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Section: Opinion
Opinion
Why Does Fear Surround DEI Efforts?
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is not the boogeyman. The ideas and values of some groups are not superior to other groups.
May 19, 2023
Opinion
More than a Century of Black Girl Magic
This contemporary term embodies 108-year-old Edith Renfrow Smith, the first black woman to graduate from Grinnell College.
May 17, 2023
Opinion
My Mentors Taught Me to Be Career-Ready
To those looking to start their careers after high school or college, here’s my advice: find a mentor.
May 15, 2023
Opinion
A (Dorm) Room of One’s Own
A Faculty Resource Network membership lets financially pressed universities like mine leverage NYU’s resources to offer great opportunities for professional development and scholarly production.
May 9, 2023
From the Magazine
Top Innovators Recognized at Annual Community College Futures Assembly
Bellwether finalists offer insightful solutions to present-day challenges such as by offering a high school dual credit program with career tech education.
May 7, 2023
Opinion
5 Hip-Hop Quotes to Inspire College Students
Here are 5 hip-hop quotes to inspire students at academic institutions as they proceed into finals week.
May 5, 2023
Opinion
HBCUs are Experiencing a Bit of a Renaissance. We Have a Responsibility to Make Sure it Isn’t a Blip.
Now is the time to build on the longstanding success of HBCUs by catching them up to wealthier institutions and propelling them forward into a world where technology and innovation will separate who thrives from who is left behind.
May 4, 2023
Opinion
Are Career Paths of Young Black Professionals in Higher Education Being Impeded by Implicit Racism?
Micro-incivilities are a problem having detrimental impacts on professionals seeking a successful career path in higher education.
May 1, 2023
Opinion
An Urgent Solution Required: Too Many Guns are Killing Too Many of our Children.
In 2020, gun violence was reported to be the leading cause of childhood death, with death rates having more than doubled since then.
April 25, 2023
Opinion
Buried Alive: The (Un) told Stories of Black Women in Academia
Black women get left out in larger discussions on systemic racism and oppression. Their experiences are often dismissed and their stories ignored.
April 22, 2023
From the Magazine
Fill Graduation Gaps, Transform Higher Ed
Kansas Regents drive bold, systemwide changes to eliminate enrollment and graduation gaps.
April 20, 2023
Opinion
Choosing or Dumping Harvard?
May 1st is the deadline date for students to decide which ivory tower suitor to accept. And the most newsworthy decision may be how many Asian Americans accept Harvard’s offer of admission.
April 19, 2023
Opinion
VP Harris Fisk Visit Continues Tradition of HBCU Chapel Activism
We at HBCUs have long prayed with our hearts while moving this nation and the world towards a more perfect freedom with our minds, mouths, hands, and feet.
April 14, 2023
Opinion
Standing Up to Attacks on Black History and DE&I
Black history — and Black Americans — are under attack. After a national and international racial reckoning spurred by the killing of George Floyd in 2020, politicians have hit back hard.
April 10, 2023
Opinion
Trash Talk as Resistance: It's Nothing New
Black women athletes are often compared to and sometimes forced to assimilate into a construction of womanhood that does not consider the influential capacities of their Blackness.
April 6, 2023
Opinion
Y’all Not Tired of Hating on Black Women? When Misogynoir Meets Double-Standards
Watching Black women win is one of our favorite things. Conversely, it seems to be one of society’s least favorite things.
April 4, 2023
From the Magazine
Why Community Colleges Are Smart Choices for Faculty
Community college faculty take pride in their work to advance educational access and success for students from all walks of life.
April 2, 2023
Opinion
Does That Filipino Harvard joke in the New Yorker Sound the Death Knell for Affirmative Action?
The anxiety level is rising. Harvard’s class of 2027 will be told if it’s thumbs up or down on March 30.
March 28, 2023
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