In Germany, a secondary school must decide whether to run a workshop on using gender-inclusive language, despite community concerns and a government mandate to maintain the German language’s highly-gendered grammatical structures.
A superintendent in a suburban district must decide how publicly to speak out for a new equity initiative in the face of community concern and a lawsuit initiated by parents opposed to the district’s diversity, equity, and inclusion work.
This nonfiction case examines the iconography of figures who both served as champions of justice and equity and advocates for expulsion and oppression. These figures have ignited complex discussions as faculty, staff, students, and campus leaders try to...
An African American college student with South African and Zimbabwean ancestry grapples with whether to apply for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, knowing that its creator and primary funder spread white supremacy and imperialism across the African...
A group of Harvard University students learn the history of Professor Louis Agassiz, whose research and theories justified the institution of slavery, highlighting the university’s ties with enslavement. Each student grapples with how to react to the...
A literature professor faces a tough decision as he plans to teach the English Department’s “Introduction to Literature” course in the fall: should he keep The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in the syllabus or swap it for a text like Americanah?
A disciplinary committee at a small, prestigious, independent boarding school must decide the consequences of a student’s disciplinary infraction. To complicate matters, the student is facing challenging family circumstances, her family makes significant...
During the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Mexican government closed all schools and transitioned to the distance-learning program. This led to a drop in private school enrollment, and private schools and families requested the government for financial...
An eighth-grade civics teacher in Massachusetts struggles to balance respecting student autonomy and creating a safe classroom community as students complete civic action projects about contentious political issues.
A school board member in a rural district must decide whether to vote to merge the district’s two high schools, thus closing down a beloved school with close community ties. What will best serve the students in her district?
An elementary-school principal new to her district must decide how to evaluate a beloved veteran teacher who struggles with the instructional core. What makes for quality teaching—and how do we measure it?
Seeking to rename a university building and address its legacy of racial exclusion, a college committee faces divided opinions. While some faculty and alumni emphasize preserving tradition and legacy, students and activists demand more sweeping changes...
