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Section: Opinion
Opinion
Through Mayor Ed Lee, Diversity Served a Community, a City, a Nation
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who died early Dec. 12 after collapsing from a heart attack, was more than the city’s first mayor of Chinese descent. At age 65, he had become a symbol of Asian American diversity, one of the first in his generation to break through barriers to show what happens when those of us previously shut out can do for everyone in society.
December 17, 2017
Opinion
A Letter to Today’s Undergrads
Ph.D. student pens a letter to undergraduate students.
December 12, 2017
Opinion
Higher Education Devalued Under Trump/GOP Tax Bill
The truth is anything connected to higher ed got the shaft in this massive legislation that the GOP is jamming through Congress.
December 10, 2017
Opinion
“No, I Do Not Work Here”
Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry’s powerful speech at ASHE has empowered me to change the way I see these instances; to not only disrupt my own thinking of feeling less than, but to also elevate and honor the experiences of those who hold the jobs that I am mistaken to have.
December 6, 2017
Opinion
Newspaper Profile Reinforces White Supremacy
Much of social media –- as well as some private citizens and mainstream media –whipped themselves into a frenzied tizzy over the article written by New York Times reporter Richard Fausset called “A Voice of Hatred in America’s Heartland.”
December 6, 2017
Opinion
How the Country’s First Black Collegiate Greek-lettered Fraternity Changed the Nation
Exactly one hundred and eleven years ago, the country’s first Black collegiate Greek-lettered fraternity was founded. On that Tuesday, in 1906, the decision by a group of young Black collegiate men at Cornell University was made to transform their organization into a fraternity. In doing so, Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy altered the landscape of America’s colleges and universities.
December 4, 2017
Opinion
Dems Stopped Hillsdale College in Tax Bill, But Lost the War for Education
It seemed like an exercise straight out of college life. It wasn’t an all-nighter, but close. It was caffeine-driven senators—ultimately, a simple majority of 51–looking like a bunch of delinquent crammers trying to finish a term paper by deadline.
December 3, 2017
Opinion
Building Community Without Greek Life
Our focus on unity is the primary reason why Greek organizations would not work at Earlham. At their best and at their worst, fraternities and sororities are focused on their exclusivity.
November 30, 2017
Opinion
Sexual Harassment Leaves Lasting Emotional Scars
Sexual harassment is nothing new. It didn’t just come on the scene recently. Women and some men have been victims of sexual abuse for years and have not fought back. Their voices remained silent while their minds were crying out.
November 30, 2017
Opinion
Fifty Years After Thurgood Marshall Joined the Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall Legacy Award recipient says recruitment is not enough — it must include retention, mentoring and social programs designed to foster an environment in which people of all backgrounds feel comfortable and can thrive.
November 27, 2017
Opinion
Listen to Students About Sexual Harassment On Campus
It’s the age of digital promiscuity where everyone it seems is swiping left and right, but it turns out the people who are the real problems in establishing what’s acceptable on campus are those still mired in the analogue world.
November 26, 2017
Opinion
A Private Institution Fulfilling a Public Obligation
During these times of economic uncertainty when resources for professional development are scarce, elite private universities—especially those in urban areas—have a public obligation to the future of higher education.
November 26, 2017
Opinion
Win Your Students Back
Customer service should be the top priority for every HBCU because it ensures their livelihood. Students are faced with a myriad of educational opportunities, and their decision to choose an HBCU largely depends on how they are treated.
November 20, 2017
Opinion
Perversity and Diversity—Does Higher Ed Have a Role in a New Kind of Sex Education??
The bad stories that bring shame, we usually keep to ourselves. It’s a sign of a real change in our culture that every day it seems we hear of a victim coming forward. They’re telling tales of the sexual kind that display how we as humans treat each other badly. And they’re setting off a […]
November 13, 2017
Opinion
Finally a Greek Ban—But Just at FSU? Why Not Permanently for All Campuses?
There’s way too much death lately in American society. After the terrorism incident in New York, and then Sunday’s Texas church shooting, which appears to be motivated by a domestic family situation, it would be easy for a university administrator to let the noise of the day obscure a real problem on campus.
November 7, 2017
Opinion
An Open Letter to NFL Owners, Coaches, Commissioners, Front Office People, Papa John’s et. al
While protesting in the NFL may be new to you, protesting in general is not. Black college students and college students in general have engaged in protests for decades.
November 6, 2017
Sports
Pro Athletes Have a Unique Platform and They’re Using It
Certainly, before Colin Kaepernick’s gesture, you didn’t see cameras scanning the crowd to see who was standing and who was sitting.
October 31, 2017
Students
Guillermo: National Free Speech Center Too Academic for Words
When faced with a real-life issue on campus like protecting free speech, the largest public research university system has come up with the only thing it knows how to do. Let’s study it!
October 30, 2017
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