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Study Shows "Resumé Whitening" Increases Chance of Employers Contacting Job Applicants

Study Shows “Resumé Whitening” Increases Chance of Employers Contacting Job Applicants

A new study by researchers at the University of Toronto and Stanford University found that nearly one third of African American job applicants used the practice of “resumé whitening” to hide, at least to some degree, their ethnic identities.

In Memoriam: Richard Iton, 1961-2013

In Memoriam: Richard Iton, 1961-2013

A professor of African American studies and political science at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, Dr. Iton died late last month after a 11-year battle with leukemia. He was 51 years old.