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Stealing in Academe

Yesterday, I received an e-mail from a colleague at another institution that prompted me to write this blog entry about stealing in academe. The e-mail asked me to look over a syllabus that a colleague of his had “developed” for a class on historically Black colleges and universities. He wondered what I thought. As I […]

December 3, 2009

Fattah Not Resting on GEAR UP’s Laurels

After nearly 15 years on Capitol Hill, Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., still has lofty goals for U.S. education policy in the years ahead.

December 3, 2009

Study Says Toddlers Born to Latina Immigrants Lag Behind Whites in Basic-language Skills

Children born to immigrant Latinas are generally born healthy, but tend to lag behind other groups as toddlers.

December 3, 2009

Perspectives: The Role of Privilege in Diversity Education

I am a White heterosexual male who works in a diversity education office. I am a White heterosexual male who works in a diversity education office. My presence as a person who retains several privileged cultural identities working in a diversity education office at an institution of higher education is a fact that seems counter-intuitive to many.

December 2, 2009

African-American

Documentarian Develops Curricula to Dispel HIV/AIDS Myths in Black Community

When Claudia Pryor’s cousin was diagnosed with AIDS in the 1980s, she was the only family member willing to visit him. As a gay Black man, his family ostracized him.

December 2, 2009

Tiger by the Tail?

I never thought I’d find myself defending Tiger Woods. But, alas, I am here. By now, we all know the details of Tiger Woods’ storied career. He has re-written the PGA record book and is the world’s highest-paid athlete. And he is Black. I mean, Cablinasian. But, I digress. Legend has it that Tiger’s black […]

December 1, 2009

Assimilation and Adaptation Needed to Improve Latino Student Success

Adapting institutions to better serve Latino students is not without criticism. Some in higher education believe Latino students should assimilate rather than have institutions adapt to meet their strengths and needs. These critics say our higher education system is the best in the world, and thus, rather than “forcing” an institution to change, students should […]

December 1, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Kanter Gets Candid About Accelerating American Achievement

U.S. Education Department under secretary is driving the Obama administration’s higher education agenda and all roads go through community colleges.

December 1, 2009

U.S. Education Under Secretary Martha Kanter

Why I’m Thankful for Theory

Recently I collaborated with a colleague on a presentation of a paper. In preparing for the presentation she was concerned about offering a theoretical discussion of our work because she thought it would alienate the audience. Her rationale for this perspective was based in her belief that presentations should be “straightforward” and that a discussion […]

November 30, 2009

Interim Leader Not Seeking Long-term NCAA Presidency

Appointed in the aftermath of Myles Brand’s death, James Isch has settled comfortably into his role as interim president of the NCAA.

November 30, 2009

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African-American

Independent Scholar Examines Cotton Trade and Race in Book

After decades of working in international finance and lecturing occasionally at universities, Gene Dattel has written Cotton and Race in the Making of America: The Human Costs of Economic Power, a history of the U.S. cotton trade in the 19th and 20th centuries.

November 30, 2009

African-American

HBCUs Step Up to the HIV Challenge

Impact of HIV on Blacks compels historically Black colleges and universities to develop initiatives to confront the spread of the disease.

November 30, 2009

Howard U. AIDS Ribbon

‘See What Had Happened Was…’

Lincoln’s fall semester ends in early December, which means Thanksgiving is just a brief respite before the rush of the last week of classes. Over the past few days, I’ve been getting my share of e-mails from students concerned about passing my courses. When the semester began, I made my expectations clear: no excuses, no […]

November 29, 2009

Too Fat to Graduate? Lincoln University’s Fitness Requirements

News media recently reported that Lincoln University in Pennsylvania was requiring their students who have a body-mass index (BMI) over 30 to pass a physical fitness course in order to graduate. This policy, which has been in existence for a few years, is just now getting media attention and is being objected to by some […]

November 29, 2009

Community Colleges

For-profit Colleges Haul in Government Aid

An Associated Press analysis shows surging proportions of both low-income students and the recently boosted government money that follows them are ending up at for-profit schools, from local career colleges to giant publicly traded chains such as the University of Phoenix, Kaplan and Devry.

November 29, 2009

Temple U. Establishes Center to Study, Promote Diversity-Related Issues

The discussion about race and the Philadelphia public school system had already lasted 20 minutes and Temple University students couldn’t stop talking. A forum on the country’s changing demographics hosted by the Philadelphia-based university’s new diversity research center left the students with more to say.

November 29, 2009

Former Philadelphia Mayor John Street

WASHINGTON UPDATE: HBCUs on Board with Direct Lending

System wonâ€™t pose expensive administrative burdens for private and small public historically Black schools, HBCU association leaders say.

November 25, 2009

STUDYING ABROAD – IN INDIAN COUNTRY

\n The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla., have partnered to create Study Abroad in the Cherokee Nation, a program that allows UNC students to explore contemporary

November 25, 2009