College faculty discuss role of higher education in addressing police violence and systemic racism
INSIDE HIGHER ED — There is a biting senselessness in what happened to George Floyd, whose death catalyzed national protests: he was denied breath for nearly nine minutes by police for allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill at a corner store, all of it caught on video by a gathering crowd.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — On Monday afternoon, The Chronicle’s Jack Stripling talked with Carmen Twillie Ambar, president of Oberlin College; Ana Mari Cauce, president of the University of Washington; and Timothy P. White, chancellor of the California State University system, about the singular challenges of our unraveling moment, the role of higher education in such…
Read More about College presidents reflect on the death of George Floyd and higher education’s role in addressing systemic racismUniversity leaders address their communities regarding racism and police violence
INSIDE HIGHER ED — College leaders call for societal change and urge their communities not to turn to violence in protests against racism, police brutality and the senseless killing of George Floyd.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — I want to find a way to ask the tough questions in between the atrocities, to continue to address systemic racism without the flashpoint of a Charlottesville or Minneapolis, writes Walter Kimbrough
Read More about How universities can address racial inequality and police violenceColleges rescind admission offers due to online hate speech
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Incoming and current college students are being reported to their universities for racist speech on social media related to national discussions on police brutality and racial injustice.
Read More about Colleges rescind admission offers due to online hate speechStudent activists call for colleges to reexamine relationships between campus and local police
INSIDE HIGHER ED — In the wake of George Floyd’s killing and national unrest, activists are demanding their universities cut ties with police. Administrators largely are resisting the calls.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Over the past week, protests against police officers’ use of force against black men and women have rocked American cities. American institutions are facing a reckoning, and higher education is not excluded.
Read More about Higher education’s role in addressing racial disparities and police brutalityYale Law professor Macklin Fleming publishes study on the effectiveness of procedural justice training to address police violence
THE CRIME REPORT — However, a study of the Chicago police department, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), argues that a less aggressive approach, employing the principles of “procedural justice,” can reduce the hostility while at the same time increasing police effectiveness.
Read More about Yale Law professor Macklin Fleming publishes study on the effectiveness of procedural justice training to address police violenceCalifornia community college chancellor requests review of law enforcement curriculum
CAL MATTERS — California’s extensive community college system is responsible for helping train a huge number of the state’s police officers. Eloy Ortiz Oakley, the system’s chancellor, wants to change the curriculum to help fight racism.
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THE WASHINGTON POST — We know, from hard experience, that the police will not enforce these orders equally. History demonstrates that they will be enforced most harshly — and often without proper cause — against people of color and the poor. Curfew orders that attempt to suppress protests against police violence have superseded the pandemic’s stay-at-home…
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