Recent Campus Racial
Incidents in the News
A Bibliography
The following bibliography is a representation of the online news coverage of recent campus racial
incidents occurring at a number of the nation’s colleges and universities. This is a living document that
will be updated as new stories are published online. Last Updated: 1/27/2016
Across the nation, students have risen up to demand an end to systematic and structural racism on
campus. Here are their demands. (n.d.). The Demands. Retrieved from
http://www.thedemands.org/
Ali, E. (2015, October 30). Black students from Society for Cultural Unity confront UT President regarding
diversity issues at the University. The Daily Texan. Retrieved from
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2015/10/30/black-students-from-the-society-for-culturalunity-confront-ut-president-regarding
Allen, D. (2015, November 12). The real issue at Mizzou and Yale isn’t free speech. It’s social equality.
The Washington Post. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-realissue-at-mizzou-and-yale-isnt-free-speech-its-social-equality/2015/11/12/0ead3a34-8956-11e5be8b-1ae2e4f50f76_story.html
Amherst Uprising. (2015, November 13). AC Voice. Retrieved from:
http://www.acvoice.com/2015/11/13/Amherst-uprising-what-we-stand-for/
Associated Press. (2015, November 15). Racial tensions grow at University of Kansas. Huffington Post.
Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/racial-tensions-grow-at-university-ofkansas_us_564916fbe4b045bf3defa5e8
Associated Press. (2015, November 18). Students want Woodrow Wilson’s name removed from
Princeton. Yahoo! News. Retrieved from http://news.yahoo.com/princeton-students-protestpresidents-office-change-194850789.html
ASU Faculty. (n.d.). An open letter to our students from ASU faculty [Google doc]. Retrieved from
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GGH9CObKJ30TFdQRW3XNwHa9_r19xeapq7HVYqpg90/edit
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Atkinson, K. (2015, November 21). University of Illinois condemns ‘white student union’ Facebook page.
MSNBC. Retrieved from http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/university-illinois-condemns-whitestudent-union-facebook-page
Barksdale, A. (2015, November 9). What you should know about politically-engaged Black millennials:
This report shows that young people of color are taking a stand. Huffington Post. Retrieved from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-you-should-know-about-politically-engaged-blackmillennials_us_5640c3eae4b0307f2cae1c73
Barksdale, A. (2015, November 12). Students share harsh truths about being #BlackOnCampus: These
students are speaking out, and we are all listening. Huffington Post. Retrieved from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/students-share-harsh-truths-about-beingblackoncampus_us_5644abaee4b045bf3deded18
Berrett, D., & Hoover, E. (2015, November 13). When pursuing diversity, victory is hard to define. The
Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from http://chronicle.com/article/When-PursuingDiversity/234190
Binkley, C., & Whack, E. H. (2015, November 14). Black students around America speak out about casual,
everyday racism: “It’s exhausting. It’s fatiguing and, you know, we’re frustrated.” Huffington
Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-students-around-americaspeak-out-about-casual-everyday-racism_us_56465539e4b08cda3488cd66
Black Central. (2015, December). Missouri lawmaker proposes HB 1743 to keep Black athletes in check?
Black Central. Retrieved from http://goblackcentral.com/2015/12/surprised-missouri-repproposes-hb-1743-that-would-revoke-the-scholarships-of-college-athletes-who-strike-video/
Blackspaceblog. (2014, December 8). An open letter of love to Black students: #BlackLivesMatter [Blog
post]. Black Space: Crafting a Place for Black Women Writers. Retrieved from
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http://blackspaceblog.com/2014/12/08/an-open-letter-of-love-to-black-studentsblacklivesmatter/
Blankinship, D. G. (2015, November 24). Western Washington University shuts down due to racist threat
and online hate speech. Huffington Post. Retrieved from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wwu-hate-speech_us_5655117fe4b079b281899b4f
Bogel-Burroughs, N. (2015, December 17). UC divests from private prisons after pressure from Black
student unions. Daily Nexus. Retrieved from http://dailynexus.com/2015-12-17/uc-divestsfrom-private-prisons-after-pressure-from-black-student-unions/
Bonilla-Silva, E. (2015, November 12). The White racial innocence game. Racism Review: Scholarship and
Activism Toward Racial Justice. Retrieved from
http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2015/11/12/white-racial-innocence-game/
Brown, S. (2015, November 18). At Kansas, student leaders take the blame for racial-climate concerns.
