rosenberg

John Rosenberg considers whether the UVa president's efforts for campus "diversity" have played a role in advancing her career.

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September 30, 2011

The Mind of a Pioneering Diversity Officer

John Rosenberg

One diversity guru illustrates the semantic leaps necessary for creating campus diversity bureaucracy.

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September 19, 2011

A Racially Restrictive Pipeline?

John Rosenberg

Displaying “grit and academic improvement” is not limited to minorities.

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August 25, 2011

More "Food For Thought" From Sociology (If Youre On A Starvation Diet)

John Rosenberg

Race relations among students are better outside the classroom, where political correctness keeps them from speaking honestly.

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August 22, 2011

Leave It to the Sociologists...

John Rosenberg

This year's meeting of the American Sociological Association includes a paper about minorities' (rational) choices to apply to selective colleges.

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