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Movements Are Leading the Way: Reenvisioning and Redesigning Laws and Governance for a Just Energy Utility Transition

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Billions of dollars in energy infrastructure and its associated profits are no longer hoarded by a handful of wealthy investors, utility executives, and shareholders; instead, they are deployed for shared prosperity to eliminate the racial wealth divide and to create meaningful, joyous, living-wage work for those formerly excluded from the economy.

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Closing Care Gaps: Physician Shortages, Medical Deserts, and Health Disparities

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According to projections from the American Medical Association (AMA), the demand for doctors will outpace supply by 2033, leading to a shortage of between 54,100 and 139,000 physicians. The lack of racial and ethnic diversity within the physician workforce is unlikely to be resolved soon following the Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v.

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DEI Under Attack: A Conversation with Paulette Granberry Russell

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A report by the Associated Press found that Republican lawmakers in a dozen states have advanced at least 30 bills similarly targeting DEI measures at colleges and universities. Among those leaders is Paulette Granberry Russell, president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. I’m talking about gender.

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To Save Legal Aid, Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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During my first three years practicing law, I worked multiple jobs so that I could afford housing, healthcare, food, and student loan payments. Although the federal government’s loan forgiveness program is race neutral by design, it also advances racial equity. Achieving Financial Security . The Need for Legal Aid .

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Facial Recognition Technology’s Enduring Threat to Civil Liberties

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The same report—which investigated disparities among several racial and ethnic groups, men, and women—revealed that false matches for mugshots were highest for Black women. A 2019 report from a government study found “false positives to be between 2 and 5 times higher in women than men.”

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Title IX at 50: Sports Drive and Inspire Women Leaders to C-Suites

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“Title IX is a law about producing better citizens” says Brennan, also a CNN commentator, alum of NU ‘s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications and member of NU’s Board of Trustees. Representation across all identities including gender and race are critical. “We This is not just about sports.

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Healing Society through the Archaeology of Self™: A Racial Literacy Development Approach

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This component provides a process for delving deeply into one’s own life experiences and peeling back the layers to uncover the complex dynamics—specifically of race and diversity—that shape our perspectives. Exercises on the topics of race, schools, family name, and neighborhoods open opportunities for self-examination to occur.