Academe Today: What White Colleges Owe Black Colleges

Antiracism or commitment to diversity; saving academic credentials in Afghanistan; student reporters reveal university’s lack of Covid data; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. THE REVIEW [What White Colleges Owe Black Colleges]( By Adam Harris [STORY IMAGE]( Private money alone won’t save HBCUs. What about money from primarily white institutions? ADVERTISEMENT RACE ON CAMPUS [DEI or Antiracism?]( By Sarah Brown Many college leaders have embraced the term “antiracist” over the past 15 months, but they don’t all know what it means. DOCUMENTS AT RISK [A UC-Davis Professor’s Mission: Saving Academic Credentials in Afghanistan]( By Taylor Swaak [STORY IMAGE]( As reports circulate of the Taliban confiscating and destroying documents, academics are trying to help. 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