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Section: Opinion
Opinion
All Motion Ainât Progress
I consider myself very blessed to have grown up in an era when the global political consciousness of Black people was much keener than it appears, to me, to be today.
June 2, 2016
African-American
A Threat to HBCUs â Race and Higher Education in the South
We must keep watch on these Institutions and speak out when there is a concern. We must take an activist role and approach, and we must be vocal to our state higher education leaders.
May 24, 2016
Opinion
Do You Love What You Do as a Black Educator in Higher Ed?
The flexibility, the benefits, and the ability that I have to help people accomplish their dreams of attaining a higher education degree are truly a blessing and honor in so many ways.
May 19, 2016
Opinion
High School Graduates Poised to Make a Difference
It is that time of year when high school graduations will be front and center. These festive events are filled with congratulations, high fives and tears of joy.
May 17, 2016
African-American
Standardized Tests Never Have Been Racially Neutral
Exclusive excerpt from Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.
May 16, 2016
African-American
The 2016 Presidential Election Process: One Black Manâs Perspective
The struggle today is not simply about the tension generated by the need to breathe false life into antiquated notions of White supremacy in order to facilitate the economic and political domination of African descendant people.
May 4, 2016
Students
Teaching Armed Students is Next to Impossible
Teaching armed students changes the dynamics of a classroom and will alter what you teach and how you teach it.
May 2, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Emil Guillermo: If Larry Wilmore Canât Say the N-word Who Can?
If Larry Wilmore Canât Say the N-word Who Can?
May 1, 2016
African-American
Prince Pushed the Envelope and Delivered
Prince, at one point The Artist formerly known as Prince before reclaiming his name in 1998, was a complex human being on many levels.
April 25, 2016
African-American
Everybody has a Favorite Prince Song, and Mine Isnât âPurple Rainâ
The one song that I think encapsulates Prince is âControversy,â from the album of the same name.
April 24, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Why Itâs Important to Say #BlackGirlsMatter
The AERA panel was a production of love, a production of authenticity, and a shared sense of belonging and mattering.
April 22, 2016
African-American
#BlackLivesMatter Movement Should Broaden Perspective
We must be proactive in our communities to stop the violence among us.
April 22, 2016
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
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