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‘A Breach of Trust’
UNC Chapel Hill professors demand a vote on Nikole Hannah-Jones’s tenure case.
No Clear Answers
Professors and students at UNC Chapel Hill demand to know why journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones was not offered tenure. The university and its governing board still aren't saying much at all.
Opinion
Guess Who’s Coming to the Lecture?
Unlike the controlled environments of physical classrooms, online education can directly expose those of us doing antiracist work to unintended and hostile audiences, writes Mark James.
Opinion
Beyond Implicit Bias
Are implicit bias workshops just a Band-Aid approach to racial justice and equity challenges on campuses, or can they actually have an impact? Edward Pittman provides some answers.
Opinion
Beyond Dollars and Cents
The full value of higher education can’t be measured in financial outcomes alone but must also take into account the advancement of social justice, argue Kayla C. Elliot and Tiffany Jones.
What's in a Name?
In June, Washington and Lee University will announce whether it will change its name, which honors a Confederate commander. The decision can't make everyone happy.
Opinion
The Transformative Power of Student Voices in the Midst of Racial Injustice
The demands that come from student activists can lead to transformative change if campus leaders work with them respectfully and in partnership, say Joy Gaston Gayles and Alyssa Rockenbach.
Lhamon Nominated for Top Civil Rights Post
President Biden's nominee for assistant secretary for civil rights is no stranger to the Department of Education -- Catherine Lhamon held the same position during the Obama administration.