Duke computer science department offers new class on race and gender
Duke University this fall semester is offering a new class to its students titled: “Race, Gender, Class, & Computing.”
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Pitt medical students create new Hippocratic Oath to ‘fight racial injustice, misinformation’
First-year students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine created a “new” Hippocratic Oath, one which includes promises to fight racial injustice and misinformation
University tasks librarians with fighting racism on campus
St. John’s University released new anti-racism plans in October which include a new “Anti-Racism Task Force” through the school’s libraries.
UMinn students demand George Floyd prosecutor be removed from dean’s advisory council
Students at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs are advocating for the removal of Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman from the Dean’s Advisory Council due to his handling of the George Floyd case.
History scholar seeks to reclaim medieval period from white supremacists
Modern-day white supremacists look back fondly on a medieval period that was far more diverse than they would like to admit, a scholar of medieval studies told an event hosted by the University of Alabama-Huntsville’s history department.
Cornell accused of ‘profiting from acts of colonial violence’ against Native Americans
Native American students at Cornell University recently accused the school of “profiting from acts of colonial violence” and demanded the Ivy League university take steps to atone for its past actions.
Christopher Columbus murals covered with Native American tapestries at Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame administration has now covered the school’s 12 murals depicting the life of Christopher Columbus, which generated protests and petitions from Native American groups on campus.
UC Santa Barbara now offers paid ‘Racial Justice Fellowships’
The University of California Santa Barbara announced that it will offer paid “Racial Justice Fellowships” to four graduate students.
Professor says questioning systemic racism ‘is itself offensive and racist’
Ahead of an event at Bucknell University featuring the new film “What Killed Michael Brown?” a professor has argued that questioning systemic racism “is itself offensive and racist.”
Brown student government narrowly rejects bid to remove Roman statues
Student activists at Brown University recently failed to convince the Ivy League institution’s student government to endorse its resolution to remove two Roman statues on campus, but only by a slight amount.
