cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.Faculty & StaffSay Their Names, But Not the N-WordThe current reckoning about anti-Blackness in the United States is exposing the limits of solidarity. Millions of white and non-white people have marched and expressed support for Black Lives by saying the names of men and women brutally killed or shot in police custody. This powerful act of solidarity humanizes these victims while bearing witness to systemic racism. At the same time, faculty in some of our nation’s colleges and universities continue to defend the right to utter the N-word as part of their educational practice. This counterintuitive notion is not just tone-deaf to the national reckoning but harms the institutional culture, devalues the presence of Black faculty, staff and students, and compromises the moral credibility of the professoriate.September 30, 2020African-AmericanDr. Michael Eric Dyson Heads to VanderbiltVanderbilt University has scored a major coup in luring Dr. Michael Eric Dyson—one of the nation’s most prominent Black intellectuals—from Georgetown University.September 29, 2020African-AmericanWhy Countering Racism Requires Regular, Dedicated Anti-Racist WorkAs a qualitative sociologist I am drawn to stories that demonstrate social facts. Here is a story that I would like to share that underscores why I believe that we must be committed to anti-racist work and do so even in the midst of a year defined by disruption.September 24, 2020African-AmericanHBCUs Have A Champion in President TrumpWhen President Trump says he saved Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) he is 100% correct because he did. He could have cut their funding in his budget, signaled to Republicans they were not a priority, vetoed all bills increasing funding, and refused to publicly tout value, but he didn’t. During this year’s observance of HBCU Week, the record shows that there has been no greater champion for HBCUs in the White House than Donald J. Trump.September 24, 2020African-AmericanBlack Students Must Experience Black Life Outside of the U.S.When I reflect on the Black Lives Matter movement and the many viral images that have galvanized protesters into action, my mind keeps going back to a disquieting video that did not result in belligerent shouting or bloodshed.September 23, 2020OpinionUnderstanding the Historical Context of the Black Lives Matter MovementWhen the National Association for Black Culture Centers brought Dr. James Stewart to Vanderbilt University in 1999 as a keynote speaker, the focus was on understanding the dangers of focusing on multiculturalism as a framework for achieving equity in higher education. He expressed concern that this approach would deflect attention from the long history of […]September 22, 2020StudentsCan We Judge Colleges by Their Success at Encouraging Grit?One of my former students recently filled me with hope for the next generation. Clifton Jett Jr. is the director and writer of a play that he was about to bring to the stage, “Black Tar Boulevard,” when the pandemic hit. Although many productions have shut down, Clifton decided instead to pivot and turn the play into an independent film. He says, “We have worked too hard and waited too long to just throw it all away.” He and his team are moving ahead, in a safe and responsible manner.September 22, 2020COVID-19Amid Pandemic, Virginia Tech Moved Forward With Hybrid ApproachAs Virginia Tech University approached its Aug. 24 planned hybrid opening of the fall semester, the institution’s leaders were closely monitoring COVID-19 outbreaks and responses on other campuses as well as assessing their own situation.September 21, 2020OpinionHigher Education’s Racial ReckoningThe public lynching of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, broadcast for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in a constant loop over television and social media, was a turning point in what has become a cultural spectacle of Black death. Floyd’s killing took place amidst the backdrop of a nation reeling from […]September 18, 2020HomeROSLYN PERRYROSLYN PERRY has been named registrar at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Previously registrar at The Ohio State University, Perry holds a bachelor’s degree in individual and family studies from Kent State University in Ohio and a master’s degree in community health education from Cleveland State University.September 17, 2020Previous PagePage 63 of 3226Next Page
