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Section: Opinion
African-American
Harris-Perry’s Apology May Be Too Smart for Right-Wing Zealots
I saw her apology and hope it was enough to kill the fake outrage over a joke made on her show about Mitt Romney’s adoptive Black grandchild.
January 6, 2014
African-American
Here’s Hoping That the Current Racial Climate Will Improve
Another year is upon us and it is time to reflect on how racially intense the year 2013 was.
January 2, 2014
Asian American Pacific Islander
‘Anchorman 2’ and the Normalization of an Ethnic Slur
Filipino dog-eater joke no different from tired, old jokes about Blacks eating watermelon and fried chicken.
December 29, 2013
Sports
Every Student Needs a Success Plan
Is it OK to just put our goals and dreams on auto pilot and think that we will achieve them? Of course not.
December 26, 2013
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
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