Libby is teaching this class for freshman at U-M: Winter 2006 Honors Program HONORS 135 – Ideas in Honors Section 005: Women in Politics: From Susan B. Anthony to Sen. Hillary Clinton Undergraduate Credits: 1 Advisory Prerequisites: First-year standing in the Honors Program. Eligibility: Honors Grading: Mandatory credit/no credit. Primary Instructor: Benton,Elizabeth Patricia How far […]
Checking Out The Failures of Integration
I just finished Sheryll Cashin’s book The Failures of Integration: How Race and Class are Undermining the American Dream. Although I won’t attempt a proper book review I will offer a few thoughts. A longtime resident of Washington, D.C. (Cashin clerked for U.S. Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall, served in the Clinton White House, and […]
Save Christmas!
I enjoyed John Dingell’s little ditty about the topic.
Reading The Power of Many … One Year Later
Last weekend I read Christian Crumlish’s The Power of Many: How the Living Web is Transforming Politics, Business, and Everyday Life. Instead of learning any major revelations, I mostly discovered just how much of a geek I have become, but luckily I know who to blame. While I won’t say much about the content of […]
Affirmative Action Off 2006 Michigan Ballot?
One United Michigan is reporting in an email that the Michigan Board of Canvassers voted not to add a controversial ballot initiative to the 2006 ballot that would eliminate affirmative action by the government, including at public universities. The board cited concerns about the validity of the signatures collected. Like in many BAM-N controversies, it’s […]
Write For the Michigan Daily
Got a beef with the Daily? If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em: As the incoming editorial page editors for The Michigan Daily, we’re looking for opinion columnists and cartoonists for the winter term. Columnists publish a roughly 800-word piece on political or social issues once every two weeks, and cartoonists typically draw one editorial […]
Upcoming Has Groups
I just added a group for Bloggers in the Washington, D.C. area on Upcoming.