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Section: Opinion
Opinion
An Urgent Solution Required: Too Many Guns are Killing Too Many of our Children.
In 2020, gun violence was reported to be the leading cause of childhood death, with death rates having more than doubled since then.
April 25, 2023
Opinion
Buried Alive: The (Un) told Stories of Black Women in Academia
Black women get left out in larger discussions on systemic racism and oppression. Their experiences are often dismissed and their stories ignored.
April 22, 2023
From the Magazine
Fill Graduation Gaps, Transform Higher Ed
Kansas Regents drive bold, systemwide changes to eliminate enrollment and graduation gaps.
April 20, 2023
Opinion
Choosing or Dumping Harvard?
May 1st is the deadline date for students to decide which ivory tower suitor to accept. And the most newsworthy decision may be how many Asian Americans accept Harvard’s offer of admission.
April 19, 2023
Opinion
VP Harris Fisk Visit Continues Tradition of HBCU Chapel Activism
We at HBCUs have long prayed with our hearts while moving this nation and the world towards a more perfect freedom with our minds, mouths, hands, and feet.
April 14, 2023
Opinion
Standing Up to Attacks on Black History and DE&I
Black history — and Black Americans — are under attack. After a national and international racial reckoning spurred by the killing of George Floyd in 2020, politicians have hit back hard.
April 10, 2023
Opinion
Trash Talk as Resistance: It's Nothing New
Black women athletes are often compared to and sometimes forced to assimilate into a construction of womanhood that does not consider the influential capacities of their Blackness.
April 6, 2023
Opinion
Y’all Not Tired of Hating on Black Women? When Misogynoir Meets Double-Standards
Watching Black women win is one of our favorite things. Conversely, it seems to be one of society’s least favorite things.
April 4, 2023
From the Magazine
Why Community Colleges Are Smart Choices for Faculty
Community college faculty take pride in their work to advance educational access and success for students from all walks of life.
April 2, 2023
Opinion
Does That Filipino Harvard joke in the New Yorker Sound the Death Knell for Affirmative Action?
The anxiety level is rising. Harvard’s class of 2027 will be told if it’s thumbs up or down on March 30.
March 28, 2023
Opinion
Hold Fast to Dreams: Parting Words from Dr. Charlie Nelms
Simply put, the message my parents and teachers sought to convey to my generation was the importance of both doing well and doing good. Thankfully, my bias notwithstanding, I believe I have successfully managed to do both.
March 26, 2023
From the Magazine
Combating the Illusion of DEI Collusion
Why would an institution boast that “46% of this year’s incoming class are students of color” and shun its process to ensure that faculty can attest to their capacity to teach them?
March 22, 2023
Opinion
University of Miami Computer Science Student Fuels “Accelerate Tech” Pilot Program
The "Accelerate Tech" pilot is geared toward accelerating the preparedness level of youth to gain skillsets that will make them more economically viable in the emerging tech economy and ecosystem that has been flourishing in South Florida.
March 21, 2023
From the Magazine
How to Debunk Dangerous College Myths
Some, influenced by dangerous myths, are reluctant to attend an open-access institution like a community college.
March 15, 2023
Opinion
Higher Education DEI Efforts are in Trouble. Here’s How We Change That
One of the main reasons that DEI efforts are threatened on campuses across the country is because DEI has not been made part of the campus culture or normative practice.
March 14, 2023
Opinion
Why We Must Teach African American Studies: A Call to Action
Elevating racism, as Florida has done by banning diversity initiatives and African American studies courses, is ultimately costly to all Americans.
March 9, 2023
From the Magazine
The Equity Imperative of the Place-Bound Student
Approximately 25 million adults in the U.S. identified as place-bound, according to recent data from American Council on Education (ACE) Center for Policy Research and Strategy.
February 28, 2023
Opinion
Fat On Campus: Mitigating Anti-Fat Bias in the Classroom
The reality is that many campus buildings and structures are either out of date and/or they have furniture or classroom structures that are not friendly or conducive for fat people or people of size.
February 27, 2023
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