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Why Ethnic Studies Courses Are Good for White Kids Too

Last week, Judge Lewis Kowal of Arizona upheld a ban on ethnic studies classes in the Tucson Unified School District. Ethnic studies generally refer to courses such as African-American studies, Asian studies, or — in the case of the Tucson Unified School District — Mexican-American studies. Courses such as these, which comprise full programs at […]

January 8, 2012

Bringing Sexy Back: The ‘Critilicious’ and Theoretical Framing

There’s a new wave in scholarship or perhaps it’s the way we have always operated. Nevertheless, it seems like we, some scholars, are looking for the next “really cool” theoretical framework. Sort of like the newest dance craze or hot new trendy outfit, everyone’s “doing it or wearing it.” Now this trendiness has come to […]

January 5, 2012

Commentary: The End of Hazing

Laws that target individuals need to be revamped with the understanding that hazing is and always has been a corporate tradition, whether or not each member of the group participates, writes history professor Ibram H. Rogers.

January 2, 2012

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Commentary: Spreading the Blame and Constructing Anew

It has been several weeks now since Robert Champion’s tragic death and like many I rationalized hazing as part of the culture of the famous Marching 100, a history professor and FAMU alumnus writes.

December 23, 2011

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Examining Notions of Social Justice Post-Doctoral Degree Completion

What happens to dreams deferred in graduate school? Inspired by the Langston Hughes’ poem “A Dream Deferred,” this question is an impetus for thinking about post-degree completion notions of social justice. Post-degree completion is emphasized to highlight the ways degree completers actualize their ideals about social justice. In other words, how many of us act out our […]

December 22, 2011

Commentary: The Study Abroad Advantage

With international exposure, students can broaden horizons and boost job prospects, contends the assistant admissions dean at Bates College.

December 19, 2011

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Commentary: Community Colleges Must Lead the Way in Reshaping Higher Education in America

White House roundtable reinforces the need for urgency, innovation and collaboration, writes the president of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana.

December 15, 2011

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Examining Notions of Social Justice Post-Doctoral Degree Completion

In other words, how many of us act out our obligation to serve others in the field of education?

December 14, 2011

STEM Literacy Beyond STEM Occupations

I write with kudos to the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, or GCEW, for its recent publication simply titled STEM. Beyond just another depiction of why we need more STEM graduates to strengthen our workforce (although the authors do a stellar job at breaking down this argument), the authors do something more. The […]

November 29, 2011

Sexual Violence on College Campuses

The recent shocking and horrific revelations that have emerged from the atrocious saga at Penn State University involving the schools former assistant coach Gerald “Jerry” Sandusky have sent shockwaves throughout the world of college sports and higher education in general. Thus far, the saga has claimed the jobs of longtime coach Joe “Pa” Paterno and […]

November 15, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

On The Mercy Seat: Troy Anthony Davis and American Capital Punishment

The stunningly ritualistic, religious aspects of American executions are numerous.

September 22, 2011