Month: September 2012

As I've observed before, talk of reparations has been pretty scarce of late, but I'm wondering if it's going to make a comeback in the academy.  For instance, last spring…

I have just learned of the passing of Eugene Genovese, the distinguished and controversial historian of slavery.  He was best known for his epic 1974 book Roll, Jordan, Roll, which detailed…

Call for Book Chapters Promoting the Participation of Children and Youth across the Globe: From Social Exclusion to Child-Inclusive Policies Editors: Tali Gal, School of Criminology, University of Haifa Benedetta ...

From Daring Zaring comes this hiring announcement from Wharton.  David has blogged several times at the Conglomerate (though I can't find links to them at the moment) about the advantages…

From an email that I received earlier today (slightly edited): Our friends at the Regent University Law Review are hosting a symposium entitled “Emerging Issues in Social Enterprise” on October…

I took at look at Mitt Romney's 1040 today and while I didn't glean anything surprising about his income or taxes, I did discover one thing:  his first name is…

As those of you who travel with American Airlines are no doubt aware, the airline has been experiencing abnormal delays and cancelations of late.  According to AA, the cause is…

I'm sitting here working on a paper for a conference here in Chapel Hill in a couple of weeks on trials and race.  Mine looks at trials (and appeals) in…

As I've previously noted, PA voter ID laws have the potential to disenfranchise a ton of voters - with a massive skew toward people of color.  For now, implementation of…

Thanks to a pointer from Taja-Nia Y. Henderson, I see that the Columbia Journal of Race and Law has a new issue out devoted to Derrick Bell.  The papers were delivered…