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Section: Opinion
Students
Enhancing Identity Development for Black Students at PWIs
âThe end of education is to know God and the laws and purposes of His universe and to reconcile oneâs life with these laws. The first aim of a good college is not to teach books, but the meaning and purpose of life. Hard study and the learning of books are only a means to [âŚ]
April 19, 2016
Students
NCAA Board Must Reject Satellite Camp Ban
Satellite camp? Sounds like something high tech, space station kind of stuff. Practically STEM-ed. Never heard od it before? Itâs a big deal if youâre a young kid in high school with the dream of playing college football. But if youâre talking good old boy, big time college football, then the idea is just a major annoyance. [âŚ]
April 17, 2016
African-American
Is Affirmative Action Failing the Students It Was Designed For?
Since the ââŹĹHarvard Revelation,ââŹÂ several scholars have noted the changing racial and ethnic ancestry of Blacks attending selective higher education institutions.
April 14, 2016
STEM
A Call for Cultural Congruity on PWI Campuses
The number and severity of racial incidents occurring on PWI campuses continue to rise to the point of a critical call for administrators at PWIs to address and initiate solutions that will promote cultural congruent campuses.
April 12, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Last-minute Deal Averts Cal State Faculty Strike
A view from one Asian American faculty member.
April 10, 2016
African-American
GOP Blaming Others for Its Implosion
Rather than looking inward to find the root of its problems, many members of the Republican party establishment seem to be looking for scapegoats.
April 6, 2016
Sports
Is it Time for a New NCAA?
When the favorite in the finals of the NCAA championship basketball tournament is currently under investigation for one of the most egregious academic fraud cases ever in college sports is it really March Madness?
April 3, 2016
Students
Responding to Trump Microaggressions
There is no reason for students to be mocked due to trigger responses from âTrumpâ graffiti.
April 3, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Politicians Sometimes Say the Strangest Things
Primaries and caucuses are events that are happening almost every week now
March 31, 2016
Students
March Madness: The Rest of the Story
March harkens the smell of roses, cut grass and light spring rains for most folks. For me, March ushers in the smell and shine of hardwoods, leather and tennis shoesâand sheer Madness.
March 31, 2016
Students
HBCUs One Answer to Selective Public High Schoolsâ âDiversity Problemâ
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a longstanding commitment to social justice issuesâsuch as educational equity and opportunity.
March 28, 2016
Opinion
Remembering Bud Hodgkinson, the Guru of Education Demographics
Those of us who did not know Bud quickly learned that he was the guru who was constantly analyzing demographic trends and how they affected education at all levels.
March 25, 2016
Opinion
Higher Education Canât Wait Until 2030
Africa canât wait until 2030 for the next round of United Nations Global Goals to address the urgent need for quality higher education.
March 21, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Trump, Enabler of American Political Hooliganism?
If you like your politics raucous and raunchy, Donald Trump has been your candidate this year.
March 14, 2016
Women
White Privilege Undermines Diversity in Higher Education
Beyond institutionalized and internalized racism and classism, there is a cloud of entitlement that weighs heavy like a dense fog: White privilege.
March 8, 2016
Asian American Pacific Islander
Fight for the Diversity Vote Intensifies as Weekâs Primaries Focus on Michigan and Mississippi
Late last week, Def Jam entrepreneur Russell Simmons announced he was supporting Hillary Clinton after reaching out to Bernie Sanders.
March 7, 2016
African-American
Why Obama Must Not Reach Out to Trumpâs Angry Whites
The best way for President Obama to counter the Trump effect and the power of racist ideas is for him to focus on instituting his plans and policies during the remainder of his presidential term.
March 6, 2016
Opinion
After Rockâs Monologue, Oscars Go Downhill and Diversity Issue Loses Focus
While the issue of Hollywoodâs lack of diversity among nominees gave the show a bit of an edge, in the end, the 88th Academy Awards proved to be only a little more interesting than the long parade of overdressed celebrities normally is.
February 29, 2016
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