MU Diversity News
Chris Blose, Mizzou Wire
Sheryl Tucker knows by now that when she tells people she’s a chemistry professor, she’s going to get some funny looks. People tend to have a caricature of a chemistry professor in their minds, and she doesn’t necessarily match it.
Abraham Mahshie, Columbia Tribune
Chris Blose, MizzouWire
These numbers aren’t pretty: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that one child out of every 150 has a neurodevelopment disorder on the autism spectrum. Diagnoses of those disorders have multiplied by 10 over the past decade.
Announcement, Center for Religion and the Professions
Finkelstein, who is Jewish, supports the Palestinian cause. Amid criticism from attorney and commentator Alan Dershowitz, a supporter of Israel, Finkelstein was denied tenure at DePaul in 2007. He sued and received a settlement. Finkelstein is the author of five books. Champagne/cider toast follows lecture. Sponsored by the MU Peace Studies Program. March 3, 2008 – 7 p.m.
Old Alumni Center, 1105 Carrie Francke Drive, Columbia
Announcement, Chancellor's Diversity Initiative
Enjoy this research-based presentation Tuesday March 4, from 12:30-1:30 pm at Memorial Union room N208 with Dr. Rita Cavigioli, Associate Professor of Italian in the Department of Romance Languages and Literature.
Announcement, Chancellor's Diversity Initiative
You In Mizzou challenges you to discuss your differences and discover your similarities in a safe environment this Friday March 7 at 7:00 pm. Interact respectfully, while experiencing the rich diversity of Mizzou and the beliefs of those around you while enjoying free pizza and drinks.
Mary Daly, The Maneater
Junior Chris Patane was brought up Catholic and spent eight years in Catholic elementary and middle schools. He stopped practicing Catholicism and became an atheist shortly after entering high school.
Off Campus Diversity News
Mireya Navarro, NY Times
Jenifer Bratter once wore a T-shirt in college that read “100 percent black woman.” Her African-American friends would not have it. “I remember getting a lot of flak because of the fact I wasn’t 100 percent black,” said Ms. Bratter, 34, recalling her years at Penn State.
Adelante
More than one in four people in the U.S. in 2050 will be Hispanic, and nearly one in five people will be an immigrant, according to a population projection by the Pew Hispanic Center. The figures are based on current trends.
Columbia Tribune
As a follow-up to the "Let’s Talk, Columbia!" community summit held last month, the public is invited to a Community Action Meeting from 5:30 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at the Days Inn, 1900 I-70 Drive S.W. Organized by the Columbia Human Rights Commission with the help of other local groups and volunteers, the free event will help form a community action plan from the ideas discussed at the summit.
C.J. Trent, Columbia Missourian
After a seven-month search, the Islamic Center of Central Missouri has settled on a new imam: Ronald Smith Jr.The search for an imam was a community decision. After a phone interview and a visit by Smith to Columbia, a committee of 10 to 12 members of the Islamic Center chose Smith by a majority vote. The committee based its decision on Smith’s formal training and knowledge of the Quran and Hadith, the teachings of the prophet Muhammad.
