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More Than an Athlete: Pivoting to a New Paradigm

Student-athletes all have some level of investment in their particular sport. This investment can come in the form of effort, time, emotions, money, hopes, and dreams. Perhaps the most impactful investment that they make is the investment of their identity. This is the level of which one’s view of their self is defined as being an athlete in their sport. How one defines themselves and how others define them makes up their identity.

April 7, 2021

Asian American Pacific Islander

There Is No Such Thing as Asian Privilege

My mom let me know that she recently purchased a walking stick for when she and my father walk our dog. While they are entering an older stage in their lives, they are still in good health and have no issues walking. They bought the walking stick for the sole purpose of having something to defend themselves with in the case they are attacked. Though she didn’t say it explicitly, she is afraid that she might also become a victim of anti-Asian violence.

April 6, 2021

Making Equity Everyone’s Work

From effectively educating students online, to sponsoring research to help cure and prevent COVID, to confronting racism and anti-Blackness, to countering the effects of misinformation and conspiratorial thinking, colleges and universities must lead the way in finding solutions for the most pressing problems of our day.

March 31, 2021

Are Your Institution’s Diversity and Equity Efforts Cosmetic or Courageous?

The hardest and most needed changes will require courage. It will require some degree of risk. It will require upsetting the status quo. It will require fearless advocacy on behalf of students even if it means that it may cause some level of institutional discomfort. Unprecedented change requires unprecedented action at the time when windows of opportunity are made available.

March 30, 2021

Racelighting: Three Common Strategies Racelighters Use

Racelighting sits at the nexus of racial microaggressions and racial battle fatigue.

March 30, 2021

Asian American Pacific Islander

Higher Ed’s Diversity Gave First Filipino Attorney General In California A Boost

Asian American college students were protesting in San Francisco about the rise in Asian American hate over the weekend. #StopAsianHate, #StopAsianAmericanHate, hashtag it whatever you will. But the answer to their prayers—at least in California—may have come earlier in the week when Rob Bonta was nominated to be the state’s attorney general, the top law enforcement official in the nation’s most as Asian American state.

March 29, 2021

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Community Colleges

As Pandemic Lifts, Student Mental Health Needs Shift

Have we entered a season of hope for student mental health? The outlook for student well-being may finally be improving with COVID-19 cases going down, vaccinations going up, and more schools announcing plans to return to primarily in-person instruction this fall.

March 24, 2021

Why College Basketball Players Should Boycott the NCAA Tournament

The players have more power and leverage than ever before as there can be no games without them and no tournament without games. They are in a unique position to force the hand of the NCAA to make a decision and fulfill the promise that was made back in 2019 to dictate how athletes would be able to benefit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). The NCAA Board of Directors pledged to have this done by January 2021 and failed to do so.

March 17, 2021

The S.T.E.M. Pipeline Test: Will Underrepresented Groups Be Left at the Station as the Tech Train Takes Off?

Years of talking about and organizing around diversifying the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (S.T.E.M.) pipeline is about to be put to the test immediately in cities like Miami. The tech train is leaving the station and while it is wonderful for those who will be on the board with lucrative economic opportunities, it may further marginalize those who are left back at the station of occupational segregation and economic stratification.

March 16, 2021

Asian American Pacific Islander

What Can We Do to Stop Anti-Asian Hate Crimes?

Pak Ho is a 75 year-old-Asian American who died last Thursday (March 11) after he was robbed on the streets of Oakland, Calif., the latest victim in the rising number of anti-Asian hate crimes in the U.S. No one is saying, “Say his name.”

March 15, 2021

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Stepping Away from the Brink: Rethinking Higher Education Models

Traditionally, America has viewed higher education as a means to achieve upward mobility and add value to the community. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, this avenue for prosperity was foundationally shaken, and many of the pervasive equity issues present in American higher education have become ever more prevalent.

March 12, 2021

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Reflections of a Woman in STEM

It is no secret that women remain underrepresented in STEM fields. Based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics, for the last 15 years, women have consistently earned more than half of the degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions.

March 11, 2021

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Broadband: Bringing Our Children Out of the Cold

The digital divide was already a national emergency; the pandemic just brought this disaster in living color to every home in America.

March 10, 2021

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Harrison Champions Increased Student Access at Miami Dade College

Miami Dade College (MDC) Provost Dr. Malou Harrison has taken aggressive and direct action to address gaps in higher education access and success for Black students through her spearheading of the Rising Black Scholars program.

March 9, 2021

Asian American Pacific Islander

Where is the Outrage Over Angelo Quinto’s Murder?

Where is the outrage over Angelo Quinto’s murder? Why are there currently no protests under Quinto’s name? Why have none of my friends even heard of the name Angelo Quinto?

March 8, 2021

African-American

Reducing the Cost of Higher Education Through the Invaluable Mission of Community Colleges and Affordable HBCUs

There is a significant need to foster better collaborative relationships among community colleges and HBCUs. Throughout history, HBCUs and community colleges have played a critical role in educating diverse students seeking to receive higher education.

March 8, 2021

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Community Colleges

How to Revolutionize Fundraising in a Remote Environment

The wide-ranging consequences of this pandemic are huge, and the world of fundraising is facing its share of challenges: shifting to virtual meetings with current and prospective donors, digital communications and virtual events.

March 5, 2021

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The Afterthought of Equity

Dismantling racism is going to take far more than branding the word, “equity”. Equity demands work that will not be solved by simply adding the word to your strategic plan or initiatives so you can check mark it off your lists. So, let’s take an honest look at how we can really begin to do this work, in earnest.

March 4, 2021

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