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Wanted: Black Studies Scholars (Only)

in Access, Diversity, Equity, Graduate, Higher Education, Inclusion, Race & Ethnicity

University of Chicago English says it’s only admitting Black studies Ph.D. candidates for 2021 admissions cycle, citing Black Lives Matter and the field’s complicated history with regard to race.

Malika Jeffries-EL: Expanding Graduate Education’s Career Opportunities, and Its Diversity

in Access, BU News, Coronavirus, Diversity, Equity, Graduate, Higher Education, Inclusion, Our News

New GRS associate dean for graduate education reflects on its future amid the COVID-19 pandemic and America’s racial reckoning.

Winning the Right to Vote Was the Work of Many Lifetimes

in Access, Diversity, Equity, Gender, Inclusion

It took generations of women — mothers and daughters, leaders and followers — to secure the 19th Amendment.

For Black Suffragists, the Lens Was a Mighty Sword

in Access, Diversity, Gender, Inclusion, Intersectionality, Race & Ethnicity

Photographs of generations of Black suffragists offer invaluable documents about their thwarted and central roles in the history of women’s rights.

100 Years of Suffrage: A century after women’s suffrage, the fight for equality isn’t over.

in Access, Equity, Gender, Inclusion

Women struggled for decades to win the right to vote, but it’s taken even longer for all to be able to exercise it.

For the Deaf, Social Distancing Can Mean Social Isolation

in Access, Community, Coronavirus, Disability, Equity, Inclusion, Mental Health

Masks, enforced social distance and other public health measures intended to slow the spread of the Coronavirus pose unique challenges to the 37 million American adults with impaired hearing.

Caring for Immigrant Caregivers

in Access, Community, Culture, Disability, Diversity, Equity, Race & Ethnicity, Social Class

As the population gets a little older and a little sicker each year, disabled and older Americans rely more and more on home health aides… Nationally, 28% of the direct care workforce and 31% of home health aides are born outside the US.

How COVID-19 Swept Through a Dense Massachusetts City

in Access, Community, Coronavirus, Diversity, Equity, Intersectionality, Race & Ethnicity, Social Class

North of Boston, the packed city of Chelsea has been hit hard by the coronavirus. Now, as the cases begin to level off, host Robin Young checks in with City Manager Tom Ambrosino. (audio)

How to Make America2.0 a More Equitable Society

in Access, Coronavirus, Editorial, Equity, Social Class, Technology

The tech industry can play a pivotal role in shaping our post-pandemic world.

When Coronavirus Care Gets Lost in Translation

in Access, Coronavirus, Diversity, Editorial, Health & Wellness, Inclusion

Medical interpreters must now work remotely, multiplying the challenges for front-line doctors and non-English-speaking patients.