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Section: Opinion
Community Colleges
The Real Hero in Movie âBoyhoodâ is Education
This Labor Day I saw the only real must-see movie for educators, the simple but very complex Richard Linklater film, âBoyhood.â
September 1, 2014
Asian American Pacific Islander
The Invisible Quality of Whiteness in Our Schools
Even when Whites are a small percentage of students, whiteness still dominates.
August 27, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Some Helicopter Parents Have Evolved Into Snow Plow Parents
From college campuses to workplaces, a number of parents have deeply imposed themselves into their childrenâs lives even once they reach adulthood.
August 26, 2014
Students
Move-in day? Itâs Funeral Day for Michael Brown
As many colleges start anew, Ferguson victim laid to rest.
August 24, 2014
Opinion
Ferguson Situation Comes Down to Matter of Dignity
A problem with America is the paradox that it can be a nation with high compassion, but also a nation with no empathy.
August 24, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Another Black Boy is Killed and My Pain Is Constant
I have often said that when a young African-American male leaves home it is uncertain whether he will return home.
August 21, 2014
Opinion
Increasing College Diversity
In most four-year college strategic plans, there is a good-faith statement calling for increasing diversity as an institutional goal. There are good â even noble â reasons for doing so.
August 20, 2014
Opinion
Ferguson Shows the Urgent Need for Diversity Still Exists
Moments in Ferguson and an Asian American Journalists Association conference proved to be pretty convincing.
August 18, 2014
Faculty & Staff
My Good Neighborhood May Not Look Like Your Good Neighborhood
A culturally sensitive lens is needed when discussing housing and education.
August 18, 2014
Opinion
Many Still Feeling Effects of Current Economy
People in all regions of the nation still are struggling.
August 13, 2014
Students
Going âAll Inâ for Our Nationâs Students of Color
Only 3 out of 10 African-American students with high potential for success in AP science course work take an AP science course.
August 13, 2014
Sports
Judgeâs NCAA Anti-trust Ruling Raises More Questions Than Answers
However, itâs enough to establish some sense of equity in an era of multimillion-dollar sports programs.
August 11, 2014
Opinion
10 Things We Can Learn From NCAAâs New Power Five Structure
The following includes shared insights about what one might consider when sifting through discussions about this new athletic Power Conference.
August 10, 2014
Faculty & Staff
âAuthenticâ Blackness Debate Continues
The fact is that most of us who are Black, regardless of socioeconomic status or educational level, will be confronted with the reality that our skin color will render us vulnerable to the fact that we are the âotherâ in the eyes of some Whites and some other non-Blacks.
August 7, 2014
Opinion
STEM Researchers: Policies Not Getting Job Done
Are we doing the right thing to engender participation by women and underserved minorities in STEM professions?
August 6, 2014
STEM
STEM Researchers: Do We Produce Right Stuff?
There is a notion that we produce enough STEM graduates, but do we really?
August 5, 2014
Community Colleges
Choosing Moby Dick Over Computer Code
Son looking for knowledge (and maybe a little wisdom), but not necessarily a vocation by going against the STEM trend.
August 4, 2014
Opinion
Time to Close Father-Son Gap
Fatherless homes, especially for young boys, can mean that kids grow up without a role model and a mentor.
August 3, 2014
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