Posted by Jody Roselle on October 5, 2009 | No Comments
The Widener Journal of Law, Economics & Race is pleased to announce its second annual Mid-Year Write-On Competition. The competition will be open to all 2RD, 2ED, and 3ED students with a cumulative grade-point-average of 2.7.
More details will be forthcoming so please check back for more information shortly.
Posted by Jody Roselle on April 3, 2009 | No Comments
Widener School of Law, Delaware, will host Dr. Jeff McKinney, president of the Chicago-based Angkor Group, for his talk, “The Business Case for Diversity: Why We Need It, How We Achieve It.” Dr. McKinney’s remarks will focus on the legal profession and why the legal profession should encourage diversity to enhance overall performance.
Specifically, Dr. McKinney will address the historically underrepresented groups within the legal profession: Hispanics, women, African-Americans, and diversity issues related to race, religion, ethnicity, sex, and sexual orientation. A floor discussion and Q&A will follow the presentation.
The program has been scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, April 16, 2009 at the Barrister’s Club.
This Diversity Week event is sponsored by: SBA, PALS, MLS
Filed Under: Affirmative Action, Diversity, employment
Posted by Jody Roselle on April 1, 2009 | No Comments
This year’s theme brought scholars and experts from around the country to the Widener Law Harrisburg campus to address a myriad of issues related to minority participation in sports and the public eye. Symposium organizers chose the subject matter based on the recognized place of sports in culture and society.
To watch some of the presentations, follow the links below:
Daniel Frankl, Ph.D., California State University Los Angeles and Marie Hardin, Ph.D. Penn State John Curley Center for Sports Journalism
Filed Under: Diversity, General Announcement, Leadership, Media, Sports
Posted by Jody Roselle on March 27, 2009 | No Comments
Marie Hardin, Ph.D., associate professor and associate director at the Penn State John Curley Center for Sports discusses the case of Oscar Pistorius, a South African sprinter and double-amputee, and the IAAF’s declaration that Mr. Pistorius’ flex-step prosthetics gave him an unfair advantage in races. The IAAF announcement came shortly before the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Filed Under: Diversity, Media, Sports, Uncategorized
Posted by Jody Roselle on March 27, 2009 | No Comments
Read the text of Dr. Frankl’s remarks: diversitysymposium-sport-media-3-31-091.doc
Daniel Frankl, Ph.D., School of Kinesiology & Nutritional Science, California State University Los Angeles, speaks to the audience about inequalities among minority groups within sports.
Filed Under: Affirmative Action, Diversity, Leadership, Media, Sports, Uncategorized
Posted by Jody Roselle on March 13, 2009 | No Comments
Harrisburg — The Widener School of Law Harrisburg Campus will be the site for the Dean’s Leadership Forum on Diversity on Monday, March 16, 2009 from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Administration Building.
Tags:Diversity, Leadership, Sports
Filed Under: Diversity, Leadership, Sports
