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Section: Opinion
African-American
Remembering Dr. George E. Cooper
When I met Dr. Cooper in September 2013, he had just been named Executive Director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.
July 27, 2015
Faculty & Staff
With Africa Tour, Obama Establishes Himself as the “Diversity” President
And you thought President Obama singing “Amazing Grace” at the Rev. Clementa Pinckney’s wake in Charleston was a bold statement of his identity as an African- American president.
July 26, 2015
African-American
Young Men and the Epidemic of Anger, Violence
It is truly an alarming and disturbing state of affairs.
July 21, 2015
Opinion
Fresh Off the Boat to Grad School
Taking on non-native speakers as graduate students definitely is a challenge, but your grad program must step up to give them a fair chance to build a career in the U.S.
July 20, 2015
Opinion
Transcripts of Cosby’s 2006 Deposition? Check Out His Words from 2004
Criticism of Black parents set up Dr. Cosby’s hypocrisy.
July 19, 2015
African-American
Using History to Become Constructively Critical
In history as well as other disciplines, the need to corroborate the narrative is simply a given.
July 16, 2015
African-American
The Sad Reality of Bill Cosby’s Downfall
Last week, a U.S district judge ordered that depositions given by Bill Cosby in a 2005 lawsuit be unsealed and made available for public consumption.
July 14, 2015
Sports
The U.S. Women’s National Team’s Ticker-tape Parade Was Not for its Diversity
Sydney Leroux, Christen Press, Amy Rodriguez, all of diverse ethnic heritage, are members of the U.S. Women’s National team.
July 13, 2015
African-American
Addressing the Skills Gap for Students and Young Adults
It is imperative that we address the failings and inequities of our current educational system, and the mathematics curriculum in particular.
July 7, 2015
African-American
Symbolic Gestures Distracting from Black Community’s Key Issues
Many times such nominal gestures wind up having insufficient funds when it’s time to cash them in. We cannot lose sight of the importance of substance.
July 6, 2015
African-American
University of California’s Fall 2015 Freshman Numbers Sound an Alarm
Has an exodus of Blacks from the state impacted higher education?
July 5, 2015
Opinion
Study on Black, Hispanic Children in Special Ed Wrong, Regressive
An op-ed by Paul L. Morgan and George Farks claimed that “black children are underrepresented in special-education classes when compared with white children with similar levels of academic achievement, behavior and family economic resources.”
July 5, 2015
African-American
Getting Race and Poverty Right in Education
Several months ago, I was invited to conduct a professional development session in a school with a high proportion of students of color and those living below the poverty line
July 1, 2015
African-American
Same-Sex Fight Not Over
Obama’s polarizing Friday shows the fight for same-sex equality still isn’t over.
June 29, 2015
Students
The Legacy of Dr. Norman C. Francis and Xavier University
Physicians and alumni of Xavier University, Trevonne M. Thompson, MD and Myiesha Taylor, MD remember the lasting impact of Dr. Norman C. Francis and Xavier University.
June 29, 2015
African-American
HBCUs, HSIs Equipped to Aid Incarcerated Youth
A 2013 study by RAND concluded that prisoners were 43 percent less likely to be imprisoned after release because of educational programs.
June 24, 2015
African-American
Move to Remove Confederate Flag a Good Starting Point
With a swiftness that no one could have possibly imagined, the Confederate battle flag potentially will be coming down in a number of places in the South following the lead of Gov. Nikki Haley’s actions Monday in South Carolina.
June 23, 2015
Sports
Confronting Assault Issues on Campus: Our Reality, Our Challenge
Late last year my personal life collided with my work life in regards to the issues of assault on college campuses.
June 23, 2015
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