US universities ‘focus on diversity data and ignore racism’

People watch from behind the fence as the athletes cross the finish line as a metaphor for the wealth gap widening as US elite report record enrolments

Wealth gap widening as US elite report record enrolments

Disadvantaged students struggle as private institutions offer discounts and community colleges hope for rebound

10 September

Medical workers in face masks hold signs reading White Coats for Black Lives as a metaphor for US medical schools found to be falling short on equity promises

US medical schools found to be falling short on equity promises

Series of analyses in JAMA concludes that a promise to achieve greater racial balance in training doctors remains largely unfulfilled

By Paul Basken

20 August

US academia defends critical race theory amid political onslaught

Professors and institutions admit worry as at least 20 US states move to block curricula exploring systemic biases

By Paul Basken

16 June

Black Lives Matter activist stands in front of other activists that advocate for abolishing the police during a rally against police brutality in front of the Columbus City Hall in Columbus, Ohio on May 1, 2021

A year after Floyd, US campuses avoid major police reform

Misplaced fear of racial and sexual threats, plus the need to provide a ‘feeling’ of security, cited as reasons universities are reluctant to limit armed officers

By Paul Basken

7 June

US universities ‘focus on diversity data and ignore racism’

In first policy conference since Covid and Floyd, state higher education leaders told they may be harming racial progress more than aiding it

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US universities ‘focus on diversity data and ignore racism’

In first policy conference since Covid and Floyd, state higher education leaders told they may be harming racial progress more than aiding it

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Related articles

Wealth gap widening as US elite report record enrolments

US medical schools found to be falling short on equity promises

US academia defends critical race theory amid political onslaught

A year after Floyd, US campuses avoid major police reform

Related universities

University of Southern California

Harvard University

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