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Black Studies - The Never-Ending (Beautiful) Struggle

by Dr. Pamela D. Reed, May 15, 2012

Much has been written about a former (recently fired) Chronicle of Higher Education (CHE) blogger’s racist, dismissive, and uninformed rant against the discipline of Black Studies—particularly a group of Northwestern University graduate students—but very little scrutiny has been afforded the article that inspired the toxic torrent in the first place. That

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The Ongoing Saga of Racial and Gender Identity Politics Among the Millennials and Others

by Dr. Elwood Watson, May 2, 2012

Recently, there has been a lot of talk about race and gender on American television. One thing can certainly be said, the conversation has not been dull. Internet blogs have been in overdrive, and the conversation has managed to find its way into the halls of academia. In my “Sexual

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Black and White: Making Cross-Race Mentoring Work and Work Well

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, April 25, 2012

Note: This post is co-authored with Ufuoma Abiola, a current graduate student in the Higher Education program at the University of Pennsylvania. Mentoring can be defined as a long-term relationship between a more experienced individual and a less experienced person that fosters the mentee’s professional, academic, or personal development. Mentoring can

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A Black Woman Responds to Don Lemon

by Dr. Pamela D. Reed, May 18, 2011

Don Lemon is gay.  The media, both social and mainstream, have been all atwitter since the CNN anchor made this announcement via Twitter this weekend. This happened as his memoir Transparent is being released this week. Lemon and his book were the subject of a Sunday New York Times feature, in which

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Depression In College Men and Beyond

by Dr. Elwood Watson, March 6, 2011

Recently, I was at a conference speaking with an acquaintance who teaches at a small liberal arts college in the Northeast. We got to catch up on many things, our families, politics, President Obama, our careers, siblings, academic life in general.  For the most part, things are going well for

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Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Journalist Janet Roach reports on the Diverse-sponsored panel discussion, “The Critical Role of Mentoring in Increasing Graduates and Faculty of Color”. The panel discussion was held in Washington, D.C. during the 98th annual conference of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.


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