By Scott Jaschik. A white Yale University student called the campus police this week upon finding a black graduate student taking a nap in the student's dormitory common room. The police came and the black student needed to get her identification card to show that she belonged in the building. More...
By Scott Jaschik. The University of Florida is apologizing for the way some black students were treated at one of the graduation ceremonies over the weekend. Videos (below) posted to social media show that some black students did short dances or jumps (for a few seconds each) after receiving their diplomas, and that a university employee then pulled them off stage in a way some viewed as rough and showing a lack of respect. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Woman called police on two Native American brothers she believed were not really part of the group, but who were doing nothing wrong. To many, incident illustrates the hostility facing minority students in higher education, including admissions process. More...
University of California at Los Angeles and University of Arizona researchers released data this week that examined how colleges and universities often steer clear of poor communities and communities of color in off-campus recruiting. More...
A new federal analysis of data on how students are disciplined in K-12 schools found that black children were far more likely than their white peers to suffer consequences for their actions in 2013-14, and the report noted that “implicit base” may be a cause. More...
University launched investigation after allegations of racism, sexism and homophobia. More...
Allegations include claim black student was hit with banana during ice hockey game. More...
University applications made by black students more likely to be investigated for fraud. More...
I have mixed feelings about my experiences in graduate school. As a Black, first-generation Canadian and the first in my family to become a doctoral student, I did not understand the culture of the academy. More...
The earth, oceanic and atmospheric sciences, collectively known as the geosciences, are the least diverse of all within STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math). To examine this issue further, we studied how women and people of colour participated in, and were perceived at, an academic geoscience conference. More...
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