Mandatory Microaggression Training at Suffolk University

by lindaoppenheim | Nov 2, 2016 | Article, Documents

Those who attended the November 1 Racial Literacy session saw the blog post by an undergraduate who was erroneously charged by her professor with committing plagiarism.  Presenter Dr. Ruha Benjamin showed the post, Academia, Love Me Back, as an example of the...

Black-white disparity in student loan debt more than triples after graduation

by lindaoppenheim | Oct 22, 2016 | Documents

This report from the Brookings Institution provides new evidence that racial gaps in total debt are far larger than even recent reports have recognized.

The five things no one will tell you about why colleges don’t hire more faculty of color.

by lindaoppenheim | Sep 27, 2016 | Opinion

In addition to listing why colleges aren’t hiring more faculty of color, Marybeth Gasman explains why having a diverse faculty is important for institutions of higher learning.

Epidemic of Racist Incidents

by lindaoppenheim | Sep 27, 2016 | News, Uncategorized

Scott Jaschiks lists some of the racial incidents that have proliferated on college and university campuses across the country at the beginning of the 2016 school year.

Campuses Cautiously Train Freshmen Against Subtle Insults

by lindaoppenheim | Sep 7, 2016 | Article

Stephanie Saul’s article describes programs on several college campuses to help their incoming classes avoid hurting fellow students with microaggressions and other insensitivities.  She also refers to “[t]he backlash . . . exemplified recently in a widely...