Confronting the Wealth Transfer from Tribal Nations That Established Land-Grant Universities
New article in Academe Magazine (Spring 2022 issue)
Written by Stephen M. Gavazzi and John N. Low
Excerpt:
It is long past time for faculty, staff, and leaders at land-grant universities to step out of their comfort zones and step up to the responsibilities that flow from the immense wealth transfer their institutions received at the expense of Native American tribal nations. The work of redress is centuries overdue. And yet, there may be no time like the present to undertake it. The confluence of a global pandemic and the growing movement for racial justice may make this second decade of the twenty-first century the ideal inflection point for land-grant faculty, staff, students, and alumni to lead our nation’s citizens toward a higher and more honorable path.