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Section: Opinion
Students
How The Dastardly “D” Prevents Getting to the “E” in Equity
Time and again we in higher education see polls that show students are not prepared for the world of work, while at the same time higher education steadfastly touts its success. And, in most all cases, higher education is right.
October 10, 2019
Campus Climate
A Case for Multiracial Student Unions: Embracing Demographic Trends
It is inescapable that the demographics in the United States student population is trending multiracial. Improving the experience will require new approaches by educators and administrators. Campus culture must change and evolve to address and support the needs of multicultural students as they struggle with identity development and search for a sanctuary to congregate, learn, and prosper in academia.
October 9, 2019
LGBTQ+
Creating an LGBTQ+ Friendly Campus
Although higher education has been lauded for fostering an inclusive environment which facilitates identity development, college campuses are not immune to occurrences of hate and bias. Frequently these occurrences are unintentionally perpetuated by institutional policies and campus culture.
October 8, 2019
Opinion
The Mother of All Scams
As an anthropologist and social worker studying domestic transracial adoption in Chicago between 2009 and 2016, I witnessed numerous pregnant Black women voluntarily relinquish their parental rights in an effort to secure a ‘better’ future for their children, who were often then adopted by white suburban parents.
October 8, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
Harvard Affirmative Action Decision Exposes Asian American Divide
The Harvard decision last week makes me cheer. And cry. It solves nothing. It only furthers an Asian American stereotype as well as expose a crack in the Asian American community.
October 5, 2019
Opinion
The Possible Intersection Between the Elimination of the GRE’s and Interest Convergence
In light of that fact that issues of race and racism are deeply rooted in U.S. society, it is possible for race and racism to be attached to the policies, practices, procedures, and institutionalized systems of higher education. Interest convergence maybe useful for understanding the various ways ivory tower institutions benefit from eliminating the GRE, while concurrently accepting more minoritized students, with a particular focus on Black students.
October 3, 2019
Students
On Being Told to Manage Money That I Don’t Have
I’ve been a saver ever since I can remember. The skills of bargain hunting and money management were ingrained in me from an early age by a coupon-collecting mother and a father who did his best negotiating in garage sale driveways – not skills developed for fun but for survival, not unlike many students who have grown up in households with little-to-no income.
September 30, 2019
Recruitment & Retention
Higher Education Recruitment
While colleges and universities have made significant strides toward diversifying their student bodies, diversifying faculty and staff remains a challenge throughout academia.
September 26, 2019
Latinx
Start with How: Inhabiting our Public Roles for Effective Leadership
In his best-selling, 2009 book on leadership, Start with Why, Simon Sinek offered that the best leaders and organizations give their groups clear guidance regarding the importance of an undertaking, starting with the “why” of the action to be endeavored. Sinek likely never imagined a time and environment in national and international discourse when a necessary precursor to the thing itself (Sinek’s “why”) would need articulation.
September 25, 2019
Students
Graduate Programs in Higher Education Won’t Prepare You for Equity Centered Student Affairs Work – You Need to Seek It Out
As an alumnus of a Higher Education Administration masters program, and through my involvement in conferences in student affairs, my impression is that the higher education curriculum is disconnected with the lived reality of student affairs professionals. While a number of programs have grown their course offerings to include classes about diversity and equity, the way the courses are structured and experienced determine whether or not they are effective in preparing the current and future workforce of higher education to address issues related to diversity and equity on their campuses.
September 23, 2019
Students
Can We Fix How We Judge and Pay for College?
You can get a rating on everything — from an Uber driver to a fast food place. But for a recent college graduate like me, finding out things that matter to us about where to go to school and how to pay for it is getting harder, not easier.
September 23, 2019
Opinion
Huffman’s Wrist Tap Should Be Harder; Think of Crystal Mason
Many people are upset about the sentencing of Felicity Huffman, the prime time star in the Operation Varsity Blues scandal. Fourteen days? That’s it?Immediately, stories of people of color like Crystal Mason surfaced.
September 22, 2019
African-American
On Why I Can’t “Take it Slowly” with My Son
My son is 12 years old and in 7th grade. Nothing special there. He’s a quiet kid who is polite, perhaps even overly polite, if there’s such a thing. He’s also Black.
September 17, 2019
Recruitment & Retention
The Economic Impact on Higher Education
For many public and private institutions alike, enrollment is a key factor that affects operating budgets year-to-year and ultimately will influence where colleges and universities decide to invest – and simultaneously – cut spending. In the case of a recession, enrollment can either be an opportunity or a challenge for institutions.
September 16, 2019
African-American
Dear Academia. . .
This is year-two on tenure track. I am already behind in meeting writing goals, lesson plans for my courses, professional applications, and getting that next grant out. You reminded me earlier this week that you have very high expectations and with those expectations come yearly cycles of rejection.
September 16, 2019
African-American
My Failure to Call Out Bias
I am compelled to confess my complicity in bias. As much as I might suspect that I have been affected by prejudice in my career, even among academics who pride themselves as enlightened, I know that I have failed to act when I could have, in the face of inappropriate decision-making.
September 13, 2019
Faculty & Staff
Access as Model: How Students with Intellectual Disabilities Can Improve Higher Education
If higher education programs for people with intellectual disabilities are to work to the fullest extent, students should not be merely included. Higher education should change to mark their valued presence.
September 13, 2019
Opinion
Stepping Away from the Brink
Leadership at all levels of a college/university is critical to its effectiveness and success. While the President and his/her leadership team are in the driver seat of working with key constituents to set the strategic vision and plan for the institution and its implementation, Board of Trustees and Governors are a critical piece of the institution’s governance.
September 12, 2019
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