NYTIMES (Karoun Demirjian) - State Dept. Declares U.S. Citizen in China Wrongfully Detained
U Min Zin, a scholar who studied Myanmar, is one of two U.S. citizens the department has designated as wrongfully detained in China.
NYTIMES (Alex Vadukul) - Too Many Books?
Mendel Uminer faced a crisis when his landlord objected to the 10,000 volumes in his New York studio apartment.
NYTIMES (Richard Sandomir) - Gregory Williams, Academic With an Uncommon Perspective on Race, Dies at 81
As a child, he discovered that his father — and therefore he and his siblings — had been passing for white. For the rest of his life, he identified as Black.
NPR (Wai Moe) - China arrests a U.S. scholar with a history of Myanmar activism, suspected of spying
China's government said Min Zin, who heads a think tank focused on Myanmar, was detained on suspicion of engaging in "espionage and endangering Chinese national security."
NPR (Tonya Mosley) - A legal scholar and 'Backtalker' defends critical race theory -- a term she helped coin
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw helped name two contested ideas in U.S. politics — intersectionality and critical race theory. Her memoir chronicles the personal and legal framework for her thinking.
NYTIMES (Trip Gabriel) - Rodolfo Acuña, 93, Forthright Scholar at Forefront of Chicano Studies, Dies
An activist in the academy, he wrote a foundational text in the field, “Occupied America: A History of Chicanos.” It is still in print and still assigned to students.
HUFFPOST - Customs Officer Improperly Canceled Visa Of Scholar Charged With Frog Embryo Smuggling: Judge
A U.S. judge says the officer who canceled Harvard researcher Ksenia Petrova's visa didn't have the proper authority
NYTIMES (Clay Risen) - Walid Khalidi, Scholar Called Father of Palestinian Studies, Dies at 100
As a historian and diplomat, he gave intellectual shape to his people and made sure that they played a role in negotiating their future.