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Is Mispronouncing Kamala Harris’ Name a Jab at Her Citizenship and Heritage?

by Anne C. Bailey | November 10, 2020 When Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris was first picked by Joe Biden to be his running mate, f Read more

Oklahoma State University Renames Two Buildings After First Black Student

by Arrman Kyaw | October 26, 2020
Oklahoma State University has renamed two buildings on its Stillwater campus after civil rights [...] Read more

Say Their Names, But Not the N-Word

by Douglas M. Haynes | September 30, 2020
The current reckoning about anti-Blackness in the United States is exposing the limits of solid [...] Read more

Coach John Thompson, Jr. in Retrospect

by Joshua Wright | September 8, 2020
Coach John Thompson, Jr. died on August 30, 2020, at the age of 78. He redefined college bask [...] Read more

University of Kentucky Partners With NAACP to Establish New Research Initiative

by Walter Hudson | August 6, 2020
The University of Kentucky is partnering with the National Association for the Advancement of C [...] Read more

Fisk University Names Social Justice Institute After Alumnus and Late Congressman John Lewis

by Jessica Ruf | July 28, 2020
The historically Black Fisk University will name its recently launched institute for social jus [...] Read more

John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 80

| July 19, 2020
John Robert Lewis, civil rights icon and longtime Congressman, died on Friday after a six-month [...] Read more

$14 Million Grant for Various Colleges, Institutions to Preserve Civil Rights History

by Jessica Ruf | April 13, 2020
A number of institutions, including colleges, have received varying portions of a $14 million g [...] Read more

Ed Department Releases Webinar, Fact Sheet On Ensuring Civil Rights During Pandemic

by Jessica Ruf | March 17, 2020
The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education released a webinar and fact she [...] Read more

Auburn U’s First Black Student to Receive Degree 51 Years Later

by Jessica Ruf | February 28, 2020
Harold Franklin, the first African American student to integrate Auburn University in 1964, wil [...] Read more

Southern University Law Center Joins ‘Universities Studying Slavery’, a 40+ School Consortium

by Jessica Ruf | February 6, 2020
Southern University Law Center (SULC) is the latest of 40+ schools to join a consortium titled [...] Read more

Beware the Racist Who Claims to Be “Rational”

by Frank Wu | January 21, 2020
Among the most dangerous arguments for racial profiling are the most rational. They are persuas [...] Read more

Patricia Turner Walters Donates $2.5M in Art Pieces to Howard University

by Sarah Wood | January 18, 2020
Patricia Turner Walters donated a $2.5 million art collection to Howard University in honor of [...] Read more

Un-Civil Rights: America’s Fear of Diversity in 2020

by Emil Guillermo | January 12, 2020
Have the war protests started? Are your students beginning to wonder about military service and [...] Read more

Stop Using Asian Americans to Defend Against Disparities, Then Rejecting Them as Non-Diverse

by Frank Wu | December 4, 2019
Asian Americans are ambiguous in civil rights. Perhaps Asian Americans themselves are ambivalen [...] Read more

Live Panel Discussion Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

Recorded on October 22, 2020

The Fight for Tenure: An Uphill Battle for Minoritized Faculty

Recorded on July 1, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America— What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

Recorded on June 19, 2020

Live Panel Discussion
Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America—
What Role Does Higher Education have to play?