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Section: Opinion
Students
Many Factors Determine Good and Effective Teaching
There are a combination of qualities that distinguish good professors from poor ones.
September 15, 2015
Opinion
Be a Creator, Not an Inheritor
Everyone at some point in their lives feels that their work is insignificant.
September 15, 2015
Latinx
U.S. News & World Report Sells Magazines, Higher Ed Goes into Despair
Not No.1 or No. 2? Forget About the Rankings Nonsense
September 13, 2015
Faculty & Staff
HBCU Relevancy? A Glance at U.S. Demographics Provides Answer
Not a week goes by where those of us in the HBCU community are confronted with the question of the continued relevancy of HBCUs.
September 9, 2015
Opinion
California State University Professor Speaks Out About Pay Issue
At California State University, Sacramento, faculty takes to an informational picket.
September 7, 2015
African-American
Black Lives Matter Movement Crucial in Drawing Attention to Issues
It has been all but impossible to not to notice the Black Lives Matter movement
September 2, 2015
Opinion
Louis Stokes: Reflections of the Life of a Transformational Leader
In the span of four days last month our nation lost two of its most venerable leaders in the struggle for a socially just society for all of its citizens â first Julian Bond and then Louis Stokes.
September 2, 2015
Opinion
Political Correctness? Trump Doesnât Understand Political Inclusion
During the same week he had Univision anchor Jorge Ramos physically removed from a news conference, Donald Trump held another news conference outside of Boston on Friday.
August 31, 2015
Faculty & Staff
On Blazers and Blackness
Sometimes itâs the forced, extra warm smile. It could be an overtly cordial greeting with disarming jokes. It might mean shirking natural hairstyles. For some, itâs even changing the inflection of their voice.
August 30, 2015
Opinion
Remembering Katrina
Associate Vice President for Arts and Sciences at Florence-Darlington Technical College Marc C. David remembers the impact that Hurricane Katrina had on him.
August 27, 2015
Opinion
All Campuses Need Cultural Spaces
Many people often define âdiversityâ and âmulticulturalismâ as representing a variety of races and ethnicities within a campus environment. But diversity and multiculturalism are so much broader than race alone.
August 25, 2015
Students
Affirmative action for elite debtors: Why are we forgiving loans for people who can afford to pay?
If you think you have heard it all about the student loan crisis, then I bet you think the main culprits are the undergrads, who amass debt and then ask for forgiveness?
August 24, 2015
African-American
New âSoldiers for Justiceâ Must Carry On Fight in Julian Bondâs Place
âThe humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.â âJulian Bond.
August 19, 2015
Students
Stem Degrees Not Earned by Math Alone
The science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degree and career emphasis of the past several years has cast a shadow over the importance of eÂffective reading and writing skills as they pertain to academics and the workplace.
August 19, 2015
Opinion
Race is Indeed an American Dilemma
Over a century ago, Black intellectual extraordinaire of his day, WEB DuBois, stated that the problem of the 20th century would be the problem of the color line. He was right on target.
August 18, 2015
Opinion
By Julian Bondâs Example, We all Need to do So Much More
It was 1:03 a.m., California time, early Sunday morning. Thatâs when my cell phone alerted me with the news bulletin that Julian Bond, the long-time fighter for civil rights, had died.
August 17, 2015
African-American
Expanding Postsecondary Opportunities for Incarcerated Americans
In the past three decades the United Statesâ incarceration rate has exploded, with seven million people currently behind bars, on probation, or parole.
August 12, 2015
Opinion
GOP Still Needs Lesson in Diversity
GOP debate reveals party hasnât learned its diversity lesson
August 10, 2015
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