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Section: Opinion
Leadership & Policy
Jenkins: HBCU Presidents Couldnāt Afford to Miss White House Meeting
While it is always an honor to meet the leader of the free world, I must admit I had reservations. My reservations drove me to make a list of pros and cons and in the end my decision to attend was based on several factors.
March 1, 2017
Students
Dillard President: What President Trump Needs to Hear
Weāve seen federal and state divestment in education, making the idea of education as the path to the American Dream more of a hallucination for the poor and disenfranchised.
February 27, 2017
African-American
For Now, Reality Reels In Milo Yiannopoulos
The āinclusionā afforded to Milo Yiannopoulos by some was only temporary and came with strings attached.
February 22, 2017
Faculty & Staff
As the Academic World Turns, Leadership Evolves
The following trends stand out as significant and influential in terms of how colleges and universities operate.
February 22, 2017
Students
Free Speech, at the Expense of Who and What?
Letās be clear: The night of protest at UC Berkeley was full of controversy; however, there was no infringement on Milo Yiannopoulosā freedom of speech. In fact, this couldnāt be anything further from the truth.
February 21, 2017
Students
We Have Your Back: How Educators Can Support Undocumented Students
We have found seven ways that educators can support undocumented college students.
February 13, 2017
Students
The Continued Undermining of Black History
President Trump in his awkward and ill-informed efforts to salute the accomplishments of Black Americans actually managed to marginalize and obscure the important contributions that were made by these individuals and their contemporaries.
February 12, 2017
Students
Keeping Black History Alive for Future Generations
Just as Black History Month has been kept alive for you, you must now keep it alive for future generations.
February 9, 2017
Students
Ethics and the 21st Century HBCU
The real question is this: how do we achieve this seemingly elusive goal of ensuring the success of the HBCU while still upholding the collegeās mission and longstanding legacy?
February 8, 2017
Opinion
No Room for Alternative Facts in Higher Ed
These are people ā some of whom hold Ph.D.s ā who believe that governmental agencies procure and analyze state education data so that they can use it to inform their prison construction plans.
February 2, 2017
Students
The Essential Nature of HBCUs
For me, it was not a matter of if I was going to attend an HBCU; it was a question of which HBCU I was going to attend.
February 2, 2017
Students
Make Room for the āDeanās List Subversivesā
As a professor, I encouraged students to join Womenās March events, but I stayed in the classroom. However, I am not silent when I use my classroom to normalize diversity.
January 31, 2017
African-American
New Till Detail Underscores Lack of Humanity Afforded to Black People
The death of Emmett Till resurfaced back into the public sphere last week with the bombshell revelation that the woman who was at the center of the horrendous saga, Carolyn Bryant, admitted to fabricating much of her account of happened. A new book titled The Blood of Emmett Till, written by Timothy Tyson, a senior [ā¦]
January 29, 2017
Students
University of California Shows Leadership on Trump Travel Ban
Universities, especially public institutions, have a major role in the moral leadership of America and should not shirk that responsibility.
January 29, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Weāre Always Athletes: Microaggressions of Black Males Navigating Academia
The assumption often is that Black males within higher education contexts are athletes or related to athletics and could not possibly be there for anything else.
January 25, 2017
Students
Our Struggle to Overcome Must Begin With You and Me
Let us strive to be our brotherās and sisterās keeper. We need more dignity and more respect when it comes to each other.
January 22, 2017
Students
By Redefining Diversity, Trump Making America Small Again
The size of the audience in Washington aside, the vision of the inaugural speech of Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United States, was definitely small.
January 22, 2017
Students
HBCUs, Trump, and Student Development: The Band Played On
Perhaps one of the most salient topics that serve as grist for the college student development mill is the Talladega College band controversy ā whether these students should participate in the presidential inauguration ceremony.
January 19, 2017
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