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How Higher Ed Can Fight Racism: ‘Speak Up When It’s Hard’

Sirry Alang, assistant professor of sociology and health, medicine, and society at Lehigh University
Sirry Alang, assistant professor of sociology and health, medicine, and society at Lehigh UniversityChrista Neu

Over the past week, protests against police officers’ use of force against black men and women have rocked American cities. American institutions are facing a reckoning, and higher education is not excluded.

That’s because colleges have their own problems with racial inequity, says Sirry Alang, an associate professor of sociology and health, medicine, and society at Lehigh University.

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Francie Diep is a senior reporter covering money in higher education. Email her at francie.diep@chronicle.com.