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Don’t Rely on Black Faculty to Do the Antiracist Work

Higher education leaders can do more than simply give lip service to the need to dismantle systemic racism, argues Shenique S. Thomas-Davis, who offers a number of recommendations.

A Farewell Letter to DEI Work

Such departments, centers and divisions are spaces of impossibility -- they can't do the things they are tasked with, as they are not empowered to hold people accountable, writes Tatiana McInnis.

Do Colleges Need a Chief Diversity Officer?

When strategically and purposely positioned, funded and supported, such senior administrators can play a vital role in higher education institutions today, writes Eugene T. Parker III.

Party Like Your Life Depends on It

To safely reopen this fall, faculty and staff must reinforce social norms that capitalize on students' natural tendency to want to do the right thing, argues Brendan Cushing-Daniels.

It’s Time to Help Students Vote in a Pandemic

While colleges must avoid partisanship, they should do everything they can to ensure that students get all the information they need to participate in the upcoming election, writes Gary Orfield.

Advancing Equity in the Investment Sector

As college leaders reflect on their institutions’ roles in perpetuating systemic racism, they should consider where endowment funds are invested, Kerin McCauley writes.

The Disciplinary Trench

What if there were no academic departments? David V. Rosowsky and Bridget M. Keegan explore the possibilities.
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The SAT and Systemic Racism

One only needs to review the test's history, writes Bruce G. Hammond.