Students at the University of Colorado gather in support of protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, during a demonstration in Boulder. Rick Wilking / Reuters Amid a surge in student-led protests around the country, many colleges have been struggling to make their campuses more accommodating for minorities. Last semester, student-activist groups nationwide issued demands to their universities seeking everything from mandatory sensitivity-and-racial-bias training to the development of safe spaces on campus for people of color.
The Cost Of Balancing Academia And Racism
Adrienne Green, The Atlantic: Education
Thu, 01/21/2016 - 6:08am
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