Topic: History

A doctor ties a mask on their face.

Leading American medical journal continues to omit Black research, reinforcing a legacy of racism in medical knowledge

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W.E.B. Du Bois, Black History Month and the importance of African American studies

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An old image of Monopoly, with the title The Landlord's Game

How Monopoly informs academia and economics, even when it’s not obvious

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The front of an engineering building on a university campus.

Canadian engineers call for change to their private ‘iron ring’ ceremony steeped in colonialism

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Critical race theory and feminism are not taking over our universities

United States Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, centre, and other members of the House express their objections to the banning of teaching of […]

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Remaking Australian universities: notes from the sidelines of catastrophe

Can we grieve not for a person but for an institution? Should we be angry over possibilities destroyed, young talents denied a […]

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The long fight against sexual assault and harassment at universities

Protestors attend a 2013 rally at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax to express concerns over a chant that promoted rape culture. THE […]

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Truth before reconciliation: 8 ways to identify and confront Residential School denialism

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s bentwood box, carved by Coast Salish artist Luke Marston, is a tribute to survivors. (Eyesplash/Flickr), CC BY-NC […]

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Ryerson’s reputational crisis: What to do about its namesake and his legacy

Shoes are placed at the base of the vandalized Egerton Ryerson statue at Ryerson University in Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn In […]

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