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Opinion

When Activism Came to My Hometown

Monuments to racism, hate and prejudice must be removed, writes Larry Moneta, but only through legitimate, law-abiding processes.

‘Degrees of Difference’

Author discusses new book on how the value of higher education is discussed -- and how issues of gender influence that discussion.

A Tool for Whistle-Blowers

Union of Concerned Scientists has launched a tool for federal employees to report political meddling in science and research. It’s the latest way science advocates are responding to what they see as the Trump administration’s anti-science policies.
Opinion

Klan 2.0

In The Second Coming of the KKK: The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American Political Tradition, Linda Gordon emphasizes broad patterns, making the book more timely than even the headlines of the past few days would suggest, writes Scott McLemee.

U of Florida Rejects Request for White Supremacist to Speak

University says it is blocking event not because of the ideas involved, but for reasons of safety, post-Charlottesville.

Teaching Sociology in 2017

Sociologists talk about teaching in the political now, with an emphasis on critical media literacy, ground rules for a discussion and an understanding that students see sociology classrooms as somewhere to try to make sense of current events.

Belly of the Beast

Sociologists call for a systematic response to online targeting of and threats against public scholars.

The Grading Policy That Never Was

Conservative websites publicized and mocked a syllabus offering to let students grade themselves. Syllabus was pulled. But professor says he never intended the statement as more than a way to start a conversation.