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Medieval Studies Since Charlottesville
As the field grapples with the past’s racial legacies, the rhetoric of academic freedom is being weaponized against those committed to making it more inclusive, writes Dorothy Kim.
‘TERF’ War
Philosophers object to a journal's publication of a term referring to radical feminists who don't necessarily count trans women among their ranks. Is it a slur?
W&L Won't Move Events From Lee Chapel
Washington and Lee president and board opt to keep university name and team name of Generals, as a commission recommended. But idea of moving key events out of chapel seen as shrine to Confederacy is rejected.
At Odds Over a Threat
Faculty members at Diablo Valley College want the president to publicly denounce a threat to the physical safety of a colleague. She said no.
‘White Kids’
Author discusses her new study of how white children develop ideas about race.
A Mole at Baylor?
A Baylor administrator misrepresented himself to student sexual-assault-prevention activists and fed information they shared with him back to other officials, anonymous sources allege.
Clash at Chapel Hill
Protesters with Confederate flags object to removal of statue that many at UNC saw as symbol of white supremacy. They are shouted down by what appears to be larger group of students and others who are glad statue is down.
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A Woman’s Education: Remembering Jill Conway
Her legacy -- found in both her leadership of Smith College and her writings -- challenges all educators, writes Donal O’Shea.