Diversity

The University of Memphis wants to give faculty members grants to incorporate equity and social justice into courses to reflect the institution’s commitment to those issues. Conservative lawmakers are having none of it.

At least eight historically Black colleges were targeted with bomb threats Tuesday. The threats were unfounded, but students are shaken by the incidents.

The Fashion Institute of Technology is establishing the new center after a controversial and racially insensitive fashion show shook the institution.

Clusters of institutions are collaborating to achieve lasting change in the key areas of affordability, teaching and learning, and holistic student support, writes Julia Michaels.

By Julia Michaels

New analysis finds that research by Black, Latinx and Asian scientists is often clustered in certain fields and underrepresented in terms of citation counts. This lack of diversity hurts everyone, the authors say.

Spurred by the pandemic, student unions for disabled students are emerging to demand more accommodations, create support communities and raise public awareness of the challenges their population faces.

Women of color are doing much of the work that benefits institutions, yet they aren’t being recognized or rewarded for it, writes M. Cristina Alcalde, citing three areas that should be addressed.

By M. Cristina Alcalde

Professors seek a united faculty voice against legislative incursions into the curriculum with respect to the teaching of race.