March 1, 2007

Prop 2 prompts WSU journalism program change

Wayne State University's Journalism Institute for Minorities program is getting a new name - Journalism Institute for Media Diversity. Professor Ben Burns, director of Wayne State's journalism program, said the change was prompted by the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI) which provided for a statewide constitutional ban on affirmative action in government hiring and at state universities. "Our interest is in diversifying the media," Burns said. "We used MCRI to expand our thinking about what we're doing." Burns, who will make the formal announcement at a fundraiser this weekend, added that the institute studies the impact of diversity on media organizations and includes not only federally recognized minorities, but any person of any race or ethnic background with an interest in diversity.

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