May 14, 2008

Chronicle Reporter Honored for Coverage of Minority Issues

Peter Schmidt, a senior writer at The Chronicle, has received a national award for his coverage of minority issues. Lincoln University, a historically black college in Missouri, confers the Unity Awards in Media annually for coverage of issues affecting members of minority groups and people with disabilities. Mr. Schmidt won the Unity Award for education reporting for a series of articles on affirmative action in higher education in 2006:

• “The Bush White House Picks Its Civil-Rights Fights Carefully” (5/19/2006)
  
• “A Referendum on Race Preferences Divides Michigan” (10/27/2006)
  
• “U. of Michigan Is Accused of Continued Discrimination in Admissions” (10/27/2006)
  
• “ETS Accused of Squelching New Approach on Racial Bias” (11/10/2006)
  
• “Michigan Overwhelmingly Adopts Ban on Affirmative-Action Preferences” (11/17/2006)
  

Comments

1. What about all of the firings of African American administrators in the University of Wisconsin System: Barrows, Jones, Ross, and black woman at Green Bay. Did not see a story of these firings, and three of them filed discrimination suits.

   — dan brown    May 15, 09:16 AM    #

2. Congratulations to Peter Schmidt. I have followed many of his articles and noted the quality of his work. This is richly deserved.

   — Margaret    May 15, 09:49 AM    #

3. I have read Peter’s stories and wondered where was the quality. He writes safe articles, covering the subject only lightly and steering well away from controversy.

   — wm    May 15, 10:49 AM    #

4. The Chronicle has covered stories on the African American women who were fired. But then it seems like you # 4l would rather have him write stories that reinforce stereotypical largely negative views of African American educators and administrators. To the one who signs “itself” (for you obviously cannot be an educated human making those types of ignorant racists remarks) “unreal marci,“you are a REAL IDIOTIC BIGOT” the typical cowardly type that thrives in the safe anonymity of blogs like this. Do us a favor. Renew your membership to a KKK blog (if any of them can read or write that is) and leave the Chronicle blogs to thinking, edcuated people. Finally here is another charade: White males make the best academic administrators, school presidents etc…
   Time to turn in your white sheets Marci.

   — Liz C    May 15, 11:25 AM    #

5. Wow Liz C., I am a ‘thinking, educated’ person and I frankly don’t get what your over all point is relative to the comments you mention. Congrats to Mr. Schmidt. There certainly could be more ‘hard hitting’ converage on the issues but that might better be left to other pubs.

   — RL    May 15, 11:40 AM    #

6. I was too quick with my comment, not having read all his stories. On balance, Peter’s work is on point and provocative. Keep plugging, Mr. Schmidt, and congratulations.

   — wm    May 16, 01:53 PM    #

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