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Section: Opinion
Opinion
Center for Community College Student Engagement Reflects on ‘Aha’ Moments: Issues of Equity
While community colleges open their doors to all students, open access is just the first step toward attaining the equity ingrained in the mission of these institutions.
December 8, 2021
Opinion
The Time is Now for Graduate Programs to Walk the Walk on Diversity
Diversity in graduate programs doesn’t just happen, and it certainly can’t be achieved in one admissions cycle with a few quick fixes to your recruitment efforts and admissions policies.
December 7, 2021
Opinion
Basic Needs Support for Community College Students Is Urgent and Actionable
One in four community college students nationwide are enrolled in a California community college. Historically they haven’t received the resources needed to support their physical well-being, mental health, or other basic needs.
December 3, 2021
Opinion
To Achieve Equity, STEM Needs Systems Change
Largely missing from both funding and research have been efforts to improve the system of STEM higher education.
December 2, 2021
Opinion
A Brighter Way: Winning the Battle Between Blight Hustling and Bright Hustling
Higher education institutions would be prudent to adapt their programming and the way that they present their offerings to make the benefits of bright hustling more appealing than the potential spoils of blight hustling.
December 1, 2021
Opinion
Can Higher Ed Learn From the Arbery Trial Prosecutor’s Approach?
Like many of you I followed the trial in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Just as the Rev. Al Sharpton said, I thought the trial was historical and could change perceptions of how to deal with race in America. Maybe even in higher ed.
November 30, 2021
Opinion
Giving the Gift of Education
I encourage everyone reading this column to make a financial contribution to the scholarship fund at their alma mater, or to an HBCU of their choosing.
November 29, 2021
Opinion
We Need Indigenous Peoples’ Higher Ed Data – And Air Conditioners, Too
Since Native American students make up less than 1 percent of the U.S. undergraduate population, many researchers tend to overlook or erase their data due to statistical limitations. This is a problem I’m trying to solve.
November 24, 2021
Opinion
Five Ways to Dismantle Racism Through Spirituality
As a Black woman and a white man our work has crossed racial lines for more than three decades, and we’ve found there are concrete steps to dismantling racism through spirituality.
November 23, 2021
Opinion
Roueche Center Forum: Beyond Opportunity and Grit
November 22, 2021
Opinion
HBCUs Provide a Supportive Environment
HBCUs can offer students emotional, psychological, and academic support that PWI’s can’t or don’t.
November 22, 2021
Opinion
Culture Must Be Up Front and Center – Not an Afterthought -- in Counseling Black and Other Minoritized Clients
We continue to be flabbergasted, dismayed, and upset about the persistent and pervasive under-representation of Black and other minoritized professionals in counseling, psychological, and mental health professions.
November 21, 2021
Opinion
Is UATX, The Future? And Whither Diversity?
The University of Austin, or UATX, has created a lot of hubbub the last few weeks as a new university that will defend free speech.
November 17, 2021
Opinion
Advocating for the Future PK-12 Student Today
To meet the needs of the future PK-12 student population, educator preparation programs must attract a greater number of diverse candidates to the teaching profession—and that requires advocating for policies that promote diversity in the classroom.
November 12, 2021
Opinion
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Being Native American on an HBCU Board of Trustees
Today, more than ever, the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) form a critical foundation preparing and supporting institutions of higher education to meet every changing demand of our society in this century.
November 9, 2021
Opinion
AP, High School Equity and College Admission
Ending college admissions testing is an imperfect solution for achieving higher education equity.
November 8, 2021
Opinion
HBCUs: A Beacon of Promise and Pride
As high school seniors begin the exciting, yet stressful, process of deciding which schools to apply to and which school to attend, it is important that we showcase to Black students the power and the potential that HBCUs offer.
November 5, 2021
Opinion
Filipino Students at UC Berkeley Expose School’s Colonial Problem
November 2, 2021
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