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Section: Opinion
Opinion
Addressing STEM Underrepresentation: The Community College Presidents’ Initiative
The National Science Board estimates there are currently more than 16 million skilled technical jobs requiring an associate degree or similar level qualification.
April 22, 2022
Opinion
What White University Presidents and Other Leaders Could Learn from HBCU Leadership About Diversifying STEM
In the U.S., the population of STEM billionaires remains almost exclusively white and male. Black STEM professionals – both men and women - remain virtually invisible in these fields both in academia and in industry.
April 19, 2022
Opinion
Student Veterans Should Have Every Opportunity to Succeed
Despite our potential, many colleges are ill-equipped to support the needs of former service members.
April 15, 2022
Opinion
Characteristics of Successful Local Partnerships for Community Growth
Today, business executives and relocation consultants list the availability of skilled local workers as their greatest concern and pressure is now upon community colleges that supply that talent pipeline.
April 13, 2022
Opinion
You Can’t Stop the Train
Despite bans, Critical Race Theory is here to stay and provides many fields, including medicine, a historical knowledge framework to guide us about the truths of racism
April 12, 2022
Opinion
Justice Jackson Knows What Makes a Successful Affirmative Action Program
It’s too bad that newly confirmed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, as a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers, plans to recuse herself in the upcoming Supreme Court review of the affirmative action case against Harvard.
April 11, 2022
Opinion
Three Considerations to Effectively Address Mental Health in Higher Education
It goes without saying that college campuses are in a difficult position when it comes to addressing student mental health and well-being.
April 7, 2022
Opinion
School Counseling Joins the List of Targeted Professions, Leaving Students Even More Vulnerable
Due to lingering COVID-19 global pandemic effects, critical school counseling services are needed more than ever, as well as the meaningful collaborations they establish with teachers to support students.
April 6, 2022
Opinion
How 20th-Century Female African American Deans Changed the Higher Ed Landscape
Deans of women were the first cabinet-level women administrators in higher education. Although mostly unknown today, they were also some of our first diversity officers who institutionalized forms of belonging for marginalized students.
April 5, 2022
Opinion
Dear Fellow HBCU Graduates
Did you know that in 2021, Home Depot had revenue of more than $15 billion and they spent less than $2 million on their popular HBCU Retool Your School initiative?
April 4, 2022
Opinion
No Laughing Matter
What happened at the 94th Academy Awards between Will Smith and Chris Rock was no laughing matter.
April 3, 2022
Views
Lessons Learned in College
Obviously, I learned many lessons in college, and wanted to share those that have greatly helped shape my career as a university professor.
March 31, 2022
Opinion
The Black News Channel Died Suddenly: We Should be Ashamed
I was heartbroken and mortified to learn late Friday afternoon that the Black News Channel (BNC) was ceasing operations immediately due in large part to financial failure.
March 29, 2022
Opinion
On Ketanji Brown Jackson, Will Smith’s Violence, and the Future of Affirmative Action.
Diversity will get a supreme moment when Ketanji Brown Jackson is likely confirmed by the full Senate.
March 28, 2022
Opinion
It Shouldn’t Take Racist Incidents on Campus for Leaders to Seek Justice
The recent bomb threats against HBCUs and Black student spaces have made visible what continuously underlines the college experience for communities of color: having their presence questioned and threatened.
March 27, 2022
Opinion
Pandemic and Racial Reckoning Reframe Equity Imperative for Community Colleges
COVID-19 has changed the nation and its community colleges forever by shining a spotlight on the racial, social, gender, economic, and technological inequities that accelerated during the pandemic.
March 18, 2022
Opinion
Too Woke to Talk About the Six Asian Americans Killed in Atlanta Last Year?
Is it too woke for universities to call for an end to the evil of Russia’s war in Ukraine where hundreds of innocent civilians have been killed? How about taking a stand against the evil of a defacto war of terror against Asian Americans in the U.S.
March 16, 2022
Opinion
Diversifying the Faculty
Since I became President of Kean University in July of 2020, I have been actively seeking ways to elevate diverse voices and promote inclusivity and belonging within the Kean community.
March 15, 2022
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