Tag: Social change

African-American

Advancing The Work After The News Is No Longer Breaking

For days following the death of George Floyd, I fell silent. I wanted to speak using my social media platforms, but I was speechless. I was asked to post, respond, write a note to students, apply hashtags to my name, and join in a moment of silence, among other initiatives. However, I knew the death of George Floyd could not encompass the same temporary and emotional responses as so many other Black males who lost their lives at the hands of a system designed to honor and protect citizens of this nation.

July 22, 2020

News Roundup

Dennis Parker Named New NCLEJ Executive Director

Dennis Parker, former director of the Racial Justice Program of the ACLU, has been named executive director of the National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ). Parker will succeed Marc Cohan, who will resume his role as director of litigation at the organization. Before joining the ACLU, Parker was the chief of the Civil […]

February 21, 2019

MSIs

Want a Diverse Faculty? Learn from Minority Serving Institutions

Minority Serving Institutions successfully recruit diverse faculties because their institutional missions and cultures align with the values that scholars of color often care about.

April 16, 2018