diversity matters may 2011
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This month Rasmussen Col-lege Diversity Committee willcelebrate the Anniversary of the School Desegregation Rul-ing. On May 17th, 1974 racialsegregation in public schools
was unanimously ruled uncon-stitutional. This case was heldby the Supreme Court inBrown versus the Board of Education of Topeka and wasargued by Thurgood Marshall,
who would later become thefirst black justice on the Su-preme Court. They ruled, this
was a violation of the Four-teenth Amendment (the 14 th
Amendment is a clause guaran-teeing equal protection underthe law)Chief Justice Earl Warren sum-marizes this ruling:"Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments. Compulsory school attendance laws and the great expen- ditures for education both demon- strate our recognition of the impor- tance of education to our democratic society. It is required in the perform-
ance of our most basic public responsi- bilities, even service in the armed forces.It is the very foundation of good citizen- ship. Today it is a principal instrument in awakening the child to cultural values, in preparing him for later pro-
fessional training, and in helping him toadjust normally to his environment. In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity,where the state has undertaken to pro- vide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms.
We come then to the question presented: Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other "tangible" factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities? We believe that it does."
Lets celebrate this ruling and theincredible strides we have takenas a nation.Information from: http://usinfo.org/PUBS/LivingDoc_e/earlwarren.htm
Volume 1, Issue 2
May 1, 2011School Desegregation RulingNational Teacher Day
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National Teacher Day The origins of National Teacher Day are murky. Around 1944 Arkansasteacher Mattye Whyte Woodridgebegan corresponding with politicaland education leaders about theneed for a national day to honor
teachers. Woodridge wrote to Elea-nor Roosevelt, who in 1953 per-suaded the 81st Congress to pro-claim a National Teacher Day.
NEA, along with its Kansas andIndiana state affiliates and theDodge City (Kan.) Local, lobbied
Congress to create a national day tocelebrate teachers. Congress declaredMarch 7, 1980 as National TeacherDay for that year only.
NEA and its affiliates continued toobserve National Teacher Day inMarch until 1985, when the NEARepresentative Assembly voted tochange the event to Tuesday of thefirst full week of May.
Happy Teacher Day!
Information from: www.nea.org
School Desegregation Ruling
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Mango Languages wasrecently added to thedatabase offerings avail-able to students, staff,and instructors via theLibrary Resource pageon the Student Portal(portal.rasmussen.edu).Our Library Editionincludes a variety of resources to help pa-trons of all kinds learnpractical conversationskills for the worldsmost popular languages.
With convenient remoteaccess, a fun and engag-ing format, Mango Languagesis bound to be one of themost effective, relevant andbudget-conscious resourcesyour library can offer!
We hope you had a chance totry out this service. If youhave any questions pleasecontact Dennis Johnson,Campus Librarian at:[email protected].
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We meet on the first Thursday of each month in Room 111 from4:30 pm to 5:15 pm.For more information contactDonnie Murphy, Academic Advi-sor at:[email protected] Katie Brisson, Program Man-ager at:[email protected].
Diversity without unity makes about as much sense as dishing up flour, sugar, water,eggs, shortening and baking powder on a plate and calling it a cake
-C. William Pollard
We all should know
that diversity makes for
a rich tapestry, and we
must understand that
all the threads of thetapestry are equal in
value no matter what
their color.
-Maya Angelou
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UPCOMINGEVENTSTuesday, May 3rd:National Teacher Day
Sunday, May 8th:Mothers Day Cele-bration in the UnitedStates
Tuesday, May 10th:Mothers Daybrunch served inthe front lobby (allday)
Tuesday, May 10th:Mothers Day inMexico
Wednesday, May11th: Mothers Dayin India
Thursday, May 12th:Mothers Day in Ja-pan
Friday, May 13th:Mothers Day in theHmong Culture.
Tuesday, May 17th:Anniversary of De-segregation Ruling.Displays will be inthe front lobby
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