Tag: Critical race theory

News Roundup

AAUP Condemns Political Attempts to Restrict Critical Race Theory

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) condemned “in the strongest possible terms” all political attempts to remove critical race theory (CRT) from classrooms in a statement Wednesday. Although CRT has been present in academic and legal systems since the 1980s, the past year has seen heated, politically-charged debate over whether to incorporate the discipline […]

August 4, 2021

Asian American Pacific Islander

Where Black History and Asian American History Meet: June 19th

“Critical Race Theory”?  That’s a term I’ll leave for the protestors at local school boards to shout about.  Serious scholars have more important work.  Me, I’m just a journalist engaged in what I’ve dubbed as  “comparative race experience.” That’s when the damage is done and we all  compare notes and find that people of color […]

June 30, 2021

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NCORE Prompts Conversations about Disparities and Social Injustices

Strategies for trauma informed teaching was among the many issues discussed at this year’s National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) in American Higher Education that convened virtually this week.

June 8, 2021

African-American

Boston University Law Dean Given Antiracism Professorship

Boston University law school Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig, a critical race theory scholar, has been named the first Ryan Roth Gallo and Ernest J. Gallo Professor. Onwuachi-Willig is an expert in racial and gender inequality and anti-discrimination law. She founded the Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Workshop for women of color law faculty in […]

February 3, 2021

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John A. Logan College Cancels Diversity Events, Citing Fear of Trump’s Recent Executive Order

John A. Logan College canceled all planned diversity activities last week, citing concerns that the school could lose federal funding if it violates President Donald Trump’s Sept. 22 executive order, which prohibits workforce diversity trainings that are “offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating,” FOX 28 reported. According to college officials, they “will […]

October 6, 2020

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2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Que-Lam Huynh

Studying issues of ethnic minority identity and marginalization comes naturally to Dr. Que-Lam Huynh, associate professor in the department of psychology at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). She remembers what it felt like to be an 11-year-old refugee from Vietnam thrust into a new life.

January 29, 2020

Opinion

Words That Wound

Unfortunately, today, as seen in the past, hate speech is materializing into emotional and physical violence. I plan to speak, write and do language with the students I teach to combat words that wound and empower us all to act as catalysts of change on our campus. How do you plan to heal from monsoons of words that wound?

August 19, 2019

Opinion

Quashing Demonstrations Stifles Leadership Development and Change

Research shows demonstrations unite communities around important causes and help students learn how to advocate for change. It helps them find their voice and self-efficacy and to feel like leaders instead of victims as they engage in difficult conversations.

May 6, 2019

African-American

He Said, He Said: Black Male Cross-Generational Conversations on Black Masculinity, Resources, Family Influence and Career and Future Success

This blog (Part 2), is the second installment of the He Said, He Said discussion that we initiated a few months ago. In Part 1 we talked about why the dialogue about the experiences of Black males across the generational divide was important. We covered the first three of what we identified as seven critical themes. The objective was to offer our perspectives on these themes and to unpack how they shaped the contours of our lived experiences, as well as the experiences of other Black males in P-20 education settings. Hence, this blog explores the remaining four themes: Black Masculinity; Resources; Family Influence and Support; and Career and Future Success.

November 6, 2018

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Camille Nelson: Opening Doors for Others

Camille Nelson not only was the first Black woman to clerk for Canada’s Supreme Court, she went on to become the first woman and first person of color to be appointed dean of Suffolk University Law School and the first Black person in her current position – dean and professor at the American University Washington College of Law.

July 18, 2018