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Opinion
Misunderstanding History in the Age of Obama
On Feb. 26, President Barack Obama signed an executive order recognizing the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). In honor of the event, the president said of HBCUs, “They are the campuses where a people were educated, where a middle class was built, where a dream took hold.”   As someone interested in […]
February 28, 2010
Opinion
The Cos’ Effect
Nearly 20 years after its final episode, The Cosby Show continues to be a powerful teaching tool and an intense source of discussion. As someone who grew up watching the Huxtables, I often mistook the sitcom for reality. The Huxtables were not characters, but real people whose experiences I could relate to. Moreover, my connection […]
February 24, 2010
Opinion
Are You in This for the Love of Sports and Winning? The New Academy …… Sport Academies
There is a plethora of “For the Love of Whomever” television shows out there. Most of the time, a D-list celebrity tries to find love and the world is his or her oyster. The producers place a casting call and they reel in the candidates. The celebrity or wannabe then has his or her pick […]
February 23, 2010
Opinion
Are You in This for the Love of Sports and Winning? The New Academy …… Sport Academies
There is a plethora of “For the Love of Whomever” television shows out there. Most of the time, a D-list celebrity tries to find love and the world is his or her oyster. The producers place a casting call and they reel in the candidates. The celebrity or wannabe then has his or her pick […]
February 23, 2010
Opinion
They Will Come: Recruitment of Black and Latinos to Rural, Traditionally White Colleges
There is an absurdly low number of African-American and Latino faculty and students at my college, a situation that exists at thousands of colleges across the nation in overwhelming White, rural or semirural communities.   That is not necessarily a problem, as it would be statistically impossible for African-American and Latino students to substantially diversify […]
February 21, 2010
STEM
Breaking New Ground on Faculty Diversity in STEM Fields
Just over 10 years after releasing a groundbreaking report on the status of their women faculty, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has made public a much-anticipated review of their small community of underrepresented minority faculty in an effort to shed light on the need for greater diversity within the MIT professoriate. The importance of […]
February 17, 2010
Opinion
Underground Greeks: Dealing With the Not-So-Secret Pledge Process
About one month into the fall semester, four of my students mysteriously started missing classes, showing up late and missing assignments. All of them barely passed my class, but, on the last day of the semester, I found out why their production had slipped so greatly. They all proudly wore their fraternity’s colors, indicating they […]
February 16, 2010
Opinion
Teaching and Learning about Homophobia and Racism
“Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood.”                                                –Coretta Scott King   A few days ago I was watching television with a mentee of mine — an African-American male.  An ad […]
February 11, 2010
Opinion
Sharing My World
In my short time at Lincoln, I’ve sought counsel from veteran faculty whose insights have helped shape my perspectives as an educator. But one of the most important things I’ve done is make friends with fellow junior faculty, most of whom are around my age. Having colleagues who can identify with my growing pains has […]
February 9, 2010
Opinion
Black Hollywood’s Historical Complexity
As I reviewed the 2009 Oscar nominations, I noticed the substantial number of Black nominees. Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Lee Daniels and Morgan Freeman were nominated for Best  Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director and Best Actor, respectively. Each of them were nominated for diverse roles ranging from an overweight physically, sexually and emotionally abused ghetto […]
February 8, 2010
Opinion
For-profit Institutions and What Public Institutions Can Learn in Reaching Out to Latinos
For-profit institutions of higher education are viewed with disdain by many in higher education. I find them intriguing. Tracking the growing enrollment patterns of Latinos in higher education, it is also obvious that Latinos are more open to the opportunities presented by these institutions than other groups.  As a policy analyst, I was very aware […]
February 4, 2010
Opinion
For-profit Institutions and What Public Institutions Can Learn in Reaching Out to Latinos
For-profit institutions of higher education are viewed with disdain by many in higher education. I find them intriguing. Tracking the growing enrollment patterns of Latinos in higher education, it is also obvious that Latinos are more open to the opportunities presented by these institutions than other groups. As a policy analyst, I was very aware […]
February 4, 2010
Opinion
Having a Voice and Getting a Stage on Which To Use It
Every week I meet with students about their academic interests, their future, and their vision. This past week, I met with a young man, about 25 years old, who is pursuing a master’s degree in education. He told me that he wants to be famous – wants to get on TV, radio, and be in […]
February 2, 2010
Opinion
Celebrating Blackness at an HBCU
When people think of Lincoln University, among the first things that come to mind is its storied past and the alumni, such as Thurgood Marshall, Langston Hughes and Kwame Nkrumah, who have made a significant impact in the struggle for human rights. One of the ironies of being at Lincoln is that it does not […]
February 2, 2010
Opinion
Celebrating Blackness at an HBCU
When people think of Lincoln University, among the first things that come to mind is its storied past and the alumni, such as Thurgood Marshall, Langston Hughes and Kwame Nkrumah, who have made a significant impact in the struggle for human rights. One of the ironies of being at Lincoln is that it does not […]
February 2, 2010
Opinion
Diversity in the Professoriate: When are We Going to Get Serious?!
Often I hear faculty colleagues at my institution and across the nation talking about the need to diversify the professoriate. People say, “I wish we could find more applicants of color” or “It would be great to have more faculty of color here” or “I wonder how other institutions recruit faculty of color” or my […]
January 27, 2010
Opinion
No Tolerance for Tardiness
In the five-plus years I have been an educator, I have always been a stickler for attendance. I always jot down my absent and tardy students and enforce grade deductions at the end of the semester. Part of the reason I’m so tenacious when it comes to holding students accountable is because of my experience […]
January 25, 2010
Opinion
Translating the Rules of the Game
Over the so-called semester “break,” I cruised through two books that had been on my “to-read” list for a while: Gerald Graff’s Clueless in Academe: How Schooling Obscures the Life of the Mind (Yale University Press) and Rebecca D. Cox’s The College Fear Factor: How Students and Professors Misunderstand One Another (Harvard University Press). As […]
January 24, 2010
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