Opening Doors: Marcelle Willock, Pioneering Physician and BU School of Medicine Leader
They are determined to use their experience, influence, and positions to help make their business, organization, and world a more inclusive place. They are breaking barriers—and then reaching back to help those behind them overcome the same hurdles. They are mentoring students or younger colleagues, hiring diverse candidates, offering opportunities, and ensuring that employees succeed […]
The Virus Moved Female Faculty to the Brink. Will Universities Help?
The pandemic is a new setback for women in academia who already faced obstacles on the path to advancing their research and careers.
What Does It Mean to Be Latinx? For Some, It’s the ‘One Term That Gives Everyone a Home’
By the 1980s, the use of ‘Latina/o’ emerged to describe the more diverse ethnic and racial fabric of people known as ‘Hispanic.’ But for some, that descriptor still falls short of inclusive, as the male/female gender binary of the Spanish language can leave out those who identify as nonbinary. Enter one of the most controversial […]
RBG’s Greatest Insight
The justice understood that the two great principles of American democracy—equality and liberty—are not at odds, but rather integral to each other.
The Fight Against Words That Sound Like, but Are Not, Slurs
Colleges are torn apart when faculty are punished and publicly vilified for accidentally giving offense.
Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg Refused to Step Down
She could have had President Obama nominate her successor. But she didn’t get to the Supreme Court by letting other people tell her what she could do.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Great Equalizer
How a scholar, advocate, and judge upended the entirety of American political thought.
Princeton Admitted Past Racism. Now It Is Under Investigation.
The Trump administration opened a civil rights investigation into the university after its president acknowledged the role of systemic racism at the school.
Huntington Park business gets creative, builds space-saving desks for students doing distance learning in tight quarters
Hood Renovationz aims to build innovative, space-saving desks since many families are struggling to give students adequate space for at-home schooling.
Wanted: Black Studies Scholars (Only)
University of Chicago English says it’s only admitting Black studies Ph.D. candidates for 2021 admissions cycle, citing Black Lives Matter and the field’s complicated history with regard to race.