Academic Blackballing
Faculty members, particularly those of color, have suffered a backlash for speaking out against injustices, denying them opportunities for professional growth and advancement, writes Sandy Grande. More...
The Bias That a College Ignores?
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Lawsuit charges San Francisco State allowed anti-Jewish discrimination, not intervening when events were disrupted, and that some students feel scared to walk around campus. More...
White Supremacy Spillover
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Though white supremacist activity has plagued colleges nationwide, the University of Virginia has been caught up in a firestorm beyond what has typically been seen in recent months, such as controversial fliers being tacked up around campus or outspoken speakers invited. More...
Hard Line on Social Groups
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. In a continued effort to reduce discrimination among campus groups, a Harvard University faculty committee has recommended fraternities, sororities and other exclusive clubs be shut down and students not be allowed join them, even though they are already off campus and lack university recognition. More...
Punished for Anti-Racist Satire?
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Southern Methodist University punished a student for tacking up fliers saying, “Why white women should date black men,” her response to racist materials that had been posted around campus urging white women not to date black men. More...
The ‘Alt-Reich’ Next Door
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. White U of Maryland student, who officials say was a member of white supremacist group on Facebook, is charged in fatal stabbing of a black Bowie State student, leaving others questioning how safe they are. More...
Court Sides With Former Harris-Stowe Professor Who Says She Was Fired for Being White
By Colleen Flaherty. A three-judge panel of the Missouri Court of Appeals this week affirmed a 2015 jury verdict that awarded $4.85 million to Beverly Wilkins, a former instructor of education at historically black Harris-Stowe State University who claimed she was fired because she is white, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. More...
Solidarité et lutte contre les discriminations : la Région soutient les initiatives locales
Belgian University Apologizes for Sexist Graduation Request
By Scott Jaschik. The Brussels Free University has apologized for an email message sent by its medical division advising female graduates "to wear a dress or a skirt and a nice low neckline," The Guardian reported. Male graduates were urged to wear suits. Amid widespread outrage, the university apologized. More...