Academe Today: The long history of universities displacing Black people

The linchpin job between president and board; what's needed in your next president; ghost students, a new cyberthreat at two-year colleges; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. 'COLLATERAL DAMAGE' [The Long History of Universities Displacing Black People]( By Louis Hansen The expansion of higher education uprooted hundreds of Black families. ADVERTISEMENT BACKGROUNDER [How a Virginia College Destroyed a Black Neighborhood]( By Brandi Kellam and Louis Hansen Eminent-domain seizures by colleges across the country exacerbated the racial wealth gap. 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