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Opinion
Where Is the Dialogue?
Last week, the National Science Foundation’s congressionally mandated advisory group on issues of diversity—the Committee on Equal Opportunity in Science and Engineering (CEOSE)—hosted the second of two discussions between committee members and NSF leadership concerning the agency’s proposed Comprehensive Broadening Participation of Undergraduates in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math or STEM (CBP-US) program.  CEOSE members […]
July 7, 2010
Opinion
Pedagogical Entry Points to Arizona and Ethnic Studies
Over the past month, one of the most watched developments in the news for educators, academicians and progressive-minded folk was the banning of ethnic studies classes in Arizona. This action enacted by the state Legislature and approved by Gov. Jan Brewer and state school Superintendent Tom Horne means that classes focusing of the histories, experiences […]
July 1, 2010
Opinion
Exposing the Myth: HBCUs and the Real World
Thousands of students are preparing to attend historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in August. But some of those students are on the receiving end of blows of ire from friends and family for choosing an HBCU. The loudest critique — HBCUs are not representative of the real world.  As someone who attended an HBCU […]
June 27, 2010
Opinion
Teaching Outside the Classroom
A few years ago, I wrote an article with two of my students (Nia Haydel and Sibby Anderson-Thomkins) entitled Corridors and Coffee Shops: Teaching Outside the Classroom.  The article focused on the teaching and learning that occurs when students and professors meet informally.  Last week, I had a wonderful moment of teaching and learning with […]
June 27, 2010
Opinion
The Choice To Advocate
A recent Chronicle of Higher Education ‘Advice’ column featured an anonymous faculty member who is also a regular blogger under the moniker Female Science Professor. Her bio says that she is a physical scientist at a “large research university,” which is code for predominantly White university and of a certain institutional stature. Yet, even if […]
June 24, 2010
Opinion
Ten Ways To Retain Faculty of Color
Recently I gave a talk at the American Association of University Professors’ annual meeting. The talk focused on the retention of faculty of color—unfortunately only one White faculty member attended the session. My comments were directed at those in positions of power within historically White institutions—I was saddened that many of these individuals did not […]
June 21, 2010
Opinion
The Multi-Faceted Dimensions of Bullying
Aggressive behavior is a problem that spans across all ages, socioeconomic and racial groups. I remember a story that a colleague told me several years ago about two little girls who kicked sand in his daughter’s face. At the time, his daughter was in pre-school. Understandably, the incident disturbed both him and his wife. In […]
June 17, 2010
Opinion
Out of the Mouths of Low-Income Students
“I am really more interested in what is going on in the world,” was the comment of a shy student who eased her way up to me after I presented at the Climate Lecture on Equality of Educational Opportunity at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. As I continued to engage this student, she described […]
June 13, 2010
Opinion
Out of the Mouths of Low-Income Students
“I am really more interested in what is going on in the world,” was the comment of a shy student who eased her way up to me after I presented at the Climate Lecture on Equality of Educational Opportunity at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. As I continued to engage this student, she described […]
June 13, 2010
Opinion
Out of the Mouths of Low-Income Students
“I am really more interested in what is going on in the world,” was the comment of a shy student who eased her way up to me after I presented at the Climate Lecture on Equality of Educational Opportunity at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. As I continued to engage this student, she described […]
June 13, 2010
Opinion
Law and Diversity
Over the last several decades, a rich history of social science inquiry on underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and careers has solidified a base of evidence for use by those who seek to increase diversity in STEM fields. Simply stated, effective policy and practice that seek to increase and sustain […]
June 9, 2010
Opinion
Challenging Educational Racism Devoid of Racial Language
The California Assembly recently approved a bill that would give the state’s public universities the opportunity to consider race, gender and other demographics when they admit students. AB2047, which passed on a 44-24 vote, is now headed to the Senate. Democratic Assemblyman Ed Hernandez introduced the bill to address the education gap in California. Latino and […]
June 9, 2010
Opinion
Lessons Learned from ‘Setting the Agenda for Historically Black Colleges and Universities’
Last week in Durham, N.C., a wonderful symposium took place. It was not business as usual but, instead, an honest look at the future of HBCUs. Although I was one of the speakers, I sat through all the sessions (which brought everyone together in one room) and took about 40 pages of notes. As a […]
June 7, 2010
Opinion
Sportsman’s Paradise Lost?
Trees and plants always look like the people they live with, somehow. -Zora Neale Hurston in Seraph on the Sewanee (1948) If someone told me that there could be any ecological disaster that could dwarf Hurricane Katrina—and the gross presidential mismanagement in its wake — I would have been highly skeptical. Of course, that was […]
May 31, 2010
Opinion
Regional Education Hubs for Innovative Practice
The national conversation on American science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) innovation is once again poised for center stage via H.R. 5325, otherwise known as the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. By now, STEM professionals and educators are all too familiar with dire statistics that reveal an America falling further and further behind in […]
May 27, 2010
Opinion
Erasing History in Texas
Let me begin with a dialogue: My child: Mommy, how could Benjamin Franklin own slaves? Why would he do that? I thought he believed in freedom for everyone. I thought he was a good man. Me: Well, people are complicated. At first Franklin believed Blacks were inferior to Whites, but eventually, through exposure and his […]
May 25, 2010
Opinion
Digging Deeper for the Roots of Curricula Reforms in the Southwest
A few weeks after Arizona approved a controversial K-12 curriculum change, its sidekick in Texas followed suit. While Arizona banned Ethnic Studies, slamming a controversial king on the table, Texas has pulled out an ace—refashioning its entire social studies curriculum. In Texas, the changes will affect almost 5 million public school students every year over […]
May 25, 2010
Opinion
Whose Adoption Is It Anyway?
What do Sandra Bullock, Madonna, Michelle Pfeiffer and Angelina Jolie have in common? If you are one of those Americans whose pulse is tuned in to the ever-transforming world of American popular culture, then you are well aware of the fact that each of these celebrities has adopted African-American children or children of African descent. […]
May 19, 2010
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