ISBN:
9781108477956
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110847795X
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9781108745307
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110874530X
Language:
English
Pages:
xx, 254 Seiten
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Diagramme
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24 cm
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Carey, John M. Campus diversity
DDC:
378.1/982
Keywords:
Discrimination in higher education
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Minorities in higher education
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College environment
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Affirmative action programs in education
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Universities and colleges Admission
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College teachers Recruiting
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College students Attitudes
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College teachers Attitudes
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Affirmative action programs in education
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College environment
;
College students ; Attitudes
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College teachers ; Attitudes
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College teachers ; Recruiting
;
Discrimination in higher education
;
Minorities in higher education
;
Universities and colleges ; Admission
;
United States
Abstract:
"On the evening of November 11, 2015, close to 200 students gathered at Baker Berry Library on the campus of Dartmouth College. Clad in black and holding homemade posters, they marched to the steps of the iconic Dartmouth Hall chanting, "We shall overcome" and "Black lives matter." One poster summed up the emotions of many students involved in the demonstration: "This is how we REALLY feel." The week before that march, a #BlackLivesMatter display in the campus student center had been defaced. The display featured 74 shirts representing 74 unarmed individuals killed by police officers in 2015. Twenty-eight of the shirts were black, representing black individuals who lost their lives. Soon after the display was presented, several of the black shirts were ripped down. The protesters also wanted to stand in solidarity with students of color at the University of Missouri and Yale University, where racially-charged incidents had sparked protests. At Mizzou, a swastika drawn in feces was found in a dormitory bathroom, and reports of racial slurs and an overall climate of bias on campus had inspired a hunger strike by one student and broader demonstrations calling for the university's president and chancellor to step down. At Yale, allegations about a racist fraternity party and a dispute over a faculty member's push-back against university directives on Halloween costumes led to a March of Resilience with over a thousand participants"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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