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Freedom of speech and students’ unions

SRHE

Historically, a ‘no platform’ position was taken up in the 1970s by many studentsunions against the rise of the far right (the National Front and later the British National Party) which had gained some questionable success in marches in the East End of London and some success in local election results into the 1980s.

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Florida’s Anti-DEI Actions Hit Hard for Alumna and Mom of Recent Grad

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The same campus that recruited, supported, and welcomed me as a first-generation college student in the 1990s would likely be ill-equipped to do the same today. Since joining Lumina in 2008, she has served as a strategy officer, director of equity and inclusion, and director of impact and research.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I thought about how quiet I’d been as an undergrad, and I felt there was something I needed to do and should do at MIT to get more African American and minority students in and to make it more hospitable.” Jackson did that by co-founding the Black Student Union. A dean at MIT suggested she look at some industrial research labs.

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Race on Campus: Debunking Myths with Data—book review and author Q&A

Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

To the contrary — numerous studies show that students of color interact more across race and have more interracial friendships than White students do. Ethnic student organizations also get a look here, where research shows that such organizations actually foster diverse interactions and engagement amongst students.