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Want a Diverse Faculty? Learn from Minority Serving Institutions
Minority Serving Institutions successfully recruit diverse faculties because their institutional missions and cultures align with the values that scholars of color often care about.
April 16, 2018
Leadership & Policy
HBCUs Aid the Rise of Black Women
In exploring issues of gender equity for Black women, the role of HBCUs and their impact across higher education and the business sector are too frequently overlooked. In an industry dominated by White males, Black women have shattered stereotypes and excelled in key campus leadership positions across the academic enterprise.
April 15, 2018
Students
Syria Strike Should Concern College Students
President Donald Trump, the America-first isolationist, now wants to come out, guns blazing as policeman of the world. Students should be concerned. There should be no doubt that the strikes that took place were illegal and against all major international standards.
April 15, 2018
Opinion
From Pain to Power
Over time, weâve witnessed a concerted effort to denounce the undeniable racial disparities resulting from Americaâs addiction to punishment. What often is missing is an emphasis on the voices and experiences of victims and their families, particularly victims of color.
April 12, 2018
Opinion
Haters Canât Dim This Star Studentâs Shine
Many were impressed when Texas teen Micheal Brown made headlines by gaining acceptance and full scholarships to all 20 colleges he applied to, including four in the Ivy League. But some people tried to rain on the Black studentâs parade.
April 11, 2018
Opinion
Teaching and Learning on the Front Lines
If you can draw on your citizenship, class and tenure status as a teacher, then you must find ways to change your pedagogical approach and reach out to and advocate for the most vulnerable students in the current political climate.
April 10, 2018
Students
Adjusting to College: Tips From a Former Student-Athlete and the Parent of One
To be a successful freshman student-athlete, one needs discipline. There must be a high level of focus and awareness, because a student-athlete failing to accomplish his or her goal could impact that individualâs career and life in general.
April 9, 2018
Opinion
We Regret to Inform YouâŚ
Rejection is all too familiar in academia. We get rejected from fellowships, grants, academic journals and tenure-track jobs. At times, we do not even receive a rejection letter or email and are left to our own thoughts in the abyss of silence.
April 8, 2018
African-American
Direct Engagement With Trump, GOP Pays Off for HBCUs
The Thurgood Marshall College Fundâs decision not to resist â but instead engage in a strategic way and bipartisan fashion on behalf of our nearly 300,000 HBCU students who need a voice in Congress and with the Trump administration â has borne fruit at many levels.
April 8, 2018
Opinion
Do the Right Thing: Prioritize Public Education and Health
Studies have shown that investments in education and health can have far-ranging returns for society. Yet we, as a country, have given mostly lip service to the importance of both despite the critical benefits they can provide.
April 5, 2018
Students
From Practitioner to Doctoral Student: Five Prep Strategies
Depending on how long it has been since you were in the classroom, transitioning to graduate school and doctoral studies will come with its challenges. However, there are some strategies that can help you prepare to ease this transition.
April 4, 2018
Opinion
Reclaiming the âFierce Urgency of Nowâ
As we reflect on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we hear the words of his 9-year-old granddaughter, Yolanda Renee King: âI have a dream that enough is enough.â Now is the time to reclaim the fierce urgency of now.
April 3, 2018
Opinion
Public Outreach in an Anti-Knowledge Moment
We live in a time in which knowledge has been devalued. Ahistoricism is a central tenet of the current administration, and research-based evidence in both the social and natural sciences is regularly disregarded.
April 2, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian-American Scholars Honor SFSUâs Pioneering Ethnic Studies
The Association of Asian American Studies celebrated a major diversity milestone at its national conference, 50 years after a student strike at San Francisco State University birthed ethnic studies as a model for the nation.
April 2, 2018
Opinion
Remembering Kingâs Perspective On Education
Fifty years ago this week, at age 39, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. died as a result of an assassinâs bullet. The murder of this great American was one of the most traumatic events in the history of the United States and still reverberates within American society.
April 1, 2018
Opinion
âYou Donât Look Like a Professorâ
Routinely experiencing gendered-raced microaggressions in institutions of higher education is nothing new to women of color. How do we contest such incidents? My remedy is âmicro-affirmations.â
March 29, 2018
Opinion
Refusing To Call a Terrorist a Terrorist
When serial bomber Mark Anthony Conditt blew himself up as police officers closed in on him, most if not all residents of Austin, Texas breathed a sigh of relief. But nobody in mainstream media seemed willing to call him a terrorist.
March 28, 2018
Opinion
The Politics of Mental Health
This year marks my 15th year as a professor of political science. Over that time, Iâve witnessed tremendous changes. Perhaps the most dramatic change has been the marked increase in students facing mental health challenges.
March 27, 2018
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