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Section: Opinion
Students
Calling it a Career
Dr. James Hawkins has retired after 35 years of service as a journalism educator at Florida A&M University.
September 23, 2012
STEM
Perspective: Linking STEM Women Online to Students
Women in Technology Sharing Online is a six-week program co-sponsored by Harvey Mudd College to encourage female students to enter STEM fields.
September 20, 2012
Opinion
Public University Leaders Tout Value of College, Affirmative Action
Univ. of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman outlined her strong support for continued use of race as a factor in college admissions.
September 19, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Empowering First-Generation College Students: The Role of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)
A Walmart-funded report led by the Institute of Higher Education Policy involved 30 minority-serving institutions, including 12 historically black colleges and universities, 12 Hispanic-serving institutions and six tribal colleges and universities.
September 17, 2012
Sports
Commentary: When a Football Game Sends the Wrong Message
Law professor Aaron N. Taylor laments what he calls the ‘prostitution’ of Black football programs.
September 16, 2012
Opinion
Hazing and American Culture
Recently, one of the university’s many dance clubs was suspended when hazing allegations surfaced. We learned last week that, in order to register for classes, students must pledge to not participate “in any hazing activities either as a hazer or hazee, on or off campus” and report any hazing within 24 hours. I applaud FAMU […]
September 16, 2012
African-American
Analysis: A Call to Accountability – The HBCU Board
Major studies of nonprofit boards have identified board recruitment as one of the most significant challenges, TMCF chief Johnny Taylor writes.
September 13, 2012
Community Colleges
Beyond Borders—STEM Education as a Global Priority
Australia, like the U.S., has set its sights on transforming higher education in an era of increased demand for postsecondary degrees and credentials.
September 12, 2012
Students
The Model Minority Myth Continues
According to a recent research article, Asian Americans continue to feel immense pressure to conform to the stereotype of the model minority myth, including high educational attainment and hard work.
September 11, 2012
Students
Q&A With Bernard Muir: Continuing Traditions
With more than 20 years in sports administration, Bernard Muir joined Stanford University in August as its new director of athletics.
September 11, 2012
Community Colleges
Commentary: Community Colleges – An ‘Unsung’ Source of America’s STEM Talent
Some 1,200 community colleges in the U.S. enroll more than 8 million students yearly, which is 43 percent of all undergraduates.
September 10, 2012
Opinion
Commentary: Futures Linked – Higher Education and Pell Grants
Unfortunately, college access in America is just as much a product of family wealth as it is student performance, writes University of Albany history professor Ibram Rogers.
September 10, 2012
Leadership & Policy
Engaging Latino Alumni: Basic Steps
Although often overlooked by those studying and working within the confines of mainstream philanthropy and higher education giving, 63 percent of Latino households give to charity.
September 6, 2012
Opinion
Q&A with Paul Tough: Missed Opportunity in Nation’s Education Agenda
In a new book, education reformer Paul Tough asks whether the metrics used in college admissions are too narrow.
September 6, 2012
Opinion
Open to Interpretation – Who’s Man Enough in 2012?
If you follow politics you know that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are more than their fiscal ideas or foreign policies; a significant part of political identity is gender-based, professors Marc Edward Shaw and Elwood Watson write.
September 4, 2012
Students
Commentary: Supporting the Military Veteran-Student
How higher education can respond to the exclusive needs of military students
September 3, 2012
Opinion
Native American Philanthropy: Giving in Humble Ways
This post is co-authored with Nelson Bowman III, Executive Director of Development at Prairie View A&M University, and is based on research for our forthcoming book Engaging Diverse College Alumni: The Essential Guide to Fundraising (Routledge, 2013). Although we often hear about the challenges that Native Americans face in terms of poverty and reservation life, […]
August 29, 2012
Opinion
‘Personal Touch Initiative’ Should Enhance Student Success
Terms like customer service and satisfaction surveys were not always aligned with higher education. More than likely, you heard people use these terms in the business community. It is quite a familiar sight these days to see greeters standing at the entrances of department stores extending a welcome to you. Consumers receive almost on a […]
August 28, 2012
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