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UrduDonna Murch, a Rutgers University professor of history, is available to comment on the significance of the Derek Chauvin verdict. “Key to understanding yesterday’s events are the successes of organizing on the ground over the past twelve years,” said March. “The…
Tag: Black Lives Matter Movement
How Will U.S. Election Affect Racial Justice Movement? Rutgers Expert Available to Comment
New Brunswick, N.J. (Nov. 1, 2020) – Donna Murch, a Rutgers University professor of history, is available to comment on how the presidential election may affect the racial and social justice movement. “If Trump is re-elected, we should expect a continued…
How do Americans view the virus? Anthropology professor examines attitudes, perceptions of COVID-19
In her latest study, Northern Arizona University professor Lisa Hardy looks at how Americans’ attitudes and responses have changed during the time of the pandemic and how to many people, the virus is not a biological agent but instead a malicious actor.
New Seminar Series Aims To Expose, Explain Threats to U.S. Democracy
A group of political science scholars is launching a webinar series on Friday to highlight escalating threats to democracy that have been percolating for decades and boiling over ever since Donald Trump’s election.
Protesting Police Brutality: UNLV African American Studies Professor on How Protests Can Enact Social Change
The days and weeks following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Minnesota have been marked by a civil rights movement that — in terms of size and structure — could be considered larger than…
Scholars discuss Black Lives Matter movement and impact on higher education
In the wake of protests around the world, three experts from Washington University in St. Louis compared research and scholarly notes about systemic racism, potential societal change and the implications for teaching, research and higher education. Hedwig Lee, David Cunningham…
UNH Experts Available to Comment on What History Teaches About Protests
As activists around the world organize protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, and some escalate into more violent conflicts, experts at the University of New Hampshire point to historical parallels between the current Black Lives Matter protests, and other riots and marches like those of the civil rights era.