Dozens of college administrations revealing their COVID-era plans to provide face-to-face instruction and on-campus residential experiences in fall 2020.
It is useful when colleges and universities show their support of communities that are facing the many injustices of society and culture, says Williams. “Higher education needs to declare its support of protesters who are peacefully protesting for equal rights while providing a contextualized, deep analysis as to why people may turn to looting given […]
“The main task of any college or university is education,” says Loris, “education for our students, our faculty, and our local communities to bring knowledge, reason, understanding, meaning and values to the whole human community.” To provide a more holistic understanding of racial injustices, higher ed should recruit faculty of color to bring their voices, […]
Higher ed needs to embed curricula that provide the history of racial injustice to help students grapple with current events and to prevent bigotry. “There are many people who are surprised when they see events transpire like the George Floyd protests, but if they were students of history and understood past social movements, they would […]
Individuals can fund causes that help bail out and provide supplies for protesters. “Even though many of us can’t be a part of protests physically, we can at least be a part of them fiscally,” says Wendi Williams, dean of the School of Education at Mills College. “But it is also important to recognize what […]
Universities public and private are offering substantial new scholarship programs to diversify their campuses in the wake of nationwide anti-racist protests and the financial impacts of coronavirus.
The protests that continue to mobilize around the globe in response to the brutal murder of George Floyd have put a renewed and more prominent focus on the Black Lives Matter movement and the racial injustices facing African-Americans in the U.S.
How higher ed leaders are rethinking learning spaces, residence halls, and other campus facility modifications and realities as colleges re-open and prepare for the future.
Johnson C. Smith University professor John Cash says universities that provide enriching curriculum and play for a diverse pool of students can spark future success in the multi-billion-dollar gaming field.
University leaders seek input from faculty and students in reforming campus police department as George Floyd's death fuels ongoing protests against racism and inequality.
