With the debate over critical race theory and education raging in parts of the U.S., Roger Williams University School of Law requires a new course on race's enduring impact on the U.S. justice system.
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Rather than a 'return to normalcy,' university and college leaders can encourage their campuses to embrace more productive conversations across lines of difference.
"We looked for 2- and 4-year institutions successfully educating students who come from communities that have been chronically underserved," Scott wrote of her latest round of record gifts to higher education.
Efforts to restrict critical race theory infringe "on the right of faculty to teach and of students to learn," a broad coalition of historians, faculty and administrators says.
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