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Students

Law Deans Establish Call to Action Website to Address Racism in Higher Education

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many Black women law deans stayed connected on Zoom and discussed their academic work and the challenges of remote instruction. However, after the death of George Floyd due to police brutality, they started talking about how to confront racism at colleges and universities.

June 17, 2020

Faculty & Staff

Racism in Higher Education: Why HBCUs Are a Safe Choice in 2020

Colleges and universities across the nation are scrambling to address the Black Lives Matter protests resulting from the murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and countless other Black Americans killed by law enforcement. Many of these institutional reactions have appeared as statements of support for the Black community, but have failed to come with actions to address systemic racism or police brutality on or near campuses. These failures strengthen the resolve of HBCUs as important sites for Black student support and safety.

June 17, 2020

Social Justice

On Social Justice, Black Lives Matter and the Power of Prayer

As a Black Man in America I pray that God Bless the “Black Lives Matter” movement for its continued critical advocacy and activism for social justice; and to publicly disassociate from factions that promote and further perpetuate fear, violence and destruction linked with Blackness.

June 17, 2020

Students

Universities Plan Fall Initiatives to Address Systemic Racism and Police Brutality

As protests continue across the nation after the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black Americans at the hands of police officers, universities are analyzing their own biases and implementing initiatives and conversations on campus for the fall semester to address systemic racism and police brutality.

June 12, 2020

News Roundup

Gallaudet U Suspends Fraternity That Has ‘Become the Face of Systemic Racism’

Gallaudet University has suspended a fraternity that has “become the face of systemic racism” in the campus community with its social media photographs of members doing what appears to be the Nazi salute and wearing Ku Klux Klan-like robes. News of the suspension of Kappa Gamma, the fraternity in question, broke after Deaf Vee earlier […]

June 12, 2020

News Roundup

Clemson U to Remove Name of Pro-Slavery Political Leader From its Honors College

Clemson University will remove the name of John C. Calhoun, a pro-slavery political leader and a former U.S. vice president, from its Honors College, in a move consistent with a nationwide outcry against racism since the death of George Floyd due to police brutality. Calhoun Honors College, named so since 1982, will now be called […]

June 12, 2020

Opinion

Pledging to Disrupt Systemic Racism in Higher Education Advocacy

I have sat uncomfortably on raised chairs during enough panels with only other White speakers. I have rolled my eyes at enough invitations to events on education issues for which only White people would share their views. I have witnessed enough higher education researchers and advocates who make their living on equity work perpetuate cycles of mistreatment of graduate students and early-career colleagues.

June 12, 2020

Community Colleges

More Than 60 California Community College Presidents Form Alliance to Actively Combat Campus Racism

The University of Southern California’s Race & Equity Center launches the California Community College Equity Leadership Alliance, a new partnership between more than 58 community colleges to combat racism on their campuses.

June 11, 2020

Faculty & Staff

U of Louisiana Monroe, Texas State U Fire Staff, Faculty for Racist Comments

The University of Louisiana Monroe said it has fired one faculty member and started the process to fire a second one for their “stunningly bigoted and racist language” on social media. Texas State University has fired a staffer for the same reason, reported the Houston Chronicle. At the University of Louisiana Monroe,  a letter of […]

June 11, 2020

News Roundup

A 2020 Black College Graduate Got Merriam-Webster to Expand the Definition of ‘Racism’

Following the brutal death of George Floyd in police custody, Kennedy Mitchum, a May 2020 graduate of Drake University, convinced American dictionary Merriam-Webster to expand its definition of ‘racism’ so it includes a reference to systemic racism, reported the BBC. The revision could be completed as soon as August. Merriam-Webster editorial manager Peter Sokolowski told […]

June 11, 2020

African-American

Thousands of Scientists Went on Strike Wednesday to Protest Racism in STEM, Academia

Thousands of scientists and researchers in the U.S. and around the world went on strike on Wednesday to protest and to urge reflection on racism in society and in academia, especially in STEM fields. #ShutDownSTEM, #ShutDownAcademia and#Strike4BlackLives were the hashtags used on social media to talk about the protest, which was planned in the aftermath of […]

June 10, 2020

African-American

Two University Presidents Apologize for Their Comments on George Floyd Protests

The presidents of Bradley and Illinois Wesleyan universities have apologized for their comments on the protests that ensued after the death of George Floyd due to police brutality. Illinois Wesleyan president Georgia Nugent and Bradley University president Stephen Standifird both appeared to blame the protests for the violence that broke out around the country. At Illinois […]

June 10, 2020