Welcome to DiversitySpeak!

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44823410-Bayers+Queenie_0172DiversitySpeak is an opportunity to share information about student and faculty diversity research projects and current commentary on what mass communicators and industry leaders are doing to support diversity.  This blog helps support a key diversity goal adopted by the university and the J-School – “to publicize our commitment to diversity.”On behalf of those who read and follow various diversity topics, events, issues and commentary, I invite you to share your thoughts and ideas. Guest blog columnists are welcome.

– Queenie Byars

Degrees of Diversity: From L’Oreal to Tea and Honey Blends

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Questions on whether skin and hair color are true representations of racial and ethic identities travel faster than ever with social media. It was also part of a public relations case study presentation in a course I teach. Students enrolled … Continue reading →

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Provides Opportunities to Serve and Reflect

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This year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observance, Monday, January 21, takes on special significance since it will also mark President Barack Obama’s Inauguration. The President has also called for  a National Day of Service to be observed on Saturday, … Continue reading →

Supreme Court revisits the legality of diversity in college admissions

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The diversity cliff of 2013 approaches as all eyes are on the U.S. Supreme Court revisiting the legality of universities to use race in admission policies. In Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a highly anticipated case on the … Continue reading →