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Students

Georgia Tech GRIOT Leadership Series Highlights Black Male Achievement

The GRIOT Series highlights the achievements and success of African-American males in various leadership positions at the institution.

April 17, 2017

Latinx

Rodriguez: Resistance or Permanent State of Insurrection?

People of Mexican descent that live in this country, live in a permanent state of dehumanization and thus also part of a permanent state of insurrection that, technically, can never end.

April 16, 2017

Campus Climate

Auburn: White Nationalist Paying Rent, Security for Speech

AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University says a White nationalist is paying $700 to rent a room where he’s scheduled to speak on campus next week. A school spokesman says Richard Spencer also must pay for security expenses such as police. Spencer operates the National Policy Institute and made waves last year by giving a Hitler […]

April 13, 2017

African-American

Auburn University Disavows ‘White Student Union’

AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University officials are disavowing hate fliers found around campus and say they’re unfamiliar with a group claiming responsibility. A university statement says a group calling itself the Auburn White Student Union isn’t affiliated with the school. It calls the fliers “reprehensible.” Social media shows anti-Semitic leaflets that have been found around […]

April 12, 2017

Home

Education Summit Highlights Challenging Climate on Campuses

Issues in higher education figured prominently at the summit, which touched on topics that ranged from diversity and inclusion to free speech on campus.

April 11, 2017

African-American

Pepsi Commercial Epitomizes White Privilege

The ad whitewashed the often challenging and grim realities facing many people and communities of color.

April 10, 2017

Latinx

Rodriguez: Do All Lives Matter?

It was a great forum and a great dialogue, but in a sense, it was the wrong question. The reason is that each time the answer will invariably mischaracterize, misdirect, or at best, deflect.

April 10, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Guillermo: Does Your Diversity Look Like Latest White House War Room?

When there’s a crisis on campus what does your institution’s “war room” look like? Is it even close to a perfect mirror of your campus community?

April 9, 2017

Sports

Martin Learned to be Game-Changer Off the Field

Although he was the first Black football player at North Carolina State University, Dr. Marcus L. Martin will be the first to admit that he didn’t exactly make an indelible impression as a student-athlete.

April 6, 2017

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Terminology Aside, Directors Focused on Raising Diversity Awareness

Higher education diversity officers outline key guideposts in developing diversity and inclusion programming.

March 30, 2017

Students

Diverse Conversations: What Minority High School Students Need to Know About College

What minority students are taught in high school about the college experience has a major impact on their decisions. So, what should we be teaching them about college?

March 29, 2017

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Diverse Docket: Court Backs Goddard College in Bias Suit

A federal appeals court has declined to reinstate a national origin discrimination suit by a former faculty member of Japanese ancestry against Goddard College in Vermont.

March 29, 2017