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Why Are Only the White Marches the Right Marches?

High school activism is now commonplace in America. Students are no longer the leaders of tomorrow: they are the leaders of today. In response, colleges and universities have voiced their support of these students exercising their free-speech rights. However, institutions give validation to which topics are okay to march for – and which are not.

Panel Dissects Role of Suspensions in School-To-Prison Pipeline

Statistics abounded Wednesday evening during a panel discussion titled “School to Prison Pipeline: Decriminalizing Public Education” co-sponsored by New America, the National Black Child Development Institute and the Greater Washington Urban League,

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Being a Good Ally

Much has been said about the African-American graduate student at Yale who was reported by a White peer to campus police for napping in a common room. I can identify. In stating my sympathy as an Asian American, however, I appreciate that my circumstances are easier. A good ally takes care to avoid appropriating another person’s suffering.

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New Book Explores Unsung Black Women Freedom Fighters

The title of Dr. Keisha Blain’s critically acclaimed new book about Black nationalist women may portend her own future as a scholar and historian. “Set the World on Fire” and her other projects reveal a woman ablaze with momentum.

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Calling the Police on People of Color

Seemingly everywhere from department stores to college dorms, each week brings a new story of a White person who targets a non-White person for racial profiling and summons police because the complainant simply feels uncomfortable.

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Professor Explores Dark Side of the Anti-Trafficking Movement

A rising young academic, Dr. Elena Shih — assistant professor of American Studies and Ethnic Studies at Brown University and faculty affiliate in sociology at the Watson Institute for International Studies — examines complex issues surrounding women’s lives and survival. By this summer’s end, Shih will complete writing her book Manufacturing Freedom: Trafficking Rescue, Rehabilitation, […]

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Billionaire Chen Yidan Uses His Resources to Focus on Education

HONG KONG — He is sometimes called the Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates of China. And like Zuckerberg and Gates, Chen Yidan — also known as Charles Chen — has used his financial empire to make education a top priority.

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Academics Remember Renowned Literary Scholar Marcellus Blount

Former students and professional colleagues are mourning the death of Dr. Marcellus Blount, a well-known scholar of African-American literary and cultural studies who taught at Columbia University since 1985.

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Shedding Light on Asian American and Asian Students’ Mental Health Needs

The “Let’s Talk!” conference at the Harvard Graduate School of Education convened Pan-Asian college students, supporters and other educational leaders for a day-long forum addressing the success and well-being of Asian and Asian American college students across the country.

Native Americans

University Fined for Violating Indian Remains Law

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A university in West Virginia has been fined $4,999 for failing to complete inventories of American Indian remains and artifacts in its possession. The U.S. Department of the Interior notified Marshall University President Jerome Gilbert of the fine in a letter this week. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter, […]

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African-Americans and Asian Americans in Dialogue?

I write to my African-American friends to suggest three reasons for including Asian Americans in the civil rights movement for the benefit of the historic struggle for Black equality.

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OSU Names Scholar Moore Vice Provost for Diversity, Inclusion

The Ohio State University has named Dr. James L. Moore III, a prominent researcher and scholar, as its next vice provost for diversity and inclusion. Moore has served as interim vice provost and chief diversity officer since May 2017.

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