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Asian American Pacific Islander

Erasing Hate: Advocates Combat Anti-Asian Bias Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Since the coronavirus crisis began in Wuhan, China, Asian and Asian American students have faced an increase in discrimination on U.S. campuses, as their classmates misplace blame for the pandemic. Months ago, students reported xenophobic remarks, pointed looks and avoidance from their peers. But even with classes moved online, they continue to deal with harassment.

May 14, 2020

Campus Climate

Campus Climate Issues Don’t Disappear When Campuses Close, Scholars Say

Diverse hosted an online discussion titled “Calling Out Xenophobia, Racism and Intolerance During the COVID-19 Crisis,” moderated by Editor-at-Large Dr. Jamal Watson. As campus resources and classes moved online, so did harmful biases, panelists noted, calling for fresh approaches from colleges and universities.

April 21, 2020

Opinion

Racists Can Be Nice — But Dangerous

I have a hypothesis about bigotry. My colleagues in the civil rights movement might not like it. I share this conjecture, because I believe it should influence our advocacy against discrimination. My commitment remains the same, but my strategy has changed.

April 20, 2020

Asian American Pacific Islander

UCLA Law Professor Wonders on Twitter if One of His Chinese Students Brought Back Coronavirus

Stephen Bainbridge, a University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law professor,  wondered last week on Twitter whether one of his Chinese students brought back the coronavirus from China, reported Law 360 and Above The Law. After a strongly worded letter of condemnation from the school’s students, for racism and xenophobia, Bainbridge apologized publicly […]

April 16, 2020

News Roundup

Black Pennsylvania Student Wins $40,000 Damages in Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

A district judge ordered a Pennsylvania restaurant to pay $40,000 in damages to a Black Lebanon Valley College student who alleged the eatery called him the N-word and refused to serve him, reported Penn Live. Ricky Lee Bugg Jr. was a junior at the college in 2017 when the incident occurred at Just Wing It, […]

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

More Than 120 Faculty Want GWU President to Resign Over ‘Racist’ Comments, Leadership Style

More than 120 faculty of George Washington University renewed calls for the institution’s president, Dr. Thomas J. LeBlanc, to resign over past comments of his they call racist and amid concerns about his vision for the school, reported The Washington Post. The racism charges stem from a comment LeBlanc made February in response to a […]

April 6, 2020

COVID-19

‘Spirit-Murdering’ Comes to Zoom: Racist Attacks Plague Online Learning

Now termed “Zoombombing,” the number of racist and vitriolic attacks on the video conferencing platform Zoom have proliferated in the past two weeks as higher education institutions transition courses online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 1, 2020

News Roundup

Wake Forest U Law Dean Apologizes After Professor Quotes N-Word From Court Case

The dean of Wake Forest University School of Law recently apologized to students after a professor quoted the n-word from a court case while teaching a constitutional law class, reported The College Fix. Dean Jane Aiken said the professor, Michael Curtis, used “the most offensive word in the American language — the n-word.” Curtis was […]

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19-Related ‘Prejudice and Xenophobia’ On Campus is ‘Offensive’, Says U of Rochester President

University of Rochester president Sarah Mangelsdorf  said on Sunday recent incidents on campus of “prejudice and xenophobia” related to the coronavirus are  “offensive” and “antithetical to our values.” She said the university’s vice president for equity and inclusion and some other groups on campus alerted her to these incidents. “… be aware of the corrosive […]

April 1, 2020

News Roundup

Nazareth College Investigating Incident of Students Involved in Blackface Video

Nazareth College is investigating who was involved in an “offensive” and “troubling” video showing a student in blackface, reported the Democrat and Chronicle. College president Daan Braveman said in a letter to students, staff and faculty that he received angry emails about the video posted by one or two students which featured a Nazareth student. […]

April 1, 2020

Opinion

Movidas: Globalizing Strategies for Advancing Racial Equity

The academy prioritizes, rewards, and socializes toward individualist work. That is not OUR legacy. Our legacy is collective, it is with people and toward community uplift. So, we need to get our source of energy and identity from this legacy.

March 31, 2020

News Roundup

White Supremacist Literature Resurfaces at Texas State University

White supremacist literature again surfaced at Texas State University earlier this month, reported campus newspaper, The University Star. “… instances of banners and flyers posted around campus in support of far right-wing ideologies have become almost common to Texas State students,” said the newspaper. The newspaper said the stickers can be traced to an organization labeled a […]

March 30, 2020