Dr. Julianne MalveauxHomeThe six-week black focus: spread it around – National Black History Month – ColumnFrom the Jan. 15 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday to the end of Black History Month in February, Black folks are in vogue on campus. There are events to commemorate King’s birthday and forums, symposia and exhibits to highlight Black historical, cultural and social events. As one of the people who is frequently blessed by being asked to visit campuses to talk about economics, politics and current affairs, I am often both amazed and amused at what happens on some campuses in the name of King and African-American history.June 15, 2007HomeValues: upside down you are turning me – ColumnWhat are values, and who ought to teach them? This question may turn into the centerpiece of the 1996 presidential election. Certainly the term “values” is thrown around like a misplaced trump card in a bad bid whist game — used arrogantly, mistakenly, in poor taste and at the wrong time.June 15, 2007African-AmericanLooking for a Cut CardWhen a million immigrants flooded the streets of Los Angeles, and a quarter as many thronged into the customary protest space…May 31, 2006HomeCulture and Context: The Plight of Black Male StudentsBrian, a Washington, D.C., high school junior, is one of my heroes. He is struggling to maintain his near-B average, while engaging in extracurricular activities and working about 20 hours a week…April 19, 2006African-AmericanCovenant, Convention and ContextThe history of the Black convention goes back more than 175 years, to Philadelphia’s Negro National Convention on Sept. 15, 1830. The convention drew 40 Black people from nine states…March 22, 2006HomeWidening the Access GapThe National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education recently released a policy alert that projects declining income for United States workers if education does not improve…February 22, 2006Native AmericansDimensions of Diversity: When You Teach, You LearnSometimes when I look at the landscape of my life, I’m frustrated. There is always something that should be done, but for some reason or other, can’t be done…January 11, 2006Native AmericansDimensions of Diversity: When You Teach, You LearnSometimes when I look at the landscape of my life, I’m frustrated. There is always something that should be done…January 11, 2006HomeIs the Department of Justice at War With Diversity?The volume of the bickering on Capitol Hill kicked up considerably as Congress prepared to cut out…December 14, 2005LGBTQ+Dimensions of DiversityDimensions of Diversity By Julianne Malveaux Most of the time, when people of color talk about diversity, we refer to race and gender. We want to see faculties and boardrooms that “look like America,” with representation that approximates population representation. In other words, we want to see some African-Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, American Indians […]November 2, 2005Previous PagePage 5 of 6Next Page
