Faculty are speaking out against the College of Education and Human Development’s plan to merge the Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies with its Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies.
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Posted inRace and Equity
Mentors can make the difference for young Black men in college. Here’s how to be a good one.
Mentors, especially those who are Black and male-identifying, can help students with challenges like juggling work and class and finding community on campus.
Posted inTexas
UT-Austin to consolidate race, ethnic and gender study programs
UT-Austin to consolidate race, ethnic and gender study programs
Posted inTampa Bay
Florida A&M: Barring ‘Black’ from Black History Month flyer was an error
A law student said she was told using words like ‘Black’ and ‘women’ could run afoul of state DEI laws.
Posted inBerkeley
UC Berkeley will reopen multicultural center that it abruptly closed last year
The Multicultural Community Center closed last summer after complaints of political signs that Chancellor Rich Lyons said made some on campus “feel threatened.”
Posted inTexas
Texas Tech struggles with new rules that changed what students learn about race, gender, sexuality
The system’s chancellor meant to instill clarity and accountability, but three weeks into the spring semester, some instructors say the standards have led to “censorship.”
Posted inTexas
Texas A&M abruptly cancels ethics course over race, gender policy
The university said content of the graduate course, which was already underway, was not adequately disclosed, forcing the cancellation. The professor disagrees.
Posted inIndianapolis
Students plan MLK celebrations after university canceled dinner
The Black Student Union plans to host the MLK dinner in February.
Posted inIndianapolis
IU Indianapolis cancels annual Martin Luther King, Jr. dinner
The university’s Black Student Union criticized the decision.
Posted inTexas
About 200 Texas A&M courses could change due to new restrictions on teaching gender, race
With the semester set to begin next week, professors have been directed to alter courses, and some classes have been removed or reassigned from the core curriculum at the College Station campus.