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L’Affaire Krug and Contemporary Wokeism

The controversy over a white professor passing herself off as Black reveals an underlying contradiction in how we view race, Peter C. Herman writes.
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Who Serves Your Cake?

Even in a progressive field in higher education, many people who believe they're operating from a place of equality have not recognized their unconscious expectations, argues Adriana Domínguez.
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Colleges Can Help Resolve Our Racial Crisis

We must work to establish institutional cultures that look, feel and are as much as possible like the just world we profess to value, writes Larry E. Davis.

Wanted: Black Studies Scholars (Only)

University of Chicago English says it's only admitting Black studies Ph.D. candidates for 2021 admissions cycle, citing Black Lives Matter and the field's complicated history with regard to race.

More White Lies

Jessica Krug resigns from George Washington as a graduate student from her alma mater also admits to being dishonest about racial identity.

Scholars on Strike

Academics across the U.S. strike and teach for racial justice and an end to police violence against people of color.

Responding to Rise in Campus Anti-Semitism

As reports show harassment and attacks on Jewish students at an all-time high, advocates are calling on university administrators to forcefully condemn anti-Semitism and work more aggressively to address and prevent it.

White Lies

Prominent scholar outs herself as white just as she faced exposure for presenting herself as Black.