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University students hold anti-racism protests across US – as it happened | University students hold anti-racism protests across US – as it happened |
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9.19pm GMT | 9.19pm GMT |
21:19 | 21:19 |
#StudentBlackOut protests demand change across then country | #StudentBlackOut protests demand change across then country |
Here’s a look at some of the actions today, as we close out The Guardian’s liveblog of #StudentBlackOut protests across the country. | Here’s a look at some of the actions today, as we close out The Guardian’s liveblog of #StudentBlackOut protests across the country. |
Demonstrations gathered at preeminent institutions such as Harvard, Tufts and Princeton, and state schools such as Towson University alike. Students protested what activists saw as institutional racism. | Demonstrations gathered at preeminent institutions such as Harvard, Tufts and Princeton, and state schools such as Towson University alike. Students protested what activists saw as institutional racism. |
8.45pm GMT | 8.45pm GMT |
20:45 | 20:45 |
Students at Tufts University have just walked out of class. There, students have used the hashtag #thethreepercent to highlight the school’s percentage of black students. | Students at Tufts University have just walked out of class. There, students have used the hashtag #thethreepercent to highlight the school’s percentage of black students. |
Just 4% of Tufts students are black, and only 84% graduate after six years (known as a retention rate), the lowest of any ethnicity at the school. As a point of comparison, 94% of white students at Tufts graduate after six years, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. | Just 4% of Tufts students are black, and only 84% graduate after six years (known as a retention rate), the lowest of any ethnicity at the school. As a point of comparison, 94% of white students at Tufts graduate after six years, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. |
BREAKING: Tufts students walk out of classes for #StudentBlackOut. Follow for live #thethreepercent coverage. #TuftsWithTheThree | BREAKING: Tufts students walk out of classes for #StudentBlackOut. Follow for live #thethreepercent coverage. #TuftsWithTheThree |
8.28pm GMT | 8.28pm GMT |
20:28 | 20:28 |
Actress Laverne Cox weighs in on protests | Actress Laverne Cox weighs in on protests |
Best known for her role in the Netflix series Orange is the New Black, actress Laverne Cox just weighed in on protests at universities across the country. | Best known for her role in the Netflix series Orange is the New Black, actress Laverne Cox just weighed in on protests at universities across the country. |
Love that students all over the country are demanding institutional change at their universities. #StudentBlackOut https://t.co/Xz3rmTf8WR | Love that students all over the country are demanding institutional change at their universities. #StudentBlackOut https://t.co/Xz3rmTf8WR |
8.04pm GMT | 8.04pm GMT |
20:04 | 20:04 |
Protesters at Stanford University: “It is our duty to fight for our freedom.” | Protesters at Stanford University: “It is our duty to fight for our freedom.” |
7.54pm GMT | 7.54pm GMT |
19:54 | 19:54 |
Demonstrators at the University of Cincinnati are in silent protest, standing in a chilly rain. | Demonstrators at the University of Cincinnati are in silent protest, standing in a chilly rain. |
@theIRATE8 #StudentBlackOut silent protest at @uofcincy #TheIrate8 @PrezOno https://t.co/PfS0dzhawj pic.twitter.com/QRSac6ISH1 | @theIRATE8 #StudentBlackOut silent protest at @uofcincy #TheIrate8 @PrezOno https://t.co/PfS0dzhawj pic.twitter.com/QRSac6ISH1 |
The first demand from activists there is that two university police officers, Phillip Kid and David Lindenschmidt, be barred from patrolling campus. The two officers were on scene after fellow university police officer Ray Tensing shot and killed a 43-year-old unarmed black man, Sam DuBose. | The first demand from activists there is that two university police officers, Phillip Kid and David Lindenschmidt, be barred from patrolling campus. The two officers were on scene after fellow university police officer Ray Tensing shot and killed a 43-year-old unarmed black man, Sam DuBose. |
The protesters are also asking for “extensive background checks” of police, faculty and staff. | The protesters are also asking for “extensive background checks” of police, faculty and staff. |
7.44pm GMT | 7.44pm GMT |
19:44 | 19:44 |
We’re less than 30 minutes away from another wave of protests on the west coast. | We’re less than 30 minutes away from another wave of protests on the west coast. |
We’re expecting actions at University of California at Berkeley and at Stanford University. Demonstrations should also start soon at Michigan State University. | We’re expecting actions at University of California at Berkeley and at Stanford University. Demonstrations should also start soon at Michigan State University. |
#StudentBlackOut #BlackAtStanford pic.twitter.com/5fTRnxs67s | #StudentBlackOut #BlackAtStanford pic.twitter.com/5fTRnxs67s |
@CalBSU walkout is starting in thirty minutes! #StudentBlackOut #Mizzou2Cal | @CalBSU walkout is starting in thirty minutes! #StudentBlackOut #Mizzou2Cal |
