Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez
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Washington, DC, United States
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Past articles by Fernanda:
Race on Campus: What Does ‘Woke’ Mean Anyway?
The term is now used as a slam, but can you define it? → Read More
Race on Campus: What We Learned About Equity This Year
Colleges are still dealing with relics of inequality and inaccurate depictions of diversity. → Read More
Race on Campus: What Do Students Say About Race in Their Application Essays?
U.S. Supreme Court justices asked what students will be allowed to write about if race-conscious admissions are outlawed. → Read More
Race on Campus: Are Your Work-Based Learning Programs Equitable?
A new report examines which students are and are not included in internship and co-op programs. → Read More
Race on Campus: What to Know About Affirmative Action Today
Here’s a primer on race-conscious admissions practices as two cases head to the U.S. Supreme Court. → Read More
Too Broke to Finish a Ph.D. Program? Tell Us About It
We want to hear from readers about financial hardships that made getting a doctorate impossible, or nearly impossible. → Read More
Race on Campus: Is Remedial Ed Holding Students of Color Back?
In California, it’s complicated. → Read More
Race on Campus: Colleges Are Waiving Tuition for Native Students. Is Your Institution Next?
Free tuition for Indigenous students is catching on through state actions and campus plans. → Read More
Race on Campus: How to Retain Diverse Faculty Members
This program studies why faculty members of color leave, and teaches how to get them to stay. → Read More
Race on Campus: Pronouncing Students’ Names Correctly Is Important. Here’s How.
Names are often tied to cultural identity. Saying them the right way conveys respect. → Read More
Race on Campus: She’s Teaching Critical Race Theory, Despite a State Law
A professor at Boise State University took to Twitter to explain misconceptions about CRT — and why her class is not against the law. → Read More
Race on Campus: She’s the First Black Tenured Professor at Her College. She’s Not Celebrating.
This milestone at Centenary College shows there’s a need for diversity in the academy, Andia Augustin-Billy said. → Read More
Race on Campus: DEI Staff Are Burnt Out. Here’s Why.
It’s unclear how many DEI administrators and staffers left their jobs last year, but many of these workers are primed for burnout. → Read More
Race on Campus: How One College Holds Itself Accountable for 2020’s Promises
Duke University is one of a few colleges publicly documenting its progress toward last year’s racial-equity commitments. → Read More
What Are Academics Wearing? Readers Share Their Campus Fashion Choices
We asked about favorite accessories, pandemic substitutions, and the elbow-patches stereotype. Here’s what you said. → Read More
Race on Campus: Governing Boards Influence DEI Work. Are They Doing Enough?
In a new paper, scholars studied the power and influence that governing boards can have on their colleges’ diversity, equity, and inclusion work. → Read More
Watch the First Trailer for Netflix’s New Fictional Show About Higher Ed
Grab some popcorn. In “The Chair,” the actress Sandra Oh stars as the new leader of a beleaguered English department. → Read More
Race on Campus: These Campuses Wanted Buildings Renamed. Administrators Opted to Wait.
A year after racial-justice protests erupted nationwide, some name-change decisions have stalled. → Read More
Race on Campus: Want to Start a DEI Major? Read This First
Here’s how one college created a major in diversity, equity, and inclusion, a field of study rarely offered for undergraduates. → Read More
Race on Campus: Bipoc, Minority, or People of Color?
Here’s a brief guide to these three racial terms and advice on how to use them. → Read More