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In the News The Civil Rights Project has garnered over 1,000 placements in print and broadcast media during the last year. Recent placements have included broadcast programs such as CBS, NPR, BBC, CNN, and C-Span. In this section we will be posting a sample of
these placements, however, if you would
like to receive specific information or request a hard copy of the
complete Media Tracking Report,
please contact our office at crp@harvard.edu
or 617-496-6367.
Activists Discuss Latino Political Power at Kennedy School Forum Topic: Latino Civil Rights
By Margarita Bauzá. The Detroit News. April 2, 2003 Briefs filed by the military will play a pivotal role in the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action in university admissions, Harvard University law professor Christopher Edley said. Topic: Affirmative Action A Ghetto Within a GhettoBy Joel McNally. Rethinking Schools. April 1, 2003 The disproportionate placement of African-American males into special education classes has created a "a ghetto within a ghetto," says Gary Orfield, co-director of Harvard University's Civil Rights Project. Orfield says that this racial disparity makes it less likely that black students receive high school diplomas, less likely they will be employed after leaving school, and more likely they will end up in the criminal justice system. Topic: Special Education States and colleges struggle with sticky admissions webBy Fred Tasker. The Miami Herald. April 1, 2003 It's a crucial issue as America becomes increasingly diverse. In fact, by 2050, the United States could be a society in which no single race or ethnic group will make up more than 50 percent of the population, the U.S. Census Bureau says. Topic: College Admissions
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