Racial issues – The College Fix https://www.thecollegefix.com Breaking Campus News. Launching Media Careers. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 21:16:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 41534715 Ocean sciences must incorporate DEI, scholars argue https://www.thecollegefix.com/ocean-sciences-must-incorporate-dei-scholars-argue/ https://www.thecollegefix.com/ocean-sciences-must-incorporate-dei-scholars-argue/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 05:05:27 +0000 https://www.thecollegefix.com/?p=140222 Researchers should embrace DEI, ‘anti-racist’ training Ocean science researchers must work “towards equity and justice” in their field, according to a group of scholars. Their academic paper includes a call for scholars to “[a]dvocate for and actively create opportunities for your BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and female colleagues, even when this means personally stepping aside/

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DEI staffer alleges U. Wisconsin discriminated against her for being white: lawsuit https://www.thecollegefix.com/dei-staffer-alleges-u-wisconsin-discriminated-against-her-for-being-white-lawsuit/ https://www.thecollegefix.com/dei-staffer-alleges-u-wisconsin-discriminated-against-her-for-being-white-lawsuit/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2024 05:01:51 +0000 https://www.thecollegefix.com/?p=140020 ‘Great educators’ being ‘passed over’ because of skin color, former DEI administrator says University of Wisconsin leaders are accused of discriminating against a white DEI staffer in a new lawsuit as leading state lawmakers call for greater scrutiny of diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Rochelle Hoffman, a former assistant director of the Multicultural Student Services at the UW-Eau…

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Western Illinois U. ‘Day of Racial Healing’ includes ‘Racism for White People’ event https://www.thecollegefix.com/western-illinois-u-day-of-racial-healing-includes-racism-for-white-people-event/ https://www.thecollegefix.com/western-illinois-u-day-of-racial-healing-includes-racism-for-white-people-event/#respond Sat, 06 Jan 2024 22:55:18 +0000 https://www.thecollegefix.com/?p=140055 Gain a ‘cognitive multicultural consciousness’ Western Illinois University will be holding its first “Day of Racial Healing” in conjunction with the national effort beginning the day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The title is something of a misnomer, however, as related happenings will occur throughout the month. A first-day event is titled “Racism for White People…

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Three takeaways from the Claudine Gay resignation https://www.thecollegefix.com/three-takeaways-from-the-claudine-gay-resignation/ https://www.thecollegefix.com/three-takeaways-from-the-claudine-gay-resignation/#respond Sat, 06 Jan 2024 16:32:32 +0000 https://www.thecollegefix.com/?p=139879 Take #1: The mainstream media is a bigger joke than ever. On Wednesday, the Associated Press headlined “Harvard president’s resignation highlights new conservative weapon against colleges: plagiarism.” Later that day it sort of backtracked, changing the headline to “Plagiarism charges downed Harvard’s president. A conservative attack helped to fan the outrage.” It noted the original…

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Gay doubles down on denials of plagiarism, antisemitism in New York Times op-ed https://www.thecollegefix.com/gay-doubles-down-on-denial-of-plagiarism-antisemitism-in-new-york-times-op-ed/ https://www.thecollegefix.com/gay-doubles-down-on-denial-of-plagiarism-antisemitism-in-new-york-times-op-ed/#respond Fri, 05 Jan 2024 01:31:59 +0000 https://www.thecollegefix.com/?p=139987 ‘I have never misrepresented my research findings,’ Gay said Former Harvard President Claudine Gay disputed plagiarism accusations and blamed her resignation on racism, lies, and anxiety projection in a Wednesday New York Times op-ed. “My hope is that by stepping down I will deny demagogues the opportunity to further weaponize my presidency in their campaign to undermine the ideals animating…

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UVA tables decision to scrub first president’s name from library https://www.thecollegefix.com/uva-tables-decision-to-scrub-first-presidents-name-from-library/ https://www.thecollegefix.com/uva-tables-decision-to-scrub-first-presidents-name-from-library/#respond Thu, 04 Jan 2024 05:02:52 +0000 https://www.thecollegefix.com/?p=139903 Grad students accused the first president of the university of promoting racism and eugenics The University of Virginia deferred until next year a decision on renaming the school’s main library following criticisms that its namesake, UVA’s first president Edwin Alderman, advocated racism and eugenics. “It’s shrouded in secrecy right now, but I doubt that it will go through,” Tom Neale…

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Black leftist scholars blame Harvard president’s resignation on racism https://www.thecollegefix.com/black-leftist-scholars-blame-harvard-presidents-resignation-on-racism/ https://www.thecollegefix.com/black-leftist-scholars-blame-harvard-presidents-resignation-on-racism/#respond Wed, 03 Jan 2024 05:02:23 +0000 https://www.thecollegefix.com/?p=139863 Leading black leftist scholars are not blaming the resignation of Harvard University President Claudine Gay on her dozens of instances of plagiarism recently exposed, nor the outrage over her apathy for Jew hatred. No, it’s racism’s fault. “Racist mobs won’t stop until they topple all Black people from positions of power and influence who are not reinforcing the structure of racism…

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Claudine Gay will resign as Harvard president https://www.thecollegefix.com/claudine-gay-will-resign-as-harvard-president/ https://www.thecollegefix.com/claudine-gay-will-resign-as-harvard-president/#respond Tue, 02 Jan 2024 18:34:46 +0000 https://www.thecollegefix.com/?p=139814 UPDATED Lasted just over six months in office Claudine Gay will resign as president of Harvard University, the Ivy League school announced today. She has repeatedly faced plagiarism accusations, including a fresh complaint filed just yesterday. Gay appeared to blame the criticism at least partially on “racial animus” toward her as a black woman. “My deep sense of connection to Harvard and…

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72 things higher ed declared racist in 2023 https://www.thecollegefix.com/72-things-higher-ed-declared-racist-in-2023/ https://www.thecollegefix.com/72-things-higher-ed-declared-racist-in-2023/#respond Thu, 28 Dec 2023 17:08:04 +0000 https://www.thecollegefix.com/?p=139660 Tim Scott. Nikki Haley. Mozart. Academia found racism everywhere The College Fix identified 72 different things declared racist by higher education in the last year. WATCH: MORE: 72 racist things of 2023, according to higher ed IMAGE: The College…

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Virginia seminary marks 200th anniversary by scrubbing names linked to slavery https://www.thecollegefix.com/virginia-seminary-marks-200th-anniversary-by-scrubbing-names-linked-to-slavery/ https://www.thecollegefix.com/virginia-seminary-marks-200th-anniversary-by-scrubbing-names-linked-to-slavery/#respond Thu, 28 Dec 2023 05:07:36 +0000 https://www.thecollegefix.com/?p=139575 Christian institution also pays reparations to descendants of slaves The Virginia Theological Seminary renamed six of its buildings this fall in what its leaders say is an effort to address the Episcopal institution’s “legacies of slavery and racism.” The move by the seminary, which celebrated its 200th anniversary this year, comes as part of a larger effort to ensure the campus “welcomes all,”…

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