How people responded when an Ivy League professor wrote nonwhite faculty don’t get jobs because “we don’t want them”; Professor: If people can protest the national anthem, guns should be allowed on campus; Why historically black colleges matter; A professor is under fire after saying Black Lives Matter is racist like the KKK;   A higher education news blog   How people responded when an Ivy League professor wrote nonwhite faculty don’t get jobs because “we don’t want them” A professor at the University of Pennsylvania writes about the racial imbalance of faculty, and questions assumptions about what makes someone qualified to teach college students. By Marybeth Gasman  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Professor: If people can protest the national anthem, guns should be allowed on campus A North Carolina professor began speaking of her Second Amendment rights after marching band members kneeled during the national anthem to protest racial injustice. By Kristine Guerra  •  Read more »   Why historically black colleges matter "We inherit a legacy of unconditional love, a bastion of enlightenment and a proven change agent,” the president of Clark Atlanta University writes. By Ronald A. Johnson  •  Read more »   A professor is under fire after saying Black Lives Matter is racist like the KKK Douglas Muir, a University of Virginia lecturer, agreed to take a leave following a Facebook comment about the Black Lives Matter movement. By Kristine Guerra  •  Read more »   Slurs, blackface, and gorilla masks: The academic year opened with racial ugliness Confrontations have been powerful symbols of both the challenges and the possibilities that face universities -- and the nation -- in what many believe is an increasingly volatile racial climate. By Susan Svrluga  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Opinions Thought-provoking opinions and commentary, in your inbox daily. Sign Up »         Share Grade Point:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Grade Point or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071