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Section: Opinion
From the Magazine
Indigenous Peoples in Higher Education: Inherited Histories and Pernicious Status Quos
Matters related to Shawnee histories and their ongoing presence as a Native nation have been described as pernicious.
November 15, 2022
Opinion
Humanity in Healthcare Emphasized in Youth Career Pathways Partnership
When you choose to go into a profession like healthcare you are choosing to take on a higher mission that goes beyond just going to work and getting a paycheck.
November 14, 2022
Opinion
Wakanda Forever!!! HBCUs Forever!!!
Without question, HBCU fever, like Wakanda Forever fever, is rampant.
November 11, 2022
Opinion
Affirmative Action Tactic Spills Over to Elections
On election week, a week after the SCOTUS affirmative action hearing, you’d think things would die down until a decision is rendered sometime in 2023. But why bury a good wedge when it’s still hot?
November 9, 2022
Opinion
Asian American Mental Health: Heritage and Roots
Due to culture, generational trauma, and expectations in relation to mental health, it is difficult for Asian Americans to reach out for help even when needed.
November 8, 2022
Opinion
Universities Need to Prioritize Educational Investments to Reverse the Great Resignation Trend Among Professors
Much like everyone else, professors faced severe burnout during the pandemic amid constant adjustments to COVID protocols that required rapidly transitioning from in-person teaching to online learning.
November 7, 2022
Opinion
Advancing Women in Economics is a Moral Imperative: Why Aren’t We Talking About it?
The field of economics has a problem with women.
November 3, 2022
Opinion
Supporting LGBTQ+ Students as they Work to Achieve Professional and Economic Mobility
COVID-19 has had an alarming impact on the mental health of college students. This has been especially true for LGBTQ+ students, with the last three years seeing a concerning rise in thoughts of suicide among LGBTQ+ youth.
November 2, 2022
From the Magazine
Seeking Solutions to Strengthen Career Pathways
Achieving the Dream launched an innovative regional Professional Learning Community project to strengthen career pathways for communities, the college eagerly applied and was awarded a grant to participate.
October 27, 2022
Opinion
If Halloween Hearing Guts Affirmative Action, Diversity Will be Harder, But Not Dead
Conservatives aren’t automatically against affirmative action. The late Justice Sandra Day O’Conner wasn’t. And to the court’s credit, it’s always allowed for race to be addressed within reason.
October 26, 2022
Opinion
New Study Reveals the Anti-CRT Agenda is Really about Denying Racism and Revising History
The existence of white privilege and systemic racism is not a matter of opinion or perspective. It is a clear and undeniable fact that has been demonstrated by research and lived experience.
October 25, 2022
Opinion
Five Reasons Why I Vote, and You Should Too
As we approach the 2022 midterm elections, I cannot ever recall seeing so much negative political advertising on either side of the political aisle.
October 24, 2022
Opinion
How STEM Faculty Can Fight Institutional Racism and Sexism
Bachelor’s degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) are tough to get. But two students with similar high school preparation and interest in STEM should have similar probabilities of obtaining one, right? Well, they don’t.
October 18, 2022
Opinion
Don’t Know How to Respond to Kanye? Neither Do College Campuses
The recent wave of responses to the antisemitic comments Kanye West made on Twitter shows how uncomfortable and unprepared we are as a society to address religious-based bigotry, especially when it occurs on social media.
October 17, 2022
Opinion
Cultivating a Sense of the Belonging in a STEM Classroom
Professors in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) can no longer simply carry knowledge—they must also empathize with students while creating an environment that fosters a sense of belonging and trust among students.
October 14, 2022
From the Magazine
Combating Enrollment Declines
Institutions across the country have seen a decline in enrollment in recent years, and the drop cannot be attributed to the pandemic alone.
October 10, 2022
Opinion
Filipino American History Month, Dred Scott, and Ishmael Reed's New Play
October 2022 marks the coincidence of the new Supreme Court session, the start of Filipino American History Month, and the opening of a new satirical history of race in America by the esteemed African American writer Ishmael Reed.
October 7, 2022
Opinion
Lift Every Voice and Succeed: The Need for More Black School Counselors
Black students have been impacted socially, academically, emotionally, and mentally by the previously mentioned issues, thus impeding their success and overall well-being.
October 6, 2022
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