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Opinion
The Last Mile: Penn State Football Program Should be Indefinitely Suspended
Joe Paterno has been fired. Penn State President Graham Spanier is stepping down. The Department of Education has launched an investigation. When 84-year-old Paterno heard the news of his firing, he held court one last time. According to The Associated Press, JoePa told a group of adoring students outside his “Happy Valley” home to “pray […]
November 10, 2011
Opinion
The ‘Big Game’ on Saturday That Universities Overlook
There’s a “Big Game” this Saturday that won’t take place on a football field or be televised on national media. This Big Game involves universities nationwide, but it deals not with athletics but academics—teacher licensure to be precise. On Saturday, thousands of students across the country who want to become teachers will sit to take […]
November 6, 2011
Opinion
Transgender Identity and Higher Education Discrimination
This summer, Domaine Javier received an abruptly disheartening expulsion notice from California Baptist University (CBU).  The private “Christian” university in Riverside informed the transgender 24-year-old woman from the Philippines that she was expelled for “committing or attempting to engage in fraud, or concealing identity” in university judicial processes, according to The Riverside Press-Enterprise.  She never […]
November 2, 2011
Opinion
The Stressful Lives of College Students
On August 12, a co-authored article discussing the emotional health and well-being among Americans of all generations from teenagers to post-65-year-olds written by Magali Rheault and Kyley McGeeney, revealed a wide disparity of emotional satisfaction and well-being among various age groups. The study revealed that older Americans, those 60 and above, demonstrated significantly better emotional […]
October 10, 2011
STEM
The Important Role of Legal Guidance in Increasing STEM Diversity
Last month, a group of college and university attorneys convened for two full days in Boston to learn about and discuss the legal parameters for seeking diversity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at their home institutions. They also were joined by STEM faculty, chief diversity officers, directors of diversity offices and policy-focused individuals […]
October 9, 2011
STEM
Women of Color in STEM Fields
As a group, women are still the largest untapped talent pool for growing America’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, workforce. Women of color, in particular, remain greatly underrepresented in STEM disciplines despite a growing population of racial/ethnic minority groups and a growing number of women and minorities attending college. In an effort to […]
October 2, 2011
Opinion
How To Be a Good Mentee
We often think about mentoring, and, in fact, I often write about effective mentoring for Diverse.  But what about the other side? Last week I was asked to speak to a group of alumni and students at Penn about mentoring. I did, but I added a section to my talk on how to be a […]
September 26, 2011
Opinion
On The Mercy Seat: Troy Anthony Davis and American Capital Punishment
The stunningly ritualistic, religious aspects of American executions are numerous.
September 22, 2011
Opinion
What Everyone Can Do To Diversify the Teaching Force
Each faculty and staff member at a given university can be a stakeholder in the development of teachers.
September 12, 2011
Opinion
The Varied State of Race Relations on College Campuses and Among Generation Y
The future is brighter than some people think.
August 27, 2011
Opinion
Importance of Being the Best Faculty Advisor Possible to Students of Color
Why it’s absolutely imperative that we take our role as graduate advisors seriously.
August 21, 2011
Opinion
Fulbright Lessons From Around the World
Lessons learned from one of the most diverse groups I’ve ever been around.
August 15, 2011
Opinion
Excessive Drinking Still a Problem Among College Students
I am sure that at one time or another we have all heard the saying “I’ll drink to that.”  In fact for many college students the term seems to be a rite of passage. The idea of “drink, drink, drink until you can drink no more” is often the norm.  In some cases, the practice […]
July 10, 2011
Opinion
Preparing for Life After High School
Millions of students are graduating from high school this graduation and will be opening a new chapter in their lives. Along with opening the new chapter, many students will have some reflective thoughts. There will be some who will conclude that high school was a training ground for things to come. While others will finally appreciate the value […]
June 20, 2011
Opinion
Partnering Across Institutions and Race for Urban Teacher Preparation
As educators who work to prepare teachers, particularly for urban schools, we believe that pre-service teachers’ earliest field experiences in classrooms have a profound influence on their professional trajectories. We’ve seen pre-service teachers respond to urban field experiences in a variety of ways. We’ve seen some develop a visceral commitment to educational justice in city […]
June 15, 2011
Opinion
How To Succeed in a Tenure-Track Faculty Job
I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of third-year doctoral students of color this past week at Howard University’s Preparing Future Faculty Institute. Standing up in front of these future leaders made me incredibly happy. The faculty pipeline seems to be bright and talented. My talk to them focused on success and how to achieve it […]
June 13, 2011
Opinion
Stay–At-Home Dads More Commonplace Among Academics and Non-Academics
A couple of weeks ago I was talking with a friend of mine who lives in the Midwest. It had been a few months since we had last spoken. I asked him to update me on the status of things—his job, his family etc. … I reciprocated. Fortunately, things are going good for both of […]
June 6, 2011
Opinion
U.S. Department of Education Recognizes Institutions Serving Critical Mass of Asian American and Pacific Islander Students
In May, during Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month, the U.S. Department of Education took the much needed step of formally recognizing institutions serving a critical mass of AAPI students. Alongside other institutions serving students of color and low-income populations, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) are now eligible to […]
June 1, 2011
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