By Scott Jaschik. Hollins University, like many colleges, recently surveyed its old yearbooks to see if they contained racist images. On Tuesday, the university was debating (with help from social media) what to do about the images it found. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Harvard University Thursday night announced statistics on its latest class of admitted undergraduates. More...
By Scott Jaschik. A memorial to the slaves and other people of color who helped build the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was vandalized early Sunday morning. A statement from the university said that the memorial was defaced with "racist and other deplorable language." The New York Times reported that the vandals urinated on the memorial. More...
By John Ross for Times Higher Education. Plans for lavishly funded “great books” courses are under a cloud amid academic revolts at two Australian universities. More...
Le racisme et l'antisémitisme s'expriment dans la rue, sur les murs des lieux de culte, sur les réseaux sociaux et dans les forums de discussion. Pour de trop nombreuses personnes, ils se traduisent par des injures, des intimidations, des agressions physiques et des discriminations. L'enseignement supérieur n'est pas épargné et la mobilisation de tous est nécessaire. Le plan national de lutte contre le racisme et l'antisémitisme (2018-2020), présenté par le Premier ministre le 19 mars 2018, mobilise l'ensemble des ministères. Il prévoit notamment de renforcer le réseau des référents racisme‑antisémitisme dans les établissements d'enseignement supérieur. Le présent document vise à les accompagner dans la prévention et le traitement des phénomènes racistes, antisémites et discriminatoires. Plus...
Toute la semaine, associations, établissements scolaires, universitaires, clubs sportifs, établissements culturels se mobilisent pour faire reculer la haine et l’intolérance. Pour soutenir la mobilisation, la Délégation interministérielle à la lutte contre le racisme, l’antisémitisme et la haine anti-LGBT a créé un répertoire interactif d’actions, ouvert à tous ceux qui souhaitent s’engager. Plus...
Europe’s social structure has become more and more diverse: its citizens have plural identities, different ethnic origins, religions, identities, sexual orientations, and social classes. Yet, while diversity could be managed as a strength to make societies more dynamic, prosperous, and creative, we are witnessing a rise in racism and xenophobia, hate speech against migrants and minorities, islamophobia, and the spreading across Europe of political rhetoric based on the defence of fixed national identity defined by ethnicity and traditions. More...
Too many people with an ethnic or migrant background are still being held back in the job market. This is despite laws against racial discrimination and for equal opportunities in employment that have been in place for decades, the heads of three European human rights institutions said in a joint statement on today’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. More...
In Europe, the relatively narrow gender gap in old-age pension coverage (6.5 percentage points) hides extensive gender disparities in the actual benefits: women’s pensions are, on average, 40% lower than those of men. More...
In my university, white staff don’t educate themselves on racism, while BAME staff are chastised for raising the issue. More...
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