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Meet the UNC Student Whose Protest Toppled a Racist Monument
A UNCÂ grad student faces charges and possible expulsion for pouring red ink and her own blood on the statue in April.
North Carolina Protesters Topple Confederate Statue “Silent Sam”
Students denounced school administrators for refusing to remove the symbol of racism and oppression.
How Native American Children Benefit From Trauma-Informed Schools
Awareness of children’s mental health needs is increasing.
In Wake of Trump, Radicalism Soars on Campus
Can this new anti-Trump energy on campus be harnessed to fight for broader societal changes?
Law Students Fighting Trump Agenda Won’t Find Support at Their Schools
Our legal education system fosters and rewards apathy and produces lawyers who put efficiency over morality.
Standing Against Privatization: Puerto Rico’s Teachers Strike
Members of the Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico are planning a one-day strike to defend public education.
Black Lives Matter in Our Schools: Developing an Anti-Racist Pedagogy
“Teaching for Black Lives” offers educators insights into intersectional Black identities and overlapping oppressions.
Teaching for Black Lives and Bearing Witness Through Poetry
A public school teacher describes how her class uses poetry to assert identity and justice.
“Anything to Avoid a Scandal”: How Colleges Sideline Sexual Abuse
Laws and policies are only as effective as their enforcers, who all too often align with the powerful on campus.
Graduate Student Workers Organize Against Sexual Harassment on Campus
Graduate student workers have turned to unions to combat endemic conditions of sexual harassment.