7.34pm GMT | 7.34pm GMT |
19:34 | 19:34 |
Protesters at Ryerson University in downtown Toronto, Canada have hung a sign from what appears to be a parking garage. | Protesters at Ryerson University in downtown Toronto, Canada have hung a sign from what appears to be a parking garage. |
Just a few months ago administrators there removed “white student union” signs from around campus, calling them “offensive.” | Just a few months ago administrators there removed “white student union” signs from around campus, calling them “offensive.” |
#BlackonCampusRYE pic.twitter.com/Mf7y1EbkuK | #BlackonCampusRYE pic.twitter.com/Mf7y1EbkuK |
Updated | Updated |
at 7.38pm GMT | at 7.38pm GMT |
7.20pm GMT | 7.20pm GMT |
19:20 | 19:20 |
Princeton does away with 'masters' titles for college heads | Princeton does away with 'masters' titles for college heads |
Still more Princeton news here: without ever mentioning race or protests, the university announces “masters” of the residential colleges will change their titles to “heads” of colleges, effective immediately. | Still more Princeton news here: without ever mentioning race or protests, the university announces “masters” of the residential colleges will change their titles to “heads” of colleges, effective immediately. |
The former ‘masters’ of our six residential colleges have long been in conversation with the Office of the Dean of the College about their anachronistic, historically vexed titles,” Dean of the College Jill Dolan said in a press release. “We believe that calling them ‘head of the college’ better captures the spirit of their work and their contributions to campus residential life.” | The former ‘masters’ of our six residential colleges have long been in conversation with the Office of the Dean of the College about their anachronistic, historically vexed titles,” Dean of the College Jill Dolan said in a press release. “We believe that calling them ‘head of the college’ better captures the spirit of their work and their contributions to campus residential life.” |
The school’s president, Christopher L Eisgruber, whose office is currently being occupied, also commented on the name change. | The school’s president, Christopher L Eisgruber, whose office is currently being occupied, also commented on the name change. |
I enthusiastically support the change adopted by our heads of college... The new title better describes their roles, and it does away with antiquated terminology that discomfited some students, faculty, and the heads of college themselves.” | I enthusiastically support the change adopted by our heads of college... The new title better describes their roles, and it does away with antiquated terminology that discomfited some students, faculty, and the heads of college themselves.” |
7.12pm GMT | 7.12pm GMT |
19:12 | 19:12 |
As the Princeton Press Club points out, one of the largest forums for discussion of race (and for backlash against protesters) on college campuses has been the pseudo-anonymous sharing app Yik Yak. | As the Princeton Press Club points out, one of the largest forums for discussion of race (and for backlash against protesters) on college campuses has been the pseudo-anonymous sharing app Yik Yak. |
We call it pseudo-anonymous because the company gathers at least enough user information gathered to track threats and report them to police. The company admitted providing user information to police after users threatened protesters at the University of Missouri. | We call it pseudo-anonymous because the company gathers at least enough user information gathered to track threats and report them to police. The company admitted providing user information to police after users threatened protesters at the University of Missouri. |
Princeton's Yik Yak largely pro-#Princeton administration right now. An #EisgruberMatters hashtag has 80+ up votes. pic.twitter.com/lnN8v9InAV | Princeton's Yik Yak largely pro-#Princeton administration right now. An #EisgruberMatters hashtag has 80+ up votes. pic.twitter.com/lnN8v9InAV |
7.02pm GMT | 7.02pm GMT |
19:02 | 19:02 |
Protests are also happening in the halls of at least one school of criminal justice – here’s a shot from inside John Jay College in New York City. | Protests are also happening in the halls of at least one school of criminal justice – here’s a shot from inside John Jay College in New York City. |
.@JohnJayCollege stands with @Mizzou #myjohnjay #cuny #ConcernedStudent1950 #nyc #education pic.twitter.com/hb9zRFCUvx | .@JohnJayCollege stands with @Mizzou #myjohnjay #cuny #ConcernedStudent1950 #nyc #education pic.twitter.com/hb9zRFCUvx |
6.55pm GMT | 6.55pm GMT |
18:55 | 18:55 |
Here’s a look inside the sit-in at the president’s office at Princeton University. | Here’s a look inside the sit-in at the president’s office at Princeton University. |
Video from the protest inside Pres Eisgruber's office. "We here! We been here. We ain't leavin. We are loved." https://t.co/JlgrKbhxY8 | Video from the protest inside Pres Eisgruber's office. "We here! We been here. We ain't leavin. We are loved." https://t.co/JlgrKbhxY8 |
We’re here. We been here. We ain’t leaving. We are loved.” | We’re here. We been here. We ain’t leaving. We are loved.” |