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Tag: Student Activism
African-American
Brown University Students Release Book Detailing Racism, Capitalism and Activism on Campus
This summer, a group of students at Brown University released the “Burn Brown Book,” a 175-page guide describing the history of racism, capitalism and activism on Brown’s campus, CBS News reported. The guide – inspired by the similar “burn book” from the 2004 film, “Mean Girls,” – was produced after two years of work and […]
October 27, 2020
Opinion
Higher Education’s Racial Reckoning
The public lynching of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, broadcast for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in a constant loop over television and social media, was a turning point in what has become a cultural spectacle of Black death. Floyd’s killing took place amidst the backdrop of a nation reeling from […]
September 18, 2020
African-American
Black Student Activists Plan to Continue the Momentum of the Black Lives Matter Movement on Campus This Fall
After the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others, Black students across the nation protested and petitioned for campus police reforms, new campus building names, faculty diversity training and more — all amid a global pandemic disproportionately hitting communities of color. And they got results — driving ongoing waves of activism on campus
August 24, 2020
African-American
New Media, New Possibilities: How Social Media Is Shaping Today’s Social Movements
For young activists in the 1960s, television was the promising new medium through which they could prevent the world from turning a blind eye to violence against Black people. Or, as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. poignantly stated in 1965: “We will no longer let them use their clubs on us in the dark corners. We’re going to make them do it in the glaring light of television.” But now, iPhones and the internet offer new ways to spotlight injustice. With nearly everyone having their own publishing platforms in the palms of their hands, no longer are major news outlets the main filter of public dialogue. Social media provides a voice for anyone with an internet connection.
August 19, 2020
Students
How Should College Leaders Respond to Campus Protests?
The way university presidents and their administrations respond to student protesters have come under scrutiny as college campuses increasingly become the venues of choice for demanding action on ire-raising topics.
November 1, 2018
Opinion
When Being ‘Woke’ Is Not Enough
In such polarized times, it is not surprising that on college campuses all over the nation, students are protesting, demonstrating and taking every opportunity to voice their concerns to administrators about campus climate, national issues and how their institutions respond to them. I find it exciting.
March 5, 2018
Students
At HBCU, Obama Encourages Students to be Agents of Change
At a town hall meeting at North Carolina A&T State University, President Obama discussed national issues facing Black communities as well as historically Black colleges and universities.
October 12, 2016
Students
Survey Forecasts More Heat for College Campuses
Findings from a new report suggest that participation in demonstrations may intensify in the coming months.
February 11, 2016
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