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Opinion
Sequester, Voting Rights Act and the Pope’s Silver Lining
As you all know, Higher Ed isn’t sequestered from this thing called “sequester,” and it’s taking a big hit — an estimated $86 million in cuts that will hurt mostly lower- and middle-class students dependent on federal grants and work-study programs.
March 5, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Oberlin College and the Popular Fables of Hate and Ignorance
Oberlin College administrators suspended classes “and all non-essential activities” on Monday in response to a series of “hate-related incidents.”
March 5, 2013
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Students
Time for Minority-Serving Institutions to Think Globally
A commitment to improving the future of marginalized racial, ethnic, and religious groups need not be restricted to a dialogue taking place within the U.S. borders.
March 3, 2013
Students
Diversity at College Level Bolstered by Online Offerings
Each year online learning initiatives become less of a fringe movement and more of an incorporated, and accepted, form of education.
February 28, 2013
International
Hypocrisy, Social Capital, and the Shadow Process
The admissions cycle is in full swing. Applicants are waiting with bated breath as committees pore over files and dole out hope and despair in the form of decision letters.
February 28, 2013
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Opinion
Diversity? Not Really at the Oscars
I guess Michelle Obama’s surprise appearance announcing Best Picture should have been diversity enough for the Oscars.
February 25, 2013
African-American
Black History Month: The Debate Rages On
One cannot log on to the Internet, listen to talk radio (of all political persuasions) come across a number of blogs and other forms of media without encountering a discussion on Black History month.
February 21, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Stephens Found His Calling in Fundraising
Stephens, who died Feb. 14, found his place in life and blazed trails along the way.
February 21, 2013
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African-American
Will African-Americans Be Used as a Wedge Against Immigration Reform?
Tonight in New York City, the Lunar New Year meets Black History month as the Asian American Legal Defense Fund honors legendary Freedom Rider, civil rights activist and long-time Georgia Congressman John Lewis.
February 18, 2013
Sports
For NCAA, a Golden Opportunity to Make a Statement on Diversity
With several new executive-level vacancies as the result of termination of enforcement division staff, the NCAA can set the pace for its members with diverse hirings.
February 18, 2013
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Students
Diversity at College Level Bolstered by Online Offerings
Each year online learning initiatives becomes less of a fringe movement and more of an incorporated, and accepted, form of education. More than 6.7 million people took at least one online class in the fall of 2011 and 32 percent of college students now take at least one online course during their matriculation. It is […]
February 15, 2013
Community Colleges
Building Your Personal Brand While in College Leads to Better Job Offers
College is all about planning for your future, but it is easy to get caught up in the “campus life” while at college and forget to start planning your career well before graduation.
February 14, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Will the AME Church Save Wilberforce?
I grew up in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. My father, Rev. Larry Rogers, served for a time under Rev. Floyd H. Flake at Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral in Queens, New York.
February 13, 2013
Faculty & Staff
The Origin and Purpose of Black History Month
Opinion: Black History Month has deviated from Carter G. Woodson’s initial intent to recognize the strength of Black America, and becoming a month-long hero worshipping festival.
February 13, 2013
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African-American
Where is Duke on racism and diversity really?
The national focus on Duke’s racist anti-Asian frat party may have subsided with Kappa Sigma’s suspension of the Duke fraternity pending an investigation.
February 11, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Holding the Liberal Arts Line from the GOP Attack
Now, they are trying to dumb down the electorate by shelling our factory of knowledge.
February 6, 2013
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Faculty & Staff
You Can’t Always Read or Write Just What You Want to Read or Write
Recently, I was doing some research for a forthcoming book that I am working on. I still have more work to do, but I was able to make some good headway in archives, came across some good online primary sources and was pleased with what I have been able to come with at this point.
February 5, 2013
HBCUs
Super Bowl XLVII: Best Showcase of Higher Ed?
Did you see Delaware’s Joe Flacco best University of Nevada Reno’s Colin Kaepernick in Super Bowl XLVII?
February 4, 2013
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