The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from http://chronicle.com/article/At-KansasStudent-Leaders/234244
Bruni, F. (2015, December 12). The lie about college diversity. The New York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/opinion/sunday/the-lie-about-college-diversity.html
Buffalo State faculty members introduce Black cross project to initiate dialogue on race, social justice:
Art installation to provide a visual reminder of racial injustice. (2015, November 3). Buffalo State
News and Events. Retrieved from http://newsandevents.buffalostate.edu/news/buffalo-statefaculty-members-introduce-black-cross-project-initiate-dialogue-race-social-justi
Bush, S. V. (2015, November 17). #OxyUproar: After walkout, protests, Occidental College students
occupy administrative building. Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved from
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20151117/oxyuproar-after-walkout-protestsoccidental-college-students-occupy-administrative-building
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Bushnell, H., & Rosenblat, J. (2015, November 13). Student protesters interrupt Northwestern athletic
facility groundbreaking ceremony. Inside NU. Retrieved from
http://www.insidenu.com/2015/11/13/9731594/northwestern-athletic-facility-groundbreakingceremony-interrupted-by
Cauterucci, C. (2015, November 13). Why protesting Georgetown students want their school to pay a
novel from of reparations. Slate. Retrieved from
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/11/13/georgetown_students_protest_a_residen
ce_hall_named_for_a_slave_selling_jesuit.html
Cazenave, N. (2015, November 15). “Illiberal”: The White backlash word. Racism Review: Scholarship
and Activism Toward Racial Justice. Retrieved from
http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2015/11/15/illiberal-the-white-backlash-word/
Chung, M., & Payne, A. (2015, November 11). Inspired by Mizzou protests, students across country focus
on being #BlackonCampus. NBC News. Retrieved from
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/inspired-mizzou-protests-ithaca-students-rallydemand-resignation-n461646
Cobb, J. (2015, November 10). Race and the free-speech diversion. The New Yorker. Retrieved from
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/race-and-the-free-speech-diversion
Concerned Graduate Students of Color. (2015, November 16). Graduate solidarity statement and
demands [blog post]. Bluestockings Magazine. Retrieved from
http://bluestockingsmag.com/2015/11/16/graduate-solidarity-statement-and-demands/
Courant Staff Report. (2015, November 17). Yale president plans ‘significant changes’ in response to
student demands. Hartford Courant. Retrieved from http://www.courant.com/education/hcyale-salovey-response-20151117-story.html
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Crovitz, L. G. (2015, November 22). Chicago school of free speech: An antidote for the infantilizing craze
sweeping campuses. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-school-of-free-speech-1448231860
Culpepper, C. (2015, November 13). How Missouri football’s boycott helped unite a troubled campus.
The Washington Post. Retrieved by https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/howmissouri-footballs-boycott-helped-unite-a-troubled-campus/2015/11/13/64fe68ea-8a0f-11e5be8b-1ae2e4f50f76_story.html
Daalder, M. (2015, November 14). Amherst College students are occupying their library right now over
racial justice demands: The student join what appears to be a growing wave of student activism
around racism at universities around the country. In These Times: With Liberty and Justice for
All… Retrieved from http://inthesetimes.com/article/18603/amherst-college-students-areoccupying-their-library-right-now-over-racial
Davis, O. (2015, November 18). Trustees confirm, Black lives don’t matter at Occidental College.
Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/olivia-davis/trustees-confirmblack-li_b_8589358.html
Douthat, R. (2015, November 14). A crisis our universities deserve. The New York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/15/opinion/sunday/a-crisis-our-universities-deserve.html
Duncan, A. (2015, November 20). Taking action on college racial harassment. St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Retrieved from http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/taking-action-on-college-racialharassment/article_d09a4a23-a766-5690-9cbf-194eeaad9207.html
Eckel, P., & Trower, C. (2015, November 17). Not a spectator sport. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2015/11/17/role-boards-play-racial-debates-campusesessay
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Eligon, J. (2015, November 11). At University of Missouri, Black students see a campus riven by race. The
New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/us/university-ofmissouri-protests.html
Fang, M. (2015, November 11). Ithaca College students demand school’s president step down in Mizzouinspired protest: In recent weeks, there have been several racist incidents at the New York
school. Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ithaca-collegemizzou-protests_5643eb6ee4b08cda3487783e
Fenwick, L. T., & Swygert, P. (2015, November 11). Where are all the Black college faculty? Diverse Issues
in Higher Education. Retrieved from http://diverseeducation.com/article/78858/
Finley, T. (2015, November 10). Black college students can find solace in this social media movement: In
the midst of Mizzou, MyPWI gives students nationwide a voice. Huffington Post. Retrieved from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-college-students-can-find-solace-in-this-socialmedia-movement_us_56421561e4b0411d30728d22?
