I am sometimes asked about the hardest part of my job as a vice president for Equity and
Inclusion, who served in the past at two different Association of American Universities (AAU) …

In the United States, only 6% of the 1.5 million faculty in degree-granting postsecondary
institutions is Black. Research shows that, while many institutions tout the idea of diversity …

Colleges and universities, like other institutions, are microcosms of our society, sociopolitical
arenas in which a variety of people from various backgrounds and disciplines must interact …

Dear BFSA Community, We are experiencing challenging times for our nation, our state, and
our Furman community. The Supreme Court of the United States has been very active in …

Since the US Civil Rights era, the racial composition of higher education has changed
dramatically, resulting in an increase in the number of African American students and African …

American colleges and universities must prepare students to thrive in our increasingly
diverse, globally connected, and technologically driven world. Faculty must inspire students …

Anti-Blackness ideologies continue to persist in higher education, particularly as sentiments
about critical race theory (CRT), antiracist pedagogy, and social justice, as evidenced by the …

In this original and much-needed book, Sekile Nzinga maps the lived impact of the market-
oriented practices of contemporary higher education institutions and the opaque ways that …

Despite the increase in Black male terminal degree holders, those who serve in the
professoriate are still seen as inferior by their White peers, regardless of their intellectual …

This chapter continues the narrative work that began in Chapter One. The Provost begins
her morning by learning about the resignations of seven Towering University Black faculty …