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Section: Opinion
Students
The ‘Do Nothing’ Attitude Toward Sexual Violence
New survey re-confirms institutions of higher education prefer to play dumb when it comes to campus rape.
July 14, 2014
African-American
Black Women Increasingly Becoming Victims of Brutal Violence
While many people have expressed their outrage at such injustices, there have been those who have resorted to a “they must have done something to deserve it” stance.
July 10, 2014
Students
Low-Income Students’ Success in College Starts in High School
There needs to be a partnership between colleges and organizations in the communities where students live.
July 8, 2014
Students
How Does Your Pay Compare to University of California’s Salaries?
School releases 2013 data, says its workers are still paid “under-market.”
July 7, 2014
Opinion
Sex Addiction and Its Societal Effects
It is estimated that between 3 percent and 6 percent of Americans suffer from some form of sex addiction, according to the National Association of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity.
July 2, 2014
Students
Measuring, Addressing Student Behaviors Help Raise Completion Rates
Recent research shows the potential of identifying the student behaviors and attitudes that are key to improving college completion.
July 2, 2014
Students
Sexual Assaults on Campus? Administrators Should Heed Tips from Renowned Reporter
After his latest major story, higher ed officials should be reading and following Walt Bogdanich’s work in The New York Times and using it as a cautionary tale.
June 30, 2014
Opinion
Help for the Armchair Athletic Director
From the day it was announced, the Brown decision has been a repository of unmet expectations.
June 24, 2014
African-American
The Redskins Fight and the Legacy of Richard Oakes
It’s amazing how even some young people at the school, and even some regular folks in the city I asked at random, had no idea who Oakes was.
June 23, 2014
African-American
Generation X: The Distinguished Generation
A recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center earlier this spring focused on Generation X. This is the group of Americans born between 1965 and 1979.
June 22, 2014
Students
Starbucks and Arizona State Create a New Education Pathway
Choice and access are the two pillars upon which future educational pathways must be built.
June 22, 2014
Opinion
Searching for Meaning and Justice
What do you say to someone who has already made the ultimate graduation? Good luck? A posthumous ceremony for a young man is really for the living.
June 16, 2014
Students
Why Refuse Koch Brothers’ Gift ― A Practical Perspective
With all the debate about the recent $25 million gift to UNCF, there have been few, if any, opinions from those of us in the fundraising trenches.
June 16, 2014
African-American
Reflections on the O.J. Simpson Trial
It has been 20 years since the trial of O.J. Simpson captivated the nation.
June 11, 2014
Opinion
Rockin’ or Rowin’ the Boat: 10 Responses to Institutionalized Racism
Most folks may be more likely to row the boat and some folks forever rock the boat.
June 11, 2014
Students
The Hero Was Asian American in Latest University Shooting, And So Was the Victim
In a colorblind world, unless people come forward and self-identify, it’s hard to get confirmation on a person’s race or ethnicity.
June 9, 2014
Opinion
Elliot Rodger at the Sometimes Troubling Intersection of Race and Gender
Many have now heard of Elliot Rodger, the self-hating, misogynistic 22-year-old man who shot more than a dozen people and murdered six in Isla Vista, Calif., before turning the gun on himself and ending his own life.
June 4, 2014
Students
Moving North Carolina’s HBCUs From the Back of the Bus to the Front
Given the important role that HBCUs are playing, why would you suggest eliminating one of them?
June 3, 2014
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