One of the “mission bells” that dot the old El Camino Real in California was removed at the University of California-Santa Cruz because it offended a local Native American tribe.
Topic: colonialism
George Washington University Silent on Proposed Mascot Change
Students at George Washington University narrowly voted in favor of renaming the university’s mascot from a Colonial to either a hippopotamus or another animal, because a Colonial is too problematic.
Portland State University Professor Cleared in Investigation after Writing Journal Article on Colonialism
A Portland State University professor has been cleared by the administration after being investigated over his journal article on the impact of colonialism on the local population.
Professor Requests Journal Article be Withdrawn after Colonialism Article Controversy
A college professor asked that his journal article be withdrawn after being criticized in academia for writing how colonialism may have benefited colonized countries in the Third World.
Brown University Course: Colonialism Caused ‘Environmental Inequity’
An ‘environmental justice’ course at Brown University blamed colonialism for creating ‘environmental inequity’ in the world.
Angela Davis Speaks at DC University, Speaks of Israel and America as “Settler Colonial Nation[s]”
Angela Davis, a former Communist Party USA leader and Black Panther, as well as a former member of FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted, recently spoke at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Her speech, entitled…
Anti-Colonial Thanksgiving to be Celebrated at Smith College by Students for Justice in Palestine
From Campus Reform: The school’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter organized the “Anti-Colonial Thanksgiving: Water, Land, and Solidarity” event, which sought to highlight commonalities between the Palestinian cause and the Standing Rock Sioux…
On Columbus Day, Columbia University Unveils Plaque Describing the Colonization of Manhattan
On Columbus Day, Columbia University unveiled a plaque that is seemingly apologetic for colonization: The plaque, situated on a popular campus courtyard, reads: “The Lenape lived here before and during colonization of the Americas. This…
Students at Yale wants to “De-Colonize” English Dept Curriculum
What does that even mean?! De-colonizing English courses is apparently a thing: “The petition “calls for the abolishment of this prerequisite and for the pre-1800/1900 requirements to refocus and include literature relating to gender, race and sexuality.”
College Students Demand Catholic Saint be Removed from University Building Names
Saint Junípero Serra is the focus of this latest student demand, denounced as a colonialist by some University of California-San Diego students.