OPM has told agencies to report on their compliance with the Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program requirements in fiscal 2016 and to certify that a compliance plan is in place for fiscal 2017.
The DVAAP requires nearly all agencies to have affirmative action programs for the recruitment, employment, and advancement of disabled veterans.
Read more from FedWeek here.
Monday, October 3, 2016
For Affirmative Action, Brazil Sets Up Controversial Boards To Determine Race
When the test scores came out, Lucas Siqueira, 27, was really excited. His high mark on the Foreign Service exam earned him a coveted position at Brazil's highly competitive Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"They hire 30 diplomats a year and thousands of people sign up," he says in fluent English from his home in the capital Brasilia.
It was, he says, a great day.
Siqueira considers himself to be mixed race, known in Brazil as pardo, or brown.
"I consider myself to be a very typical Brazilian and I've always been very proud of it. In my dad's family, my grandfather is black, my grandmother has Indian and white roots. And on my mother's side they are mostly white, mostly Portuguese," he said.
Read more about affirmative action in Brazil from KPBS.
"They hire 30 diplomats a year and thousands of people sign up," he says in fluent English from his home in the capital Brasilia.
It was, he says, a great day.
Siqueira considers himself to be mixed race, known in Brazil as pardo, or brown.
"I consider myself to be a very typical Brazilian and I've always been very proud of it. In my dad's family, my grandfather is black, my grandmother has Indian and white roots. And on my mother's side they are mostly white, mostly Portuguese," he said.
Read more about affirmative action in Brazil from KPBS.
A new school year. A new fight against affirmative action. This time at Harvard.
A two-year-old lawsuit accusing Harvard University of maintaining racial quotas against Asian-American students is moving forward to wage the latest battle against affirmative action.
In 2014, Students for Fair Admissions, a nonprofit organization behind the Fisher v. University of Texas case led by conservative political strategist Ed Blum, who is white, filed a lawsuit against Harvard on behalf of an anonymous Asian student who was rejected by the university, allegedly despite perfect test scores and graduating at the top of their class.
Read the rest pf the article from Vox here.http://www.vox.com/identities/2016/9/29/12999362/harvard-affirmative-action
In 2014, Students for Fair Admissions, a nonprofit organization behind the Fisher v. University of Texas case led by conservative political strategist Ed Blum, who is white, filed a lawsuit against Harvard on behalf of an anonymous Asian student who was rejected by the university, allegedly despite perfect test scores and graduating at the top of their class.
Read the rest pf the article from Vox here.http://www.vox.com/identities/2016/9/29/12999362/harvard-affirmative-action
Settlement reached in KPD discrimination suit
UNION COUNTY, NJ — A discrimination lawsuit filed by a former police officer against the Kean University Police Department has finally been settled after years of delay.
Randy Diakunczak, a former officer with the Kean PD, agreed to a $30,000 settlement with Kean University last week in Superior Court in Elizabeth on the second day of a trial that was projected to last about two weeks.
Diakunczak, who is Jewish, had alleged that several officers at the department had taken part in a campaign of torment that involved racial slurs and defacing his personal property during the course of several years.
Read the article from Union News Daily here!
Randy Diakunczak, a former officer with the Kean PD, agreed to a $30,000 settlement with Kean University last week in Superior Court in Elizabeth on the second day of a trial that was projected to last about two weeks.
Diakunczak, who is Jewish, had alleged that several officers at the department had taken part in a campaign of torment that involved racial slurs and defacing his personal property during the course of several years.
Read the article from Union News Daily here!
Liberia: Women Caucus Engages Media On Affirmative Action Bill
The Women Legislative Caucus Monday called on the Liberian media to raise awareness on the Affirmative Action Bill of 2016.
The bill seeks to create 21 additional constituencies in the House of Representatives.
It has already been passed by the Liberian Senate but the House of Representatives is yet to concur with the Senate on its passage.
The day-long consultative media engagement was held at the offices of the UN Women in Central Monrovia.
Read more about Affirmative Action in Liberia here!
The bill seeks to create 21 additional constituencies in the House of Representatives.
It has already been passed by the Liberian Senate but the House of Representatives is yet to concur with the Senate on its passage.
The day-long consultative media engagement was held at the offices of the UN Women in Central Monrovia.
Read more about Affirmative Action in Liberia here!
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