Massachusetts Tag

UMass-Boston Hosts its First ‘Black Lives Matter Day’ and Unveils New BLM Mural

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 01, 2020 3 Comments

"centered on generating awareness of systemic anti-Black racism and injustice and to promote positive change to redress these issues in society"...

MIT Implementing Mandatory Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 12, 2020 14 Comments

"The training covered various topics, including the exploration of power, the definition of privilege, and different types of oppression."...

Emerson College Profs Recall ‘Grim’ Days After 2016 Election

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 04, 2020 2 Comments

"I had two young women in one of my classes, one of whom had been an ardent Bernie supporter, the other had been an ardent Clinton supporter, and I remember coming into class and both of them crying"...

Brandeis U. Offers ‘Whites Only’ Space for White Students to Learn How They Oppress Others

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 03, 2020 5 Comments

“come to a deeper understanding about how whiteness moves”...

Boston University Now Requiring Students to Show Digital COVID-19 Badges To Enter Buildings

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 23, 2020 5 Comments

“We hope this will be a reminder to everyone of the importance of daily symptom attestation and testing for keeping our campus safe”...

Emerson College Hosts Panel to Discuss the Removal of Offensive Monuments

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 19, 2020 1 Comment

“I wanted to point out the importance of claiming space and saying names as acts of resistance”...

Boston University Encouraged BLM Protests But Enforced Limits on Other Gatherings

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 16, 2020 3 Comments

“Don’t let COVID-19 stop you from raising a fist, banner or your voice at a protest, demonstration or rally”...

Smith College Offers Course on ‘White Supremacy in the Age of Trump’

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 15, 2020 8 Comments

"course is taught within the Women and Gender Studies Department"...

UMass-Lowell Prof Claims There’s No Evidence Antifa Plans Violent Attacks

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 07, 2020 7 Comments

"there is no evidence that the group was involved in any planned campaign of violent attacks"...

Students and Faculty Invoke Claims of ‘White Supremacy’ Over BU’s Plans to Reopen Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 03, 2020 6 Comments

“Pre-existing economic disparities – the result of systemic racism and discrimination – mean that COVID-19 has a disproportionate impact on Black and Latinx communities.”...

Mount Holyoke Students Outraged That School Wouldn’t Cancel Off-Campus Pro-Police Rally

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 25, 2020 9 Comments

“This is outrageous and we demand a response from the administration of Mount Holyoke”...

Northeastern U. Dismisses 11 Students for Violating Coronavirus Rules, Won’t Refund $36K Tuition

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 06, 2020 6 Comments

"The students were caught at the Westin Hotel, which is being used as a temporary dormitory this semester, on Wednesday night without masks and not social distancing"...

Amherst College Students Want Free Speech Policy Revised to Address ‘Hate Speech’

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 05, 2020 9 Comments

"After an incident in March involving three members of the Amherst College men's lacrosse team allegedly shouting the n-word outside of a Black teammate's suite"...

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article108687852.html

Massachusetts: Thousands of Mail-in Ballots Found Days After the Election

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 04, 2020 34 Comments

Mail-in ballots, the scam that fails everywhere it's tested. See also, Massachusetts fourth Congressional District.

Curry College Retiring ‘Colonel’ Mascot to Better Reflect Diversity and Inclusion

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 04, 2020 4 Comments

"This time in our nation’s history in which larger conversations around racism and racial violence, bias, and the true meanings of diversity and inclusion make it important for us to examine institutional norms"...

Joe P. Kennedy III, First From Political Family to Lose a Race in Massachusetts

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 02, 2020 31 Comments

Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III became the first person in his famous political to lose a race in Massachusetts. Incumbent Democratic Sen. Ed Markey defeated Kennedy in the Senate primary on Tuesday night.

850 Workers at UMass Amherst Placed on Indefinite Furloughs

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 29, 2020 2 Comments

"And there will likely be additional labor impacts at the flagship UMass campus."...

Boston University to Suspend Students Who Attend Large Parties

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 27, 2020 7 Comments

"Students living on campus who are found to be in violation of Elmore’s guidelines will be forced to move out of housing and off campus for the remainder of the school year."...

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