Finley, T. (2015, November 19). Schools nationwide stand in solidarity for #studentlblackout day:
Students at more than 37 universities are demanding their schools put an end to racism on
campus. Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/schoolsnationwide-stand-in-solidarity-for-studentblackout-day_us_564de0d2e4b031745ceff8a7?
Flaherty, C. (2015, November 30). Demanding 10 percent: Student protesters on a number of campuses
want to see many more black faculty members. But how realistic are some of their goals. Inside
Higher Ed. Retrieved from https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/11/30/studentactivists-want-more-black-faculty-members-how-realistic-are-some-their-goals
Fowler, A. (2015, November 9). Racial tensions are boiling over at Yale over Halloween costumes.
Business Insider. Retrieved from http://www.businessinsider.com/racial-tensions-boiling-overat-yale-2015-11
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Frej, W. (2015, November 11). Yale’s president reaches out to alumni amid racial tensions: “We are
working now to develop a suite of initiatives focused on improving our campus climate and
fostering diversity.” Huffington Post. Retrieved from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/yales-president-reaches-out-to-alumni-amid-racialtensions_us_564382a5e4b08cda3487092a?ncid
French, B. H., Adair, Z. R., & Cokley, K. (2015, November 17). As people of color formerly employed by
Mizzou, we demand change. Huffington Post. Retrieved from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bryana-h-french-phd/people-of-color-employed-mizzoudemand-change_b_8584756.html
Friedersdof, C. (2015, November 9). The new intolerance of student activism: A fight over Halloween
costumes at Yale has devolved into an effort to censor dissenting views. The Atlantic. Retrieved
from http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/11/the-new-intolerance-of-studentactivism-at-yale/414810/
From Mizzou to ISU. (n.d.). Tribune-Star. Retrieved from
http://tribstar.cnhi.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=05eb8e243
Glaun, D. (2015, November 14). Amherst College president Biddy Martin addresses student protesters
during library sit-in. Mass Live. Retrieved from
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/11/amherst_college_president_bidd_2.html
Glenza, J. (2015, November 18). University students hold anti-racism protests across US – as it
happened. The Guardian. Retrieved http://www.theguardian.com/usnews/live/2015/nov/18/studentblackout-anti-racism-protests-universities
Griggs, B. (2015, November 11). The next Missouri? Ithaca College students stage walkout. CNN.
Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/11/us/ithaca-college-protest-racismcampus/index.html
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Group of USC students walks out of class in protest. (2015, November 16). WYFF4.com. Retrieved from
http://www.wyff4.com/news/usc-students-planning-walk-out-monday/36471482
Hacker, H. K. (2015, November 16). SMU students call for campus to address racial issues at ‘blackout’
rally. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved from
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/headlines/20151116-smu-students-call-forcampus-to-address-racial-issues-at-blackout-rally.ece
Hall, M. (2015, November 19). This morning at Harvard Law School we woke up to a hate crime. Blavity.
Retrieved from http://blavity.com/this-morning-at-harvard-law-school-we-woke-up-to-a-hatecrime/
Hartocollis, A., & Bidgood, J. (2015, November 11). Racial discrimination protests ignite at colleges
across the U.S. The New York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/us/racial-discrimination-protests-ignite-at-collegesacross-the-us.html?action=click&contentCollection=U.S.&module=RelatedCoverage&region=
Marginalia&pgtype=article
Howerton, J. (2015, November 16). Black lives matter mob invades Dartmouth Library, reportedly harass
White students relentless: ‘F*** your White tears!” (2015, November 16). The Blaze. Retrieved
from http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/11/16/black-lives-matter-mob-invadesdartmouth-library-reportedly-harass-white-students-relentlessly-f-your-white-tears/
Huffman, J. (2015, November 14). I never spoke to a Black man until I went to Mizzou. Huffington Post.
