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Section: Opinion
Opinion
I Graduated from College Virtually Debt Free. If I Can Do It, You Can, Too.
As a low-income, first-generation college student, I was debt free by 30
January 27, 2022
Opinion
Higher Education Chief Diversity Officer: The Toughest Job You Will Ever Love
A successful CDO leader must be strategically and purposely positioned and supported with the appropriate resources and funding. Whether the line is fully drawn or dotted, today’s executive diversity officers should be connected to the president.
January 25, 2022
Opinion
Affirming Black Boys’ Identity
As Black educators dedicated to closing racial achievement gaps and preventing low achievement and underachievement, we are quite familiar with the power of literature, especially representation in multicultural literature.
January 24, 2022
Opinion
Haunted by Grief
Making sense of the severity of this pandemic as an activist scholar and a member of the Latinx/a/o community has created much conflict for myself and many others.
January 21, 2022
Opinion
'Skills Builders': Mislabeled and Misunderstood
The changing needs of the modern American workforce will require continuous training among current and future employees
January 19, 2022
Opinion
A Return to Live Teaching Still Premature
January 18, 2022
Opinion
College Athletes May Be the Key to Advancing Dr. King’s Final Campaign
College athletes can be key catalysts in reinvigorating the momentum behind Dr. King’s final campaign and paving the way for the economic transformation of America.
January 16, 2022
Opinion
Five Things Blacks Must Do to Keep Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Dream from Becoming a Nightmare
Here are five things we must do to keep Dr. King’s dream from becoming a nightmare.
January 12, 2022
Opinion
How Colleges and Universities Can Be Blockchain Technology Community Hubs
The rapid advancement of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency has made it imperative for the higher education community to adapt and respond to this economic phenomenon.
January 11, 2022
Opinion
Restoring Trust in Public Health Among Underrepresented Populations
Among diverse populations and throughout underrepresented communities, hesitancy remains around the safety and effectiveness of public health initiatives.
January 10, 2022
Opinion
January 6, 2021: As an Historical Fact, and not a Romanticized Fiction
Accurately capturing an essential episode in the history of the United States, what transpired on January 6, 2021, is critically important.
January 9, 2022
Opinion
Diversity Requires History—A Comprehensive Ethnic History
As of this week, there’s a new law in California requiring community colleges to teach ethnic history. As a Filipino American, I hope that ethnic history includes how America colonized the Philippines.
January 6, 2022
Opinion
Remembering the Role Race Played in the Capitol Insurrection
On this one-year anniversary, we must also remember that the Capitol insurrection was about several racial realities in the United States.
January 6, 2022
Opinion
Why Access to Computer Science Education Should Be the New Space Race
Expanding access to computer science at an accelerated rate in 2022 is pivotal. Computer science courses in high school should be the norm as opposed to an anomaly.
January 5, 2022
Opinion
When the Research Topic Chooses You
I have often wondered why someone pursues a certain research topic.
January 4, 2022
Opinion
JEDI is Trending in Higher Education. But HBCUs Have Modeled it all Along
JEDI isn’t a new phenomenon in the higher education world, but it has become an urgent expectation that colleges and universities have become accountable for addressing.
December 22, 2021
Opinion
Reframing Risk: How (and Why) to Diversify Your STEM Enrollments
Despite investments in pipeline programs, increased access to upper-level math and science classes in secondary schools and the growing popularity of STEM careers, little progress has been made.
December 16, 2021
Opinion
Why Diversity Trainings Don’t Work: The Empty of Empathy
Most diversity and implicit bias trainings are not effective because they are based on empathy rather than compassion.
December 15, 2021
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