Education

Georgetown University To Rename Buildings Named After Slaveowners

4:26pm November 16, 2015

by Michael Pope

Georgetown University is renaming two campus buildings in a bow to student concerns. The buildings are named for past Georgetown presidents who organized the sale of slaves to help pay off campus debt in the 1830s.

An illustration depicting college graduates drowning in a mortarboard cap full of water.

Did You Know You Can Lower Your Student Loan Payments? I Didn't

11:11am November 16, 2015

by Acacia Squires

Many, many more Americans would qualify for income-driven repayment plans, if only they knew about them.

Two students passing through each other to get a glimpse of another way of life

Your School Shapes How You Think About Inequality

9:18am November 14, 2015

by Meg Anderson

A new book looks at how high school students' perceptions of race and injustice change based on how diverse their school is.

The Black Culture Center at the University of Missouri.

How Black Students At Mizzou Are Coping With This Week's Threats

11:14pm November 13, 2015

by Adrian Florido

Since online threats targeting black students were posted online, black students have found ways to support each other.

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Hands Up Don't Shoot: Thoughts From The Mizzou Photog Blocked During Protest

6:39pm November 13, 2015

by Karen Grigsby Bates

"If you want to stand there and put your hands up, I respect that. That is your right. But shoving people is not a right," said Tim Tai, student photographer.

University Of Oklahoma Implements Diversity Training After Scrutiny

4:18pm November 13, 2015

by Jacob McCleland

Earlier this year, the University of Oklahoma expelled two students after a racially charged video surfaced from fraternity members. NPR returns to the campus to see how the newly mandated diversity classes are fairing.

Adam Livneh speaks to a classmate in his sixth-grade Spanish class. All of the students use the language learning app Duolingo on their laptops. Since students enter the school with varying language abilities, they are able to start the program at a level

The Incubator School: E Is For Experimental & Entrepreneur

1:00pm November 13, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

At this Los Angeles school, STEM and entrepreneurship are as important as reading and math.

On Campus Racism And The Fairy Tale Of The P.C. Police

8:22pm November 12, 2015

by Virginia Pasley

Here's an idea: Instead of worrying about the students who point out violent threats on Yik Yak, worry about the students making threats.

College Protests Raise Questions About Culture Of Political Correctness

8:22pm November 12, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with writer Roxane Gay and New York Magazine political columnist Jonathan Chait about activism and political correctness on today's college campuses.

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Mizzou's Black Students Cope With Fear Spawned By Death Threats

8:22pm November 12, 2015

by Adrian Florido

The University of Missouri's Black Culture Center has become a hub for black students afraid after Tuesday's death threats. Students are also escorting each other to class and coping in other ways.

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