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Section: Opinion
African-American
Voting is a Privilege and an Opportunity for Civic Engagement
Early voting started recently and will continue until November 4. It is our opportunity to vote for the candidates of our choice.
October 23, 2014
Students
Inspiring Students to Write Their Way to Self-Discovery
This writersâ project offers students a literary platform to arrive at an understanding of their personal history and to reveal the powerful meanings surrounding their sense of cultural identity.
October 23, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Remembering the Enslaved at the University of Virginia
A symposium by the University of Virginia brought faculty and researchers together to honor the legacy that slavery has had on our nation.
October 21, 2014
Community Colleges
Going to the Extreme With College Dropouts
An anti-diversity idea being floated that people should be aware of.
October 19, 2014
Sports
Foreign Students and the U.S. Higher Education Admissions Market
The fact is that American colleges and universities are doing a miserable job at recruiting students that they would welcome and who would add tremendous value to the campus community.
October 14, 2014
Sports
Law Enforcement Extends Free Pass to Florida State Athletes?
New York Times shows justice in America apparently is no problem for African-American men who are FSU football players.
October 12, 2014
Latinx
A Glimpse Into the Lives of Undocumented Students
Over the past six years, I have been honored to peek into the souls and lives of undocumented youth through my research.
October 12, 2014
Disabilties
Minority-Serving Institutions Exist Across the Globe
Unprecedented shifts in migration patterns are causing demographic changes around the world.
October 9, 2014
Opinion
Growing Number of People Addicted to Pornography Alarming
Anyone who avidly follows contemporary popular culture and cultural trends in general is probably well aware that the pornography (adult entertainment) industry is an entity that generates billions of dollars of revenue in the United States annually. Some estimates suggest that the figure is as much as $13 billion. What is more notable is the [âŚ]
October 9, 2014
Faculty & Staff
HBCUs Must Be Up for the Challenge
Increasing retention and graduation rates for Black males will require an ambitious effort from both stakeholders and policy makers.
October 6, 2014
HBCUs
Will Nation Follow Lead of Californiaâs Affirmative Consent Law?
Yale does, Harvard doesnât, as institutions struggle with defining consent as they see it.
October 6, 2014
Sports
Avoiding the Freshman 15 Can Have Long-Term Health Benefits
One of the biggest challenges for freshman is avoiding gaining weight.
October 1, 2014
Students
Learning From Minority-Serving Institutions
The success of all students needs to be anchored in a shared understanding among all stakeholders that it is long past time to abandon the âone-size-fits-allâ view of students.
September 30, 2014
Opinion
Holderâs Complex Legacy Slightly Out of Balance
First African-American U.S. attorney general was great on civil rights, lousy on civil liberties.
September 29, 2014
Students
When a Privileged Scholar Tries to Examine Privilege
I donât think itâs intellectually honest to discuss how elite education reproduces more elite without considering how race, societal values or the study of primarily White canons help to reproduce this status quo.
September 24, 2014
Opinion
Miss Americas Are Ordinary, Complex Human Beings, Too
It has been almost two weeks since Kira Kazantsev, Miss New York, won the Miss America crown on September 15 in Atlantic City convention hall. Kazantsev was the third Miss New York in a row to win the title.
September 23, 2014
Sports
NFLâs Ray Rice? What About Jameis Winstonâs âFootball Privilegeâ?
Higher education creates a bad example with Florida State Universityâs Heisman Trophy winner.
September 21, 2014
African-American
Beyond Enough is Enough: Offering Hope to Minority Youth
Will I always be seen as a person of color before I am seen as a human being?
September 21, 2014
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