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A group of students at Brigham Young University pose in matching black T-shirts that say "Be a Menace" in white, capital letters.
Black Menaces Want to Educate You
Aug 30, 2022
A group of Black students started a popular TikTok account where they ask their peers questions about race and identity. Now they’re encouraging others to do the same at campuses across the country.

Recent Articles

The Pi Beta Phi house, a brick structure with white columns, and a bus made of flowers, like a parade float, in front.
Is There a Place for LGBTQ+ Students in Greek Life?
Vice President Kamala Harris stands on a stage with American flags in the background to announce that HBCUs affected by bomb threats are eligible for grants through the U.S. Department of Education. Audience members take photos on their cellphones.
HBCU Leaders Want More Federal Action After Threats
Karl Andersson, a white man with short light hair wearing glasses.
‘Trash Fire’
The Power of Peer Interaction
Nov 03, 2020
New study shows student learning suffered during the switch to remote instruction last spring, but that small group activities helped reduce this loss.

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Leadership in Pursuit of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropies help HBCUs take their education online
October 26, 2021
United Negro College Fund and Complete College America support Black colleges’ efforts to upgrade their expertise and replicate their unique educational offerings digitally.
Letter: The marginalized need systemic change in higher ed
October 19, 2021
Leaders sometimes misuse ther authority "with the support of the very structures that are meant to mediate and adjudicate issues for employees" who lack power.
The growing need to diversify institutional philanthropy (opinion)
October 14, 2021
If development offices remain predominantly composed of white administrators, colleges may increasingly lag behind in efforts to raise money from people of color, warns Juliana Bohland.
Colleges must do more to support Muslim students (opinion)
October 13, 2021
Two decades after Sept. 11, we’re still letting them down, Kevin Singer writes.
Right-wing student group suspended over 'anti-China' stickers
October 11, 2021
Emerson suspends right-wing student group that distributed stickers saying “CHINA KINDA SUS” and denounces “anti-China” and “anti-Chinese” message. A free speech group cries foul.
A new partnership supports 28 HBCUs
October 6, 2021
New initiative to help HBCUs enhance career readiness and leadership development for students is a welcome development for Black college leaders, who say such philanthropic partnerships will yield better results than one-time infusions of cash.
Does critical race theory promote critical thinking? (letter)
October 1, 2021
A reader wonders if critical race theory courses challenge students to consider alternative viewpoints.
Schuler Foundation's misguided plan to promote college equity
September 29, 2021
Schuler Foundation's effort to bring low-income and minority students to small liberal-arts colleges reflects misconceptions of "white-led foundations who really don’t get it."
College leaders seek to boost enrollment of Black men
September 27, 2021
College and university leaders are taking steps to counter the sharp decline in enrollment among Black men during the pandemic.
Court orders SE Oklahoma State to reinstate transgender professor
September 15, 2021
In a long-running case, a federal appeals court orders Southeastern Oklahoma State University to rehire and award tenure to a professor who says she was denied tenure and fired for transitioning to a woman.

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