Retrieved from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-huffman/never-spoke-black-man-untilmizzou_b_8563260.html
Imagining America. (2015, December 8). An open letter to student protestors [Blog post]. Retrieved
from http://imaginingamerica.org/2015/12/08/an-open-letter-to-student-protestors/
Keywords: race/ethnicity on campus; student protests; open letter;
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Irving, D. (n.d.). Dear White college leadership [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://debbyirving.com/dearwhite-college-leadership/
Descriptors: college students; higher education administration; culturally competent leadership;
race/ethnicity on campus
Jackson, A. (2015, November 12). Students at another college are protesting racism and calling for their
president’s resignation. Business Insider. Retrieved from
http://www.businessinsider.com/ithaca-college-students-protest-racism-and-call-forresignation-of-tom-rochon-2015-11
Jaschik, S. (2015, November 16). What the protests mean. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/11/16/experts-consider-what-protests-overracial-tensions-mean
Jaschik, S. (2015, November 19). History, words, race. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/11/19/campus-protests-continue-princetonbecomes-flashpoint-debate-over-woodrow-wilson
Jaschik, S. (2015, November 20). Race matters. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/11/20/protests-and-controversies-over-raceproliferate-campuses
Jaschik, S. (2015, November 23). Jefferson is next target. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/11/23/thomas-jefferson-next-target-studentswho-question-honors-figures-who-were-racists
John, T. (2015, November 11). Racist signs reportedly found on Yale campus: But campus police think
students probably not involved. Time. Retrieved from http://time.com/4108399/racist-signsyale/
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Juarez, L. (2015, November 19). Dozens of students protest ‘racial injustice’ at UC Riverside. ABC 7
Eyewitness News. Retrieved from http://abc7.com/news/dozens-of-students-protest-racialinjustice-at-uc-riverside/1091781/
June, A. W. (2015, November 8). The invisible labor of minority professors. The Chronicle of Higher
Education. Retrieved from http://chronicle.com/article/The-Invisible-Labor-of/234098
Levine, S. (2015, November 20). Someone defaced portraits of Black professors at Harvard Law School: A
student called the incident “a further reminder that white supremacy built this place.”
Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/harvard-law-schoolblack-portraits_564e0683e4b031745cf03107
Liberate MSU. (n.d.). Our demands. Liberate MSU. Retrieved from
http://liberatemsu.weebly.com/demands.html
Kendi, I. X. 2015, November 11). R.I.P.: The tired myth of the apathetic Black student. Diverse Issues in
Higher Education. Retrieved from http://diverseeducation.com/article/78831/
Kennedy, R. (2015, November 27). Black tape at Harvard Law. The New York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/27/opinion/black-tape-at-harvard-law.html
Keywords: Harvard; Defacement; Race/Ethnicity on Campus; Racism
Kingkade, T. (2015, November 17). Yale president unveils plan to deal with racial tensions on campus: He
also made sure to note the university will still uphold free speech. Huffington Post. Retrieved
from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/racism-yale-president-petersalovey_564ba7e5e4b06037734b886e
Kingkade, T. (2016, January 4). Americans are split among party lines over whether schools should
punish racist speech: The country also has mixed views on the importance of campus diversity
efforts. Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/poll-campusracism_us_568342b9e4b0b958f65ac433
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Kingkade, T. (2016, January 4). What three college presidents learned from campus racial protests:
Students aren’t naively demanding that colleges make the world perfect, these leaders say.
Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/college-presidentscampus-racism-protests_us_568a89a0e4b0b958f65c1f1a
Kingkade, T., Workneh, L., & Grenoble, R. (2015, November 16). Campus racism protests didn’t come out
of nowhere, and they aren’t’ going away quickly: Mizzou seems to have catalyzed years of
tension over inequality and race. Huffington Post. Retrieved from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/campus-racism-protests-didnt-come-out-ofnowhere_56464a87e4b08cda3488bfb4
Knapp, K. (2015, November 18). Black Justice League at Princeton University stages sit-in, demands
school remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from buildings (updated). Planet Princeton. Retrieved
from http://planetprinceton.com/2015/11/18/black-justice-from-buildings/
Kingkade, T. (2015, November 18). Hundreds of Occidental College students demand the school’s
president quit: The president said last week, “I’m happy to resign.” Huffington Post. Retrieved
from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/occidental-collegeoccupy_564b9d99e4b045bf3df18456
Krantz, L. (2015, November 20). Amid Harvard protests, school president speaks up for inclusion. Boston
Globe. Retrieved from https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/11/19/amid-harvardprotests-faust-touts-need-for-greater-inclusion-diversity/cjL1BQ2HHR8wUB0lukED8K/story.html
Kristof, N. (2015, November 11). Mizzou, Yale and free speech. New York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/opinion/mizzou-yale-and-free-speech.html
Kroh, K. (2015, November 10). The day the world discovered the power of the Black male studentathlete. Think Progress. Retrieved from http://thinkprogress.org/sports/2015/11/10/3720882/
missouri-football-power-of-black-athletes/
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Kutner, M. (2015, November 11). Police arrest student after alleged ‘terrorist threat’ against University
of Missouri. Newsweek. Retrieved from http://www.newsweek.com/arrest-over-universitymissouri-yik-yak-threats-393138
Leff, L. (2015, November 15). Amid student protests, some see erosion of free speech. AP: The Big Story.
