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Section: Opinion
Opinion
Sustaining the Future of HBCUs
Almost every institution in America, if not the world, is seeking ways to enhance its stability. Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are paramount among this group.
January 6, 2013
Students
Sexual Assault is Gender Blind
The fact is that 2012 was a horrible year in terms of sexual assaults on college campuses.
January 3, 2013
Students
Morgan State Promotes Financial Literacy
All too often, students rack up a great amount of debt while in college and this practice sets them up for failure once they earn their degree.
January 2, 2013
Sports
NFL’s Griffin, Wilson Following Ashe’s Lead
In 1989, trailblazing tennis player and activist Arthur Ashe said that he knew there were Black athletes “perfectly capable of simultaneously excelling on the athletic and academic fields.”
January 2, 2013
Opinion
New Year’s Resolution for Hampton University: Remove Hair Code
Time has come for this top-flight school to eschew flagrant assimilation and accommodation to a white cultural aesthetic.
December 30, 2012
Opinion
Managing Media During the Holidays
Nearly 100 million Americans will travel during the coming holiday season to visit friends or family, but our heavy reliance on media screens may impact the quality of time we spend together.
December 24, 2012
Disabilties
Being Socially Responsible Keeps Our Dreams Alive
Our lives revolve around making decisions. Each day we have a set of choices in front of us and our decisions will impact our paths in life.
December 20, 2012
Opinion
Higher Education Needs the Hispanic Community to Succeed
The face of higher education is rapidly evolving as more middle- to low-class young people find ways to obtain a college degree or technical training.
December 18, 2012
Opinion
Paradox of Gun Reactions to Connecticut Shooting
Our academics who live to think need to figure a comprehensive approach to gun control.
December 18, 2012
Faculty & Staff
HBCUs’ Self-Inflicted Wounds, Friendly Fire and Other Consequential Outcomes
.The high turnover rate in leadership at the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities has reached the crisis stage.
December 16, 2012
Students
Cooper Protests for Free Tuition and a ‘Better Future’
“We live in a world where massive student debt and the rising cost of higher education remain unchecked, where students are treated as customers and faculty as contractors. Cooper Union’s mission of free education affords quality and excellence and offers an alternative for a better future of higher education.”
December 12, 2012
Students
Cooper Protests for Free Tuition and a ‘Better Future’
“We live in a world where massive student debt and the rising cost of higher education remain unchecked, where students are treated as customers and faculty as contractors. Cooper Union’s mission of free education affords quality and excellence and offers an alternative for a better future of higher education.”
December 11, 2012
Students
Affordability, Access for All Should Be Obama’s Education Goals
In her rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention, First Lady Michelle Obama explained the reasons that the American people should re-elect her husband to office.
December 6, 2012
Opinion
Black Men Face Cycle of Hostility, Vulnerability and Victimization
There’s something very disturbing about how many people devalue and disregard Black life—in particular, Black male life—in this nation.
December 6, 2012
Opinion
Who Really Receives Racial Preferences in Admissions? Not Blacks
As a scholar of race and education, I am enjoying the national public debate over affirmative action. Like any professor who discusses race in their classrooms and publishes on race, I simply enjoy when we discuss race in public.
December 4, 2012
Sports
Tie Government Funding to Ending College Athletics’ Discriminatory Hiring Practices
Research shows that 90 percent of college presidents, 87.5 percent of athletic directors, and all of the commissioners of the 11 major conferences, representing 120 schools, are White.
December 4, 2012
Sports
Embree Exposes Plight of Minority Head Football Coaches
On November 26, 2012, Jon Embree’s emotions and character were on display for all to see. After a dismal 1-11 season, which included several embarrassing losses such as a 70-14 drubbing at the hands of the Oregon Ducks, the University of Colorado held a press conference announcing that Embree had been fired as the head coach of the football team.
December 3, 2012
Students
HBCUs, Places for All to Learn
Many Historically White Institutions (HWIs) continue to struggle to provide environments that are welcoming to students of color and conducive to their holistic development.
December 3, 2012
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