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Section: Opinion
Opinion
Blaming Obama for the State of Race Relations Disingenuous at Best
Many Republican politicians, pundits and loyal GOP voters have targeted President Obama (and, in some cases, First Lady Michelle Obama) as the reason for the current state of race relations in our nation. As those in the land of rock-ribbed republicanism see it, our current commander in chief is the primary reason that the racial situation is less than desirable.
June 4, 2015
Students
Office Hours: Leading from Within in Higher Education
Knowing that one’s leader is truly vested in them can build trust and even move beyond strictly professional boundaries.
June 4, 2015
Opinion
Silence Not an Option When Injustice Abounds
Can we allow ourselves to remain silent in the face of social and economic injustice?
June 4, 2015
Students
Institutional Leadership for Undocumented Students
Undocumented students have raised their voices and called upon institutions to meet their obligations to provide equitable college experiences for all, regardless of a student’s residency status.
June 2, 2015
HBCUs
South Asian American Champs Spell for College, But Are Still in D-E-B-T
The trouble with the National Spelling Bee; My solutions
May 31, 2015
African-American
Curfews Should Start at Home
Some weeks ago now the controversial death of Freddie Gray led the city of Baltimore Maryland to be under a curfew watch. The mayor of Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake eventually lifted the 10 p.m. curfew which had been enforced to help curb the impending violence in the city. Many involved in what some would call […]
May 30, 2015
Opinion
Are Americans Becoming More Ambivalent Toward Religion?
Pew Research says yes, especially millenials.
May 28, 2015
Students
The Minority Incentive for Community College
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been steadfast in making it difficult for teachers to achieve the job protection of tenure.
May 26, 2015
Students
Did Columbia University President Snub ‘Mattress Girl’?
No handshake on class day for rape victim/activist, and there’s video.
May 25, 2015
Opinion
Give All Students a Chance to Walk Across the Stage
College study still remains out of reach for many, but support for early college programs could help overcome the hurdles.
May 20, 2015
Opinion
Instant replay: Are White Employees Scared of Students of Color at Kennesaw State?
Thanks to cop shootings, cell phones can capture all transgressions.
May 18, 2015
Opinion
Race Relations at a Rocky Impasse
A recent CBS News poll of 1,027 adults taken last week indicated that a majority of people believe that race relations are at their worst in more than two decades.
May 13, 2015
Asian American Pacific Islander
AAPI Role Models Matter
For today’s AAPI students, seeing educational leaders who share their background is integral to developing positive orientations toward school and self.
May 12, 2015
African-American
Young Men of Color Matter Before They’re Victims
President’s comforting words arrive too late for some.
May 10, 2015
Opinion
Who’s Teaching Whom?
Is there anything that can or should be done about the tremendous demographic mismatch between the public school teaching force and student population?
May 10, 2015
Opinion
Teaching with Mental Illness
I hope that my coming out of the mental health closet will be a small blow in combating the pervasive stigma against mental health in the halls of our educational institutions and our society more broadly.
May 6, 2015
Opinion
Baltimore: Blaming The Victim and Manipulating the Narrative
Racism and intellectual dishonesty at play in the death of Freddie Gray.
May 5, 2015
Opinion
Jameis Winston Gets What He Wanted; Did FSU?
Jameis Winston gave everyone a tip-off that he hasn’t learned a thing after breezing through two years of fun and football at Florida State.
May 3, 2015
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