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Faculty & Staff

2 Wheelock College Professors Accuse School of Anti-semitism

BOSTON ― Two Jewish professors at Wheelock College have filed federal workplace discrimination complaints against the school alleging they were subject to anti-Semitic discrimination. The Boston Globe reports Gail Dines and Eric Silverman say the school retaliated against them after they co-wrote a letter about a perceived lack of Jewish perspective on campus. The complaint […]

February 15, 2016

Students

University of Kansas Endowment Using Crowdfunding

LAWRENCE, Kan. ― The KU Endowment Association is trying to raise money for smaller projects across campus with a new crowdfunding campaign called Launch KU. The campaign encourages donations for projects such as replacing 10 musicians’ chairs at Swarthout Recital hall or bringing therapy dogs to campus, rather than the yearslong, multimillion dollar campaigns the […]

February 14, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Wheaton College to Name Scholarship After Ex-professor Larycia Hawkins

CHICAGO ― A suburban Chicago Christian college will create a scholarship named for a former political science professor who asserted Christians and Muslims worship the same God. The Daily Herald reports that Wheaton College officials made the announcement Wednesday in Chicago with Larycia Hawkins. The school was moving to fire her until it announced Saturday […]

February 10, 2016

Students

Georgetown University Revamps Diversity Initiatives

The nation’s oldest Catholic university has initiated a wide range of sweeping reforms in an effort to address racial inequities both on and off campus.

February 7, 2016

Students

U. of Iowa Arranges Quiet Places to Pray for Muslim Students

IOWA CITY, Iowa ― The University of Iowa has turned two rooms into prayer spaces for Muslim students. The Muslim Student Association had asked the university for help in finding somewhere to pray on a campus with more than 30,000 students. The Iowa City Mosque is miles away. Dean of students Lyn Redington says two […]

February 4, 2016

Students

Kentucky President Forms Committee to Consider Controversial Mural

LEXINGTON, Ky. ― University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto has formed a committee to decide the fate of a controversial Great Depression-era mural that features Black workers toiling in a tobacco field, Black musicians playing for White dancers and a Native American with a tomahawk. After meeting last semester with students who objected to the […]

February 4, 2016

Students

University of Missouri System Announces Diversity Spending

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri system has announced more than $920,000 in spending on diversity efforts as it seeks to recover from racial unrest on its Columbia campus. The four-campus system also announced Wednesday that it is planning forums with finalists for the role of the first ever system-level chief diversity, equity and […]

February 3, 2016

Students

Cheng Helping to Bring Racism into Focus

Dr. Wendy Cheng, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, has found a way to combine her love for photography into her ongoing scholarship of tackling issues of racism and structural inequalities.

February 2, 2016

Students

UConn Setting up Living-Learning Community for Black Men

The University of Connecticut is creating a community for black men inside a new dorm on its campus, following the lead of some other predominantly white schools in an effort to boost low graduation and retention rates among male African-American students. As many as 43 students, expected to be mostly freshmen and sophomores, will live […]

February 2, 2016

Students

Brown University Finalizes Plan to Create More Diverse Community

PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― Brown University has finalized a plan aimed at creating a more diverse and inclusive academic community and addressing issues of racism and discrimination. The plan, called Pathways to Diversity and Inclusion: An Action Plan for Brown University, outlines concrete steps for reaching goals including doubling the number of faculty members and graduate […]

February 2, 2016

Students

3 Black Students at SUNY Albany Report Racial Assault by 10-12 Whites on City Bus

Three black female college students say they were physically assaulted Saturday by a group of white men and women during a racially motivated attack aboard a city bus in Albany. The Albany Police Department said it was looking into the incident as a possible hate crime. There were no immediate arrests. The women, all students […]

February 1, 2016

Students

Brown Faculty to Consider Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day

PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― Brown University faculty members are scheduled to vote this week on whether to rename the holiday once known on campus as Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day. The Ivy League university in 2009 dropped the Columbus Day designation and changed the name of the holiday to Fall Weekend. But some people think […]

February 1, 2016