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Section: Opinion
African-American
Future Financial Concerns Grip Generation X
As the older Gen Xers turn 50 next year, there is a certain level of apprehension about the future of the economy.
September 17, 2014
Community Colleges
Hungry Students? Food Insecurity on Campus Far Worse Than You Think
A student project tries to get schools to take food stamps.
September 15, 2014
Opinion
Affirmative Action Revisited
Many African-Americans of my generation were the beneficiaries of race-conscious decisions, and our numbers, unarguably, contributed to the emergence of a Black professional class in the succeeding decades.
September 15, 2014
African-American
Ferguson Crisis Exposes Larger Injustices
Today, more than 50 years later, James Baldwinâs prophetic narrative rings chillingly true.
September 11, 2014
Students
For HBCUs, Investing in Education Abroad a Key to Marketplace Success
HBCU students need a tactical âeducation abroadâ approach, one that synthesizes global literacy, academic achievement and career development.
September 10, 2014
Sports
Donât Forget About the Victim in the Rice Controversy
Donât Forget About the Victim in the Rice Controversy.
September 9, 2014
Opinion
PETAâs High-Tech Presence on Campus Could Lead to Greater Empathy
Could virtual reality make people stop eating chicken? How about end racism or improve attitudes toward diversity?
September 8, 2014
Students
Black Diversity in Higher Ed? We are Not There Yet
Higher educationâs notion of diversity is often very broad or even diluted to include a multitude of differences but often ignore race and ethnicity.
September 8, 2014
Community Colleges
College Education Worth the Investment
There is no greater financial investment in oneâs future than a college degree.
September 2, 2014
Community Colleges
The Real Hero in Movie âBoyhoodâ is Education
This Labor Day I saw the only real must-see movie for educators, the simple but very complex Richard Linklater film, âBoyhood.â
September 1, 2014
Asian American Pacific Islander
The Invisible Quality of Whiteness in Our Schools
Even when Whites are a small percentage of students, whiteness still dominates.
August 27, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Some Helicopter Parents Have Evolved Into Snow Plow Parents
From college campuses to workplaces, a number of parents have deeply imposed themselves into their childrenâs lives even once they reach adulthood.
August 26, 2014
Students
Move-in day? Itâs Funeral Day for Michael Brown
As many colleges start anew, Ferguson victim laid to rest.
August 24, 2014
Opinion
Ferguson Situation Comes Down to Matter of Dignity
A problem with America is the paradox that it can be a nation with high compassion, but also a nation with no empathy.
August 24, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Another Black Boy is Killed and My Pain Is Constant
I have often said that when a young African-American male leaves home it is uncertain whether he will return home.
August 21, 2014
Opinion
Increasing College Diversity
In most four-year college strategic plans, there is a good-faith statement calling for increasing diversity as an institutional goal. There are good â even noble â reasons for doing so.
August 20, 2014
Opinion
Ferguson Shows the Urgent Need for Diversity Still Exists
Moments in Ferguson and an Asian American Journalists Association conference proved to be pretty convincing.
August 18, 2014
Faculty & Staff
My Good Neighborhood May Not Look Like Your Good Neighborhood
A culturally sensitive lens is needed when discussing housing and education.
August 18, 2014
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