Katie Causey, The Hatchet
The shooting of Michael Brown, a black teenager, in Ferguson, Mo., by a white officer in August 2014 drew attention to racial tensions in that city, and students demonstrated at colleges in nearby St. Louis. Across the country, as other racial conflicts erupted, the voices of minority students protesting inequities on campuses grew louder. Read The Chronicle’s coverage of racial bias, protests, and attempts at solutions on campuses around the United States.
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NewsYes, Students at Sarah Lawrence Are Demanding Free Detergent. But There’s More to It Than You Might Think.
The request has drawn ridicule, especially from conservative news outlets. It’s part of activists’ broader push, though, to make the college rethink how it meets the needs of low-income students. -
Students
A Thin Line Divides Engaging With Activists and Alienating Them
Paying lip service to complaints without acting on them risks arousing student anger. -
Race on Campus
After Protests Over Race, Kansas Experiments With a Multicultural Student Government
Much remains unclear about how the new body will function. But the aim is to give a place at the political table to students who have felt disenfranchised by the university’s Student Senate. -
Race
Sustaining a Fight Against Racism
A year after an infamous video, a former student leader nurtures diversity at the University of Oklahoma. -
The States
Under Fire From Lawmakers, a Flagship Tries to Explain Why Diversity Matters
A state legislative committee will soon investigate what the University of Tennessee at Knoxville does with money earmarked for diversity. How can campus officials persuade lawmakers who appear to be unpersuadable? -
Leadership
Faced With Extreme Demands From Defiant Protesters, What’s a President to Do?
Talking to student activists often tempers their outrage, and can make for progress on campus issues, say presidents who have been there. -
Race on Campus
What It’s Like to Be Black at the U. of Missouri
Students on the flagship campus say they are used to feeling invisible at times, singled out at others. They are hardly alone. -
Students
After Missouri’s Leadership Exodus, Hard Questions Loom on Race, Power, and Culture
The resignations of the system’s and the flagship’s top two officials represented a victory for student activists. But how will the university tackle the issues at the root of the protests? -
Campus Unrest
Torn Over Tactics: Activists Refine Their Demands as Protests Over Racism Spread
Backlashes on some campuses and compromises on others have prompted some student activists to settle for less. -
Teaching
How Professors in St. Louis Are Teaching the Lessons of Ferguson’s Unrest
Four faculty members see much more than a teachable moment in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man and the violence that followed. -
Administration
Removing Confederate Symbols Is a Step, but Changing a Campus Culture Can Take Years
The University of Mississippi is striving to shift from its Confederate past. Many colleges want to do the same, but the task can be difficult. -
Administration
A Shooting in a St. Louis Suburb Reverberates on Campuses Near and Far
Nearby colleges scramble to assure students that their campuses are safe. Elsewhere, students are protesting. -
News
The Invisible Labor of Minority Professors
The hands-on attention that minority faculty members willingly provide to a diversifying population of students is an unheralded linchpin in helping them succeed. -
BACKGROUNDER
The Uncertain Path to Full Professor
Vague criteria may signal to some faculty members, especially women and minorities, that a promotion to the top is out of their reach.
