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Section: Opinion
Students
Becoming Intentional About College Retention
We cannot understand retention without grasping the history, mission, purpose, program offerings, and financing at an institution.
July 30, 2014
Students
University of California Exercising a Form of Economic Affirmative Action?
System gouging the out-of-staters to shore up revenues.
July 28, 2014
African-American
Rethinking President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative
The initiative lacks components that would aggressively respond to the pervasiveness of institutional and structural racism that yet persists in America.
July 28, 2014
LGBTQ+
LGBTQ Student Success in Higher Ed: Collaborating with Diverse Practitioners
For many faculty and campus practitioners, the notion of LGBTQ student success is underexplored.
July 23, 2014
Students
Diversity Oversight? Obama’s Initiative, My Brother’s Keeper, Now Includes All
Program expands for Asian American, Native American boys; involves schools and possible local funding.
July 21, 2014
Students
Student-Centered Education for a Diverse 21st Century Population
Education that keeps the student at the center is the expectation of students and their families.
July 21, 2014
Health
Men and Suicide: An Alarming Epidemic
Finally, the walls of silence that have largely kept the topic under wraps are tumbling down.
July 16, 2014
African-American
Addressing the Crisis Among Men of Color in Higher Education
The representation of African-American and Latino men in higher education is the worst it has been in the last 30 years.
July 15, 2014
Students
The ‘Do Nothing’ Attitude Toward Sexual Violence
New survey re-confirms institutions of higher education prefer to play dumb when it comes to campus rape.
July 14, 2014
African-American
Black Women Increasingly Becoming Victims of Brutal Violence
While many people have expressed their outrage at such injustices, there have been those who have resorted to a “they must have done something to deserve it” stance.
July 10, 2014
Students
Low-Income Students’ Success in College Starts in High School
There needs to be a partnership between colleges and organizations in the communities where students live.
July 8, 2014
Students
How Does Your Pay Compare to University of California’s Salaries?
School releases 2013 data, says its workers are still paid “under-market.”
July 7, 2014
Opinion
Sex Addiction and Its Societal Effects
It is estimated that between 3 percent and 6 percent of Americans suffer from some form of sex addiction, according to the National Association of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity.
July 2, 2014
Students
Measuring, Addressing Student Behaviors Help Raise Completion Rates
Recent research shows the potential of identifying the student behaviors and attitudes that are key to improving college completion.
July 2, 2014
Students
Sexual Assaults on Campus? Administrators Should Heed Tips from Renowned Reporter
After his latest major story, higher ed officials should be reading and following Walt Bogdanich’s work in The New York Times and using it as a cautionary tale.
June 30, 2014
Opinion
Help for the Armchair Athletic Director
From the day it was announced, the Brown decision has been a repository of unmet expectations.
June 24, 2014
African-American
The Redskins Fight and the Legacy of Richard Oakes
It’s amazing how even some young people at the school, and even some regular folks in the city I asked at random, had no idea who Oakes was.
June 23, 2014
African-American
Generation X: The Distinguished Generation
A recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center earlier this spring focused on Generation X. This is the group of Americans born between 1965 and 1979.
June 22, 2014
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