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Section: Opinion
Opinion
An Open Letter to an Anti-Affirmative Action Scholar
If you decide to put your energy into strengthening your mismatch theory, how about broadening your theory to all students, of all races?
December 26, 2013
Leadership & Policy
College President’s Primary Goal? Make a Difference
For those attracted to the work it’s a pretty unique job as college remains that one special place where dreams still matter.
December 24, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Summoning a Little Sympathy for the Harvard Non-Bomber, Eldo Kim
It’s sad that the academic and financial pressure in college is such that a student is unable to tell the simple truth that he is unprepared to take an exam.
December 22, 2013
Health
Stress, Test-Avoidance, and Unmet Needs: Lessons Learned from Eldo Kim and the Model Minority Stereotype
Research has found that, although the idea of being a model minority seems like a positive perception of Asian Americans and their community, this designation has negative effects.
December 19, 2013
African-American
Are Americans Experiencing a Crisis in Faith?
A world that is marred with economic uncertainty, ongoing crisis, social upheaval and other forms of unrest can cause any person to feel disillusion.
December 17, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Boulder’s Anti-Intellectual, Unfree Culture of Fear
How are we supposed to develop as intellectuals if we shy away from challenging ideas?
December 17, 2013
Opinion
History Suggests College Rating System a Losing Proposition
The proposal to tie students’ financial aid to government ratings of the college they attend is perhaps the worst idea ever put forward for higher education by a sitting president.
December 16, 2013
Faculty & Staff
The Economic Divide at New York University
There have been reports about the financial inequalities between faculty members at New York University, so how will this affect the college experience for prospective students?
December 15, 2013
Sports
Mandela’s Fight Fueled Activism around the World
For those in the U.S., Mandela was the heart and soul of the anti-apartheid movement and a moral compass on race.
December 9, 2013
Opinion
San Jose State’s Vicious Racism No Surprise in Wake of 2011 Report
The school ignored the findings of its own “Committee on Campus Climate” report that cited widespread racist behavior toward Black students.
December 2, 2013
Students
Have Race Relations on College Campuses Become More Volatile?
The fall of 2013 has been a memorable one for race relations on college campuses. This is not in the positive sense of the word.
November 27, 2013
Opinion
Our Selective Memory
This month, people receiving SNAP assistance saw benefit cuts, just in time for Thanksgiving; and, some will face Christmas with the threat their unemployment benefits will end Dec. 31.
November 27, 2013
Sports
CIAA Conference That I Know Stronger, Better Than Ever
Despite recent media attention, both the schools and the conference have great days ahead of them.
November 26, 2013
Opinion
Making the Right Cuts in Higher Education
Consumers need to think through a number of points before applauding cuts to tuition as a panacea to address high sticker prices.
November 26, 2013
Community Colleges
Have a College Kid Over for Thanksgiving Dinner ― For Diversity’s Sake
I’ve often wondered why schools don’t have more family-friendly schedules around the holidays to make it easy for kids attending schools far from home.
November 26, 2013
Opinion
A Crisis in Black Studies at Temple University
In the last few days, the graduate students in the Department of African American Studies (AAS) at Temple University have dispatched a carefully written letter to thousands of faculty across the nation in an effort to publicize what they call “a crisis.”
November 25, 2013
Sports
CIAA Handling of VSU-WSSU Incident Called Into Question
Much has been said and written about Virginia State University since the unfortunate incident with Winston-Salem State University, but we should not rush to judgment as the facts do not support the narrative.
November 21, 2013
African-American
The Culture of Self-hatred Still Present Among Some Black Folk
Canadian journalist Orville Douglas’ article, “Why I Hate Being a Black Man,” puts a spotlight on the incessant psychology of self-hatred among Blacks.
November 20, 2013
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