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Section: Opinion
Opinion
Combating Gender-Based Violence on College Campuses Must Start at the Top
College and university presidents must step forward and lead the charge in preventing gender-based violence on campuses.
May 17, 2024
Opinion
Harvard Avoids Cops as Protest Goes From Gown to Town
What happened? The students realized they were not terrorists, but students first. Harvard students.
May 15, 2024
Opinion
Beyond Academia: Recognizing and Supporting Non-Academic Struggles of Ph.D. Students
As the pursuit of higher education becomes increasingly competitive and demanding, the focus on academic achievements often overshadows the personal battles that many Ph.D. students face behind the scenes.
May 14, 2024
Opinion
Engaging Peacefully the Protestors
Police should rarely have to enter a campus situation.
May 10, 2024
Opinion
Pushing Back on the DEI Pushback
To combat the pushback against DEI, we recommend higher education leaders pursue a five-fold strategy rather than attempting to skirt DEI bans, as some public universities reportedly have tried to do.
May 7, 2024
Opinion
Going Boldly: Purposeful Engagement, Critical Thinking, and Success in College
The full college experience cannot be pre-planned, but students do well to reflect on their academic journeys so far and consider what they want from college.
May 6, 2024
From the Magazine
Innocence Denied: 
Elementary Black Boys Under Surveillance and Inequitably Disciplined (Again)
It is emotionally exhausting to read another study which found — again — that Black boys are found guilty just for being Black and male, regardless of age. We believe that adultification is operating with Black boys.
May 3, 2024
Opinion
All Is Not Lost
While the U.S. Department of Education works to fix the broken system, it’s time for community college leaders to remind Americans that these important institutions exist.
May 2, 2024
Opinion
San Francisco State Strike May Have Lessons for Current Student Protestors
How the nation’s first College of Ethnic studies came about, bringing together Latino, African American, and Asian American disciplines may offer some clues as to how to solve the nation’s current campus turmoil.
May 1, 2024
Opinion
For Hispanic-Serving Institutions, the Designation is Not the Destination
Being an HSI means more than just meeting the requirements of eligibility or treating these enrollment shifts as an accident of demography.
April 30, 2024
Opinion
On Census Race/Ethnicity Data Collection
Changes to how the U.S. collects data on race and ethnicity are set to impact how higher education institutions understand and describe the racial and ethnic makeup of their student bodies.
April 30, 2024
Opinion
It’s Time To Fight Back
Tennessee State and other HBCUs across the country do not suffer mismanagement at a greater rate than Predominantly White Institutions. They do, however, suffer from decades of underfunding by state governments.
April 29, 2024
Opinion
Campus Free Expression, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Can — and Must — Coexist
It is critical to remember that one of the most essential missions of higher education is building civic bridges and educating engaged citizens.
April 26, 2024
From the Magazine
Supporting
Student-Athletes
In the dynamic world of higher education, the multi-faceted experience of the student-athlete population in today’s landscape cannot be ignored.
April 25, 2024
Opinion
Fixing FAFSA: Black Students and HBCUs Will Lose the Most
The changes in the FAFSA process adds an additional layer of complexity to an already intricate system, creating more hurdles for Black students to access and secure the financial aid that is crucial for their educational journey.
April 24, 2024
Opinion
Strategies for Speaking Out
Activism is hardly optional in today’s world. I feel the calling in my bones.
April 22, 2024
From the Magazine
A Registrar’s View: Will You Graduate?
One of the most enchanting segments of the academic year, the build-up to graduation and commencement signifies the highlight of college matriculation and persistence.
April 22, 2024
Opinion
Today’s College Students Aren’t Who You Think They Are. Institutions Must Rethink How They Serve Them.
Four in every 10 college undergraduates leave school before completing a degree.
April 18, 2024
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