Retrieved from http://bigstory.ap.org/article/78c298ae24574a8299cc8ab6bd060328/amidstudent-protests-some-see-erosion-free-speech
Lifestyles: An open letter to President Margaret Spellings. (2015, November 16). The Professor’s Table.
Retrieved https://theprofessorstable.wordpress.com/2015/11/16/lifestyles-an-open-letter-topresident-margaret-spellings/
Lisker, S. (2015, November 8). Ithaca College president in hot seat for alleged campus racism. USA
Today. Retrieved from http://college.usatoday.com/2015/11/08/ithaca-college-presidentcampus-racism/
Lloovio, L. (2015, November 12). Black students take over VCU’s president’s office to demand changes.
Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved from http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city-ofrichmond/article_4a05d70e-99fe-539f-9097-8415205caafd.html
Logan, E. (2015, November 16). Hundreds of students walk-out and deliver Vanderbilt Chancellor a list of
demands. Blavity. Retrieved from http://blavity.com/in-defiance-of-campus-policy-hundreds-ofstudents-deliver-vanderbilt-chancellor-a-list-of-demands/
Loughlin, S. (2015, November 14). A new age of campus activism: Growth of social media, current
political climate and desire for change help spur students to speak out. Tribune Star.
http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/a-new-age-of-campus-activism/article_e550d3294e39-5f60-a2e9-8b0365d2ae65.html
Loughlin, S. (2015, November 19). Action urged on diversity issues: Nearly 20 students with #free ISU
stage awareness demonstration. Tribune-Star. Retrieved from
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http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/action-urged-on-diversity-issues/article_d1078b22d060-5ad2-a9a8-459dec44e9f8.html
Lovett, I. (2015, November 12). Dean at Claremont McKenna College resigns amid protests. The New
York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/us/dean-at-claremontmckenna-college-resigns-amid-protests.html
Madhani, A. (2015, November 11). Missouri professor resigns, staff member suspended amid campus
tension. USA Today. Retrieved from http://college.usatoday.com/2015/11/11/missouriprofessor-resigns/
Makalani, M. (2015, November 18). Being Black at Mizzou: Then and now. Huffington Post. Retrieved
from http://liberatemsu.weebly.com/demands.html
Marans, D., & Stewart, M. (2015, November 16). Why Missouri has become the heart of racial tension in
America: From Ferguson to Mizzou, the Show-Me State is now a focal point. Huffington Post.
Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ferguson-mizzou-missouri-racialtension_us_564736e2e4b08cda3488f34d
Marcus, R. (2015, November 10). College is not for coddling. The Washington Post. Retrieved from
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/college-is-not-for-coddling/2015/11/10/6def570687db-11e5-be39-0034bb576eee_story.html
Markowitz, J., & Biemiller, L. (n.d.). ‘I’m gonna rise above what I was doing’: Chicago taught Tavaris
Sanders how to survive among gang members. Is there room for him to thrive at a liberal-arts
college? The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from
http://chronicle.com/interactives/tavaris_sanders
Marshall, J. (2015, November 12). Students nationwide respond to national call of action. The Black
Tribune. Retrieved from http://www.theblacktribune.org/2015/11/12/students-nationwiderespond-to-national-call-of-action/
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Martin, B. (2015, November 15). President Martin’s statement on campus protests. Amherst College.
Retrieved from https://www.amherst.edu/aboutamherst/president/statements/node/620480
McGuire, C. (2015, November 17). GSU students walkout to raise awareness about race. WJCL.com.
Retrieved from http://www.wjcl.com/news/georgia-news/gsu-students-walkout-to-raiseawareness-about-race/96619765/story
McMurtrie, B. (2015, December 4). A closer look at one university’s approach to diversity training. The
Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from
http://chronicle.texterity.com/chronicle/20151204a?sub_id=RDU7TzhvX0gj&pg=7#pg7
Merriman, A., & Brown, K. (2015, November 19). Princeton U. sit-in by Black student group continues
after overnight stay. NJ.com. Retrieved from
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2015/11/student_sitin_at_princeton_u_continues_overnight.html#incart_river_index
Morrison, A. (2015, November 18). College racism 2015: Chief diversity officers hired in wake of Black
student protests across the US. International Business Times. Retrieved from
http://www.ibtimes.com/college-racism-2015-chief-diversity-officers-hired-wake-black-studentprotests-across-2183609
Moyer, J. W. (2015, November 20). ‘White student union’ challenges Black lives matter at University of
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