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Section: Opinion
Opinion
Trump's Executive Order on Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schools: A Legal and Educational Misstep
The Trump administration’s attempt to assert influence over the day-to-day operations of state and local education systems marks a troubling shift in policy—one that undermines local control.
February 11, 2025
Opinion
Empowering Black Scholars in STEM: The Urgency of Mentorship and Inclusion
Numerous minoritized students, especially Black students, face intricate obstacles in higher education, particularly in pursuing STEM fields.
February 10, 2025
Opinion
Relationships Over Resumes: Why Personal Connections Are the Key to HBCU Success
Now more than ever, HBCUs must tell their stories—not just on our campuses but on national and global stages.
February 6, 2025
From the Magazine
Student Success in STEM
To ensure equity in STEM education, colleges and universities must take proactive steps to recruit, support, retain, and graduate minority students.
February 5, 2025
Opinion
What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship
Black scholars, especially those at HBCUs, must continue our efforts to build our institutions as best we can to ensure that Black scholarship and Black people endure—for generations to come.
February 4, 2025
Opinion
HBCUs and the Post-Election Landscape: Charting a Path Forward
Despite the electoral outcome, the demand for continued support and investment in HBCUs remains urgent.
February 3, 2025
Opinion
DEI Did It
As we bear witness to the slow death of DEI—not diversity, equity, and inclusion itself, but the acronym—we must recognize the orchestrated campaign behind its demise.
January 31, 2025
From the Magazine
Fidelity Matters: Assessing Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression in P-12 and Higher Education
In our quest for anti-racist academic organizations from preschool to higher education, we have urged educators to develop competencies - dispositions, knowledge, and skills - to put philosophy into practice.
January 28, 2025
Opinion
The House Antisemitism Staff Report is a Scare Tactic not a Solution for Student Success
The House Antisemitism Staff Report is a roadmap for what can be expected over the next couple of years under a Trump Administration and Republican leadership in Congress.
January 27, 2025
Opinion
RIP DEI? Does Trump Know DEI is Latin for God?
As an American who grew up in the “Civil Rights” era of the 1960s, I could not conceive or dream of an “Un-Civil Rights” era. But here we are.
January 24, 2025
Opinion
They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education
There is deep concern about the status of Black men in higher education.
January 23, 2025
Opinion
Formerly Incarcerated Students Are Humans First
For the roughly 600,000 people released from prison annually, further education following release is a proven pathway to stability and opportunity.
January 22, 2025
Opinion
Wrestling with Public Education: Linda McMahon’s Nomination as Secretary of Education
The choice of McMahon to lead the Department of Education signals a troubling shift in priorities.
January 21, 2025
Opinion
A Solicitation for Black Scholars to Shine Amidst the Storms and Sickness
Do not give in to pessimism and fear. Instead, choose to shine. By doing so, we might not only be saving the soul of our institutions of higher education, but collectively, we might be saving the soul of this nation.
January 18, 2025
Opinion
The Grittiness of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
While Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is often celebrated for his soaring oratory and visionary leadership, the grit that was displayed by him and many others in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s is equally significant.
January 16, 2025
From the Magazine
Leading From the Intersection
As the nation and higher education become more multicultural, leaders of all sectors, but educators in particular, must bring their authentic selves forward in serving students, universities, employers, communities, and families.
January 14, 2025
Opinion
Who Taught You to Hate Yourself? The Paradox of White America's Self-Sabotage
The fact is that unity and diversity have never been opposing forces, but rather complementary strengths.
January 14, 2025
Opinion
The Importance of Immigrant-Origin Students to Two Campuses, Higher Education, and the USA
For those of us who can, it is the right and timely thing to do to speak out and support immigrant students during these crucial and challenging times.
January 13, 2025
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