Marc Parry
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This HBCU President Joined a Covid-19 Vaccine Trial. His Call for More Volunteers Stirred Outrage.
In an interview, the president of Dillard University discussed what he’s learned from the controversy. → Read More
Northeastern’s $50-Million Bet
The university went big on its reopening gamble. Can it beat Covid-19? → Read More
As Coronavirus Spreads, Universities Stall Their Research to Keep Human Subjects Safe
The Covid-19 pandemic could expose societal divisions that social scientists want to understand. For now, they’ll have to study from afar. → Read More
50 Years Ago, the College Tried to Silence Them. Now Black Protesters Are Returning to Campus to Be Heard.
A gathering at the University of Mississippi offers a chance to heal the wounds left by mass arrests at a peaceful demonstration in 1970. → Read More
What It’s Like to Study Immigration in the Trump Era
Roberto Gonzales studies the lives of undocumented young people. The policies of the current administration have led to tension and challenges. → Read More
Activists at U. of Mississippi Are Impatient for a Confederate Statue to Be Moved
Instead of tearing down their version of Silent Sam, students at the institution tried to work with the administration. But they’re growing restless. → Read More
A ‘Long Overdue Conversation’: Do Universities That Benefited From Slavery Owe a Debt to Black Colleges?
The stories of the University of Mississippi and Tougaloo College highlight the stakes in a national debate. → Read More
How Should Higher Education Be Responding to Refugee and Migrant Crises?
Scholars and nonprofit leaders gathered at Rutgers this week to share ideas on how colleges can help immigrants on campus and elsewhere. The stakes are higher than ever, one attendee said. → Read More
After George Mason Dust-Up, Koch Foundation Will Start Putting Its College Deals Online
Along with its transparency push, the foundation is publishing a “refined articulation” of its giving principles. → Read More
George Mason’s Foundation Does Not Need to Release Records of Koch Foundation Agreements, Judge Finds
Activists, buoyed by the university president’s recent admission that some old agreements had not met academic standards, sought access to a wider swath of unreleased documents. → Read More
Universities Are Hotbeds of Scholarship on Mass Incarceration. But Are They Doing Enough to Fix the Problem?
In the aftermath of Harvard’s controversial decision to reject an ex-inmate for a graduate program, Elizabeth Hinton is pushing the university to confront that question. → Read More
Buried History
How far should universities go to acknowledge their complicity with slavery? → Read More
Reframing ‘Black Lives Matter’
A Yale philosopher seeks to set the movement on firmer conceptual ground. → Read More
Stained by Slavery
How Craig Steven Wilder became a one-man truth-and-reconciliation commission on colleges and slavery. → Read More
Stained by Slavery
Craig Steven Wilder, a historian at MIT, has become the driving force behind colleges’ efforts to confront their ugly pasts. → Read More
Shackles and Dollars
Historians and economists battle over the role slavery played in capitalism. → Read More
What's Wrong With Literary Studies?
Some scholars think the field has become cynical and paranoid. → Read More
A Historian's Day in Court
Caroline Elkins stirred up controversy with her study of British colonial atrocities, putting her own reputation on trial. → Read More
‘American Panorama’ Uses Digital Tools to Remap History
D igital maps saturate our lives, from the talking atlases in our pockets to the space-eye view of our streets on Google Earth. Edward L. Ayers, a historian at the University of Richmond, thinks maps can do something more: invigorate the humanities. → Read More
‘American Panorama’ Uses Digital Tools to Remap History
The free online atlas, developed at the University of Richmond, presents social developments in a compellingly interactive way. → Read More