
Partnership between Glasgow University and University of the West Indies was established as part of a reparative justice programme. By Sally Weale, The Guardian — The world’s first master’s degree…
Partnership between Glasgow University and University of the West Indies was established as part of a reparative justice programme. By Sally Weale, The Guardian — The world’s first master’s degree…
While it’s widely believed that Howard University came to be known as “The Mecca” in the 1960s, new evidence shows the nickname is more than half a century older than…
BBC News — A Cambridge University college is to appoint an academic to a four-year post to examine its legacies of slavery. Trinity College said its new Legacies of Slavery…
Over 95 universities are officially studying their ties to slavery. By Michela Moscufo, ABC News — Universities across the country are studying their relationship to slavery and are being called…
By John Murawski, RealClearInvestigations — Georgetown University’s public atonement for its historical links to slavery has attracted special attention. Since the student newspaper jolted the campus in 2014 with accounts…
By The Crimson Editorial Board — (Staff editorials solely represent the majority view of The Crimson Editorial Board) Slavery is cemented into Harvard’s foundation. From the names of buildings and professorships to…
By Donovan Thomas, HUNS — Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick announced the largest real estate initiative in the school’s history on Wednesday with three new interdisciplinary centers being a…
By NNPA Newswire — In March 2020, when college campuses across the country closed and sent students home, many HBCUs continued to house hundreds of students who did not have…
University officials say it has been helping descendants and a reconciliation fund will begin considering grant proposals this spring. By Susan Svrluga, The Washington Post — Georgetown University student leaders…
The cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon Julius Garvey, BSc’57, MDCM’61, has lived a storied life—and a new fund for medical students at McGill will celebrate those contributions. By Diana Kwon, McGill…
“Reparations can mean many different things in many different contexts,” the president of Brown University said. “I don’t know where we’re going to go. I think the conversation is worth…
By Calvin Schermerhorn — Colleges and universities across the U.S. have been taking a hard look at their ties to slavery. This isn’t an entirely new phenomenon. Back in 2006,…