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Race on Campus

Race on Campus
Members of Concerned Student 1950 at the University of Missouri.Jeff Roberson | AP

American colleges and university campuses are being roiled by discussion about how students of color are treated on campus. Recent years have seen dozens of high-profile racial incidents: racist graffiti at Syracuse and Salisbury; a black student at the University of Maryland stabbed to death by a white nationalist student; fraternities at Oklahoma and Georgia suspended for posting racist videos online. Against this backdrop, research shows that students of color feel unwelcome on many college campuses. And when students feel like outsiders, their academic performance suffers. At many colleges and universities, students of color themselves are doing the work to make others feel welcome and safe.

The collection of audio stories here focuses on the racial climate on campuses across the United States. This is an ongoing project.

Black at Mizzou: Confronting race on Campus
August 14, 2020

Black at Mizzou: Confronting race on Campus

"Black Mizzou" is a thriving campus-within-a-campus that Black students have built over decades to make the University of Missouri a more welcoming place.

Graduation rate for Native students surges at the University of Minnesota
March 26, 2020

Graduation rate for Native students surges at the University of Minnesota

The percentage of Native students graduating from the U of M has doubled in the past decade.

Black girl, white college
March 19, 2020

Black girl, white college

When it was time for me to enroll in a four-year college, I chose North Dakota State, a school that's mostly white, conservative and insular -- everything I wasn't. It was the hardest year of my life.

A conundrum for student advocates: change their school or change society?
March 12, 2020

A conundrum for student advocates: change their school or change society?

Unlike protesters at many universities, activists at Harvard seek social justice reforms beyond campus.

At some HBCUs, enrollment rises from surprising applicants
March 5, 2020

At some HBCUs, enrollment rises from surprising applicants

After decades of declining enrollment, HBCUs are seeing an uptick in new applicants, especially among Latino and international students.

How colleges are mishandling racial tensions on campus
September 12, 2019

How colleges are mishandling racial tensions on campus

As administrators navigate issues of inclusion and free speech, students of color have been left to find their own way.

Flagship universities don't reflect their state's diversity
September 5, 2019

Flagship universities don't reflect their state's diversity

Across the country, a gap persists between the number of black and Latino students graduating from state high schools and the number enrolling in state flagship schools.

Despite decades of pledging to hire more black faculty, most universities didn't
November 5, 2018

Despite decades of pledging to hire more black faculty, most universities didn't

The number of black faculty on college campuses has gone down during the last decade.

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