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Section: Opinion
Opinion
Black Lives Continually Demeaned, Devalued, Dehumanized
Walking while Black. Sitting in a public space while Black. Asking for help while Black. Merely existing while Black. The cold, hard truth is that to be Black in America is to frequently endure an ongoing state of assaults and insults.
April 24, 2018
Opinion
Service Learning Could Strengthen Long-Term Student Outcomes
A case study of the early professional success of a former student suggests that service learning holds potential for strengthening long-term outcomes in the journalism discipline.
April 24, 2018
African-American
The Hate U Give
It takes only one person to change the trajectory of youth of color and invest in them when they are at the brink of falling into a system that was designed to disadvantage them.
April 23, 2018
Opinion
It’s Time to Secure the Vote
In spite of our professed love of voting as one of the most precious and fundamental features of American democracy, the framers crafted a Constitution that doesn’t include an affirmative right to vote.
April 22, 2018
Opinion
Lessons From Starbucks’ Imperfect Response to Systemic Racism
During our recent time at the American Educational Research Association Conference in New York City, we learned about the now-infamous Starbucks incident and our first reaction was, “Here we go again…”
April 22, 2018
Health
Stress and Overtraining Can Derail Your Workouts
Overtraining is rooted in stress and can sabotage your workouts. To avoid overtraining and get the most out of your workout, you must balance the stress of working out with the other stress in your life.
April 19, 2018
Opinion
Tension By Choice: Reflecting on Code-Switching and Living Two Lives
Although I recognize that many first-generation students experience code-switching and feeling out of place when visiting home after having gone to college, the tension I feel now is a choice I am making.
April 18, 2018
Opinion
Supporting the Entry of Older Adult Students into College Classrooms
In 2015, at the age of 99, Doretha Daniels earned her college degree. She is the oldest of a new minority of students who are earning their college degrees much later in life.
April 17, 2018
MSIs
Want a Diverse Faculty? Learn from Minority Serving Institutions
Minority Serving Institutions successfully recruit diverse faculties because their institutional missions and cultures align with the values that scholars of color often care about.
April 16, 2018
Leadership & Policy
HBCUs Aid the Rise of Black Women
In exploring issues of gender equity for Black women, the role of HBCUs and their impact across higher education and the business sector are too frequently overlooked. In an industry dominated by White males, Black women have shattered stereotypes and excelled in key campus leadership positions across the academic enterprise.
April 15, 2018
Students
Syria Strike Should Concern College Students
President Donald Trump, the America-first isolationist, now wants to come out, guns blazing as policeman of the world. Students should be concerned. There should be no doubt that the strikes that took place were illegal and against all major international standards.
April 15, 2018
Opinion
From Pain to Power
Over time, we’ve witnessed a concerted effort to denounce the undeniable racial disparities resulting from America’s addiction to punishment. What often is missing is an emphasis on the voices and experiences of victims and their families, particularly victims of color.
April 12, 2018
Opinion
Haters Can’t Dim This Star Student’s Shine
Many were impressed when Texas teen Micheal Brown made headlines by gaining acceptance and full scholarships to all 20 colleges he applied to, including four in the Ivy League. But some people tried to rain on the Black student’s parade.
April 11, 2018
Opinion
Teaching and Learning on the Front Lines
If you can draw on your citizenship, class and tenure status as a teacher, then you must find ways to change your pedagogical approach and reach out to and advocate for the most vulnerable students in the current political climate.
April 10, 2018
Students
Adjusting to College: Tips From a Former Student-Athlete and the Parent of One
To be a successful freshman student-athlete, one needs discipline. There must be a high level of focus and awareness, because a student-athlete failing to accomplish his or her goal could impact that individual’s career and life in general.
April 9, 2018
Opinion
We Regret to Inform You…
Rejection is all too familiar in academia. We get rejected from fellowships, grants, academic journals and tenure-track jobs. At times, we do not even receive a rejection letter or email and are left to our own thoughts in the abyss of silence.
April 8, 2018
African-American
Direct Engagement With Trump, GOP Pays Off for HBCUs
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s decision not to resist – but instead engage in a strategic way and bipartisan fashion on behalf of our nearly 300,000 HBCU students who need a voice in Congress and with the Trump administration – has borne fruit at many levels.
April 8, 2018
Opinion
Do the Right Thing: Prioritize Public Education and Health
Studies have shown that investments in education and health can have far-ranging returns for society. Yet we, as a country, have given mostly lip service to the importance of both despite the critical benefits they can provide.
April 5, 2018
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