DIVERSE Views

Four Misconceptions About Hip-Hop Based Education

by Dr. Emery Petchauer, May 12, 2010

While some people find inspiration in unexpected places, I sometimes find it in uninformed and anti-intellectual ones. On account of that inspiration, here are four common misconceptions about the growing body of educational work referred to as hip-hop based education (HHBE):   HHBE is about rap music. Hip-hop culture encompasses much more

Read full post

A New Spotlight on Less Selective and Open Access Institutions

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, May 7, 2010

Recent passage of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act was a major milestone in American history, to be sure, for both health care and student loan reform but also for the $2.55 billion authorized for minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and the $2 billion competitive grant program established for the nation’s

Read full post

How Do True Beauty and Ultimate Hate Reside Side By Side?

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, May 3, 2010

Since 2003, I have been taking a group of doctoral students to South Africa during the summer. Every year I am amazed and humbled by the absolute beauty of the country. When I look up at Table Mountain in Cape Town or take the ferry to Robben Island, my breath

Read full post

A “Green” Approach to Education Reform

by Dr. Chandra Taylor Smith, April 30, 2010

During recent celebrations of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, I could not help but think about the condition of the American education system as I listened to the alarming message from environmental experts about how “the world is in greater peril than ever” due to concerns about climate policy,

Read full post

The Importance of K-12 Preparation

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, April 22, 2010

I received a call this week from the NAACP leadership in Chesterville County, Va., regarding the disproportionately low numbers of minority students enrolled in advanced placement, honors, gifted and other forms of advanced high school coursework there. The man I spoke with has a daughter who entered college with STEM

Read full post

Diverse Jobs

Multimedia

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.


Click here to play the audio clip

Copyright 2012 © Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, a CMA publication.
Cox, Matthews, and Associates, Inc., 10520 Warwick Ave, Suite B-8, Fairfax, VA 22030