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Section: Opinion
Students
Left Out? Can the Completion Movement Reach Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Discouraged by data showing that nearly 42 percent of college students failed to earn degrees within six years, policymakers, institutional leaders, and practitioners are turning their attention to closing completion gaps that impact nearly every facet of higher education.
February 3, 2020
Opinion
Thankful to the Brotherhood
As a Ph.D. candidate expecting to graduate this semester, I have found myself constantly reflecting on the impact joining Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. had on me. My entry point to higher education is tied to my experiences as an undergraduate student leader. My involvement on campus began after I joined my fraternity.
January 31, 2020
Students
Three Relationships Institutions Shouldnât Underestimate in Closing Opportunity Gaps
Itâs tempting to focus on faculty- and teacher-student relationships at the core of schools. And for good reason. Educators remain the leading in-school driver of student success. But it turns out that there are other relationships beyond that core that can offer real value to students and can bolster outcomes for institutions. The reality is that teachers shouldnât go it alone.
January 31, 2020
Opinion
Maybe UC Needs an Adjunct President?
The University of California is looking for a new president. UC is hosting town halls around the state looking for input. As a public service, here is my input: I hope the search committee realizes that someone with an adjunctâs qualities would be worthy of being on any list to lead the worldâs finest public institution of higher learning.
January 28, 2020
Opinion
Academia in 20/20 Vision
How we hold ourselves in academia contributes to our own character development as scholar-practitioners and the legacy we wish to leave. As we progress in our careers we will work with students in many capacities and hopefully cultivate their aspirations and goals so that they too develop in character.
January 27, 2020
Opinion
Racial Discrimination Continues to Deny Access to Gifted Education for Black Students: A Few Reality Checks
A new report indicates that Black students do not have access to advanced courses. For some readers, this is new news, as in unfamiliar. For others, like myself, my contemporaries, this is very old and frustrating newsâthe kind that makes me grind my teeth to the point of getting a migraine.
January 26, 2020
HBCUs
Does America Really Want More Black Teachers? If So, Supporting HBCUs is the Answer.
A national call to action for more Black teachers is especially necessary when considering research shows Black teachers are less likely to suspend or expel students of a shared race. Thus, increasing the number of Black teachers can aid in eliminating the school-to-prison pipeline, a system 2019 national Teacher of the Year (TOY), Rodney Robinson, knows too well.
January 21, 2020
African-American
Beware the Racist Who Claims to Be âRationalâ
Among the most dangerous arguments for racial profiling are the most rational. They are persuasive because they are by definition based on logic and statistics. The premise is that a stereotype is true, or more probably true than false, or at least more true of the group subjected to it than of other populations.
January 21, 2020
African-American
Clark Atlanta Chose Me
âI didnât choose Clark, Clark chose meâ. This is how Tennessee native Hali Smith describes her choice to attend Clark Atlanta University, a historically Black university (HBCU) in Georgia. This is her story.
January 17, 2020
STEM
How Can We Close the STEM Gender Gap Before Another Century Passes?
As we head into a new decade, we are tasked with preparing engineers and computer scientists to lead a transforming workforce. Ultimately, employers will search for workers who thrive on multi-disciplinary teams that prioritize collaboration and disruption. The question then becomes: How do we fill the need for a larger, higher-skilled engineering and technology workforce? We must widen the pipeline to include people from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields.
January 16, 2020
Health
Balance is Elusive. Seek Personal âIntegrationâ in 2020
âWork-life balanceâ is a widespread challenge, one originating in industrialization, the marketplace, and the reinforcement of public versus private spaces. Rather than work-life balance, for the new year attention must be paid to the ongoing integration between and among ourselves, our many identities, and the institutions and communities to which we belong.
January 14, 2020
African-American
Un-Civil Rights: Americaâs Fear of Diversity in 2020
Have the war protests started? Are your students beginning to wonder about military service and the importance of a draft? Our countryâs constitutional crisis seems to be coming to a head as we deal with a president who insists he can do anything he wants.
January 12, 2020
Students
Guardian Ninjas of Integrity (And How We Got There)
We teach at Western Governors University (WGU) which has over 110,000 students from every state in the country. Recently, we were part of a student conduct board hearing with a student who allegedly plagiarized four papers. Ava (weâll call her to protect her identity), was an English Language Learner who was born outside of the U.S.
January 9, 2020
Community Colleges
Stepping Away from the Brink: Part VI: Community Colleges and their Important Role in a More Equitable World
As the holiday season has quickly come and gone, we resume our âStepping Away from the Brinkâ series and have shifted our emphasis to the important role Community Colleges play in the upward mobility for low-income families and communities of color.
January 8, 2020
Students
One Small Liberal Arts College is Showing The World How Higher Education Should Evolve
It is hard to recall a time in my life filled with more cynicism than the one we are in today. If you want to believe that as a country, we canât do better, stop reading now. Because I want to tell you a pretty cool story that reminds us that individuals and institutions can do good.
January 7, 2020
Faculty & Staff
Study on Black Youth and Racism Should Alarm Us All and Push Us to Action
On the last day of 2019, I had to purge and get my thoughts out by writing on what is the most troubling study Iâve read on Black youth and racism in quite a while. It has nagged me for over a week, but I could not find the words to express or capture my deep-to-the-heart rage.
January 2, 2020
Opinion
Michigan Jury Sides With UM Over Professors of Color
Is it a level playing field for professors of color in academia? Hereâs a story that broke before Christmas that will make you question what it takes to prove discrimination.
December 30, 2019
Opinion
The Importance of a Diverse, Inclusive Community
Seventy years ago, Lyman T. Johnson became the first African-American student enrolled at the University of Kentucky. He bravely opened doors that were closed to too many, for too long.
December 19, 2019
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