Along with all the art on the walls, Boston seventh graders on a field trip to the Museum of Fine Arts last week saw some upsetting displays of modern-day racism. It was another shameful chapter in Boston’s long-running history of making black people feel unwelcome. The incident received a lot of press coverage, probably because […]
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Boston students get unfortunate education in racism
ALONG WITH ALL the art on the walls, Boston seventh graders on a field trip to the Museum of Fine Arts last week saw some upsetting displays of modern-day racism. It was another shameful chapter in Boston’s long-running history of making black people feel unwelcome. The incident received a lot of press coverage, probably because […]
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Hampshire College bickering continues, leaving students as a footnote
FINANCIALLY INSECURE HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE is hit with another blow with the recent resignation of two trustees amid inner board squabbling. The one thing missing from the story is transparency, and who more than students will suffer from it? Mingda Zhao, who is also an alumnus, stepped down Tuesday, saying he was forced out, and exposing […]
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Hampshire college bickering continues, leaving students as a footnote
Financially insecure Hampshire College is hit with another blow with the recent resignation of two trustees amid inner board squabbling. The one thing missing from the story is transparency, and who more than students will suffer from it? Mingda Zhao, who is also an alumnus, stepped down Tuesday, saying he was forced out, and exposing […]
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What I told my students after the election
ONE OF THE biggest things that kept me awake on Tuesday night was how I would help my eighth grade civics class process this election, especially since I spent Tuesday’s class reviewing the Electoral College and showing them projections from fivethirtyeight.com. After the results came in on Tuesday, I thought Wednesday was going to be one […]