This is the time of year when many undergraduate college students either begin their first year as college freshmen or return to campus as upperclassmen as they continue their pursuit toward a bachelor’s degree. Some post-undergraduate students embark on the journey to graduate from medical, law, business, divinity or other

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Importance of Being the Best Faculty Advisor Possible to Students of Color

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, August 22, 2011

I often talk about my strong feelings about mentoring, especially our obligation as faculty to mentor students of color. I mentor students throughout the country. I also care deeply about providing rich and rewarding advising experiences for my own students. Yesterday, one of my mentees from another university visited with me.

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Fulbright Lessons From Around the World

by Dr. Emery Petchauer, August 16, 2011

Most of my teaching experiences have been in majority “minority” environments. Whether at a predominantly Black university or a high school a few miles from the Mexico/U.S. border, I’ve learned much from teaching and learning with people who probably check different racial/ethnic demographic boxes than I do. In this similar way,

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