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Section: Opinion
Opinion
Conference Raises Awareness of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Communities
APAHE alumni have become college and university executive leaders, vice presidents, provosts, presidents, and chancellors.
May 11, 2022
Opinion
Mineta was the Reparations Hero for Asian Americans
Norman Y. Mineta will forever be known as the man who got justice for the people incarcerated by the Japanese internment.
May 10, 2022
Opinion
Trustees Must be Held Accountable for Student Success
When bachelor’s degrees are conferred this year, approximately 25 percent of the graduates will have completed their degree requirements in four years, while over 60 percent will have attended multiple universities and taken six or more years to graduate.
May 9, 2022
Opinion
Operation TechBasket to Spread Economic Empowerment Through Sports
Sports can play a major role in helping people to be better prepared to participate in what will be a significant part of the economy of the future.
May 4, 2022
Opinion
Diversity, Equity, Equality, and Inclusion: Can We Talk?
Advancements for Black professionals in higher education are happening more frequently for Black women than it is for Black men.
May 3, 2022
Opinion
Getting Back on Track with TRACS: An Accreditation Agency Blazing a Trail for Small HBCUs
While empirical research has not indicated why more HBCUs seem to be turning toward TRACS for accreditation, what is clear is that HBCU leaders are finding that TRACS seem to provide a better fit for their institutions.
May 2, 2022
Opinion
Engines of Equality or Educators of the Elite?
Examining the underrepresentation of low-income students at the nation’s top universities.
April 29, 2022
Opinion
Are Attacks on Tenure Really Ageism Disguised?
Time to pause. If we’re going to fight racism and sexism, we shouldn’t forget the one “-ism,” we are all potentially going to face, no matter what race or gender.
April 25, 2022
Opinion
Addressing STEM Underrepresentation: The Community College Presidents’ Initiative
The National Science Board estimates there are currently more than 16 million skilled technical jobs requiring an associate degree or similar level qualification.
April 22, 2022
Opinion
What White University Presidents and Other Leaders Could Learn from HBCU Leadership About Diversifying STEM
In the U.S., the population of STEM billionaires remains almost exclusively white and male. Black STEM professionals – both men and women - remain virtually invisible in these fields both in academia and in industry.
April 19, 2022
Opinion
Student Veterans Should Have Every Opportunity to Succeed
Despite our potential, many colleges are ill-equipped to support the needs of former service members.
April 15, 2022
Opinion
Characteristics of Successful Local Partnerships for Community Growth
Today, business executives and relocation consultants list the availability of skilled local workers as their greatest concern and pressure is now upon community colleges that supply that talent pipeline.
April 13, 2022
Opinion
You Can’t Stop the Train
Despite bans, Critical Race Theory is here to stay and provides many fields, including medicine, a historical knowledge framework to guide us about the truths of racism
April 12, 2022
Opinion
Justice Jackson Knows What Makes a Successful Affirmative Action Program
It’s too bad that newly confirmed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, as a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers, plans to recuse herself in the upcoming Supreme Court review of the affirmative action case against Harvard.
April 11, 2022
Opinion
Three Considerations to Effectively Address Mental Health in Higher Education
It goes without saying that college campuses are in a difficult position when it comes to addressing student mental health and well-being.
April 7, 2022
Opinion
School Counseling Joins the List of Targeted Professions, Leaving Students Even More Vulnerable
Due to lingering COVID-19 global pandemic effects, critical school counseling services are needed more than ever, as well as the meaningful collaborations they establish with teachers to support students.
April 6, 2022
Opinion
How 20th-Century Female African American Deans Changed the Higher Ed Landscape
Deans of women were the first cabinet-level women administrators in higher education. Although mostly unknown today, they were also some of our first diversity officers who institutionalized forms of belonging for marginalized students.
April 5, 2022
Opinion
Dear Fellow HBCU Graduates
Did you know that in 2021, Home Depot had revenue of more than $15 billion and they spent less than $2 million on their popular HBCU Retool Your School initiative?
April 4, 2022
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