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Using Good Customer Service in the Higher Education Marketplace

by Dr. James Ewers, April 2, 2010

I have often said that people don’t want to know how much you know until they know how much you care.  Students today have more choices than ever before on what to do when they graduate from high school.  If their choice is college, then what will they and their

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The Racial Politics of Miss America

by Dr. Elwood Watson, March 19, 2010

I remember the date, September 17, 1983. I was in high school. I had just gotten off work at the local grocery store in my hometown. Many teenagers had weekend jobs during these years. I was no exception. It was almost midnight. I had just gotten home and turned on

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No Tolerance for Tardiness

by Dr. Murali Balaji, January 26, 2010

In the five-plus years I have been an educator, I have always been a stickler for attendance. I always jot down my absent and tardy students and enforce grade deductions at the end of the semester. Part of the reason I'm so tenacious when it comes to holding students accountable

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Endangered Species: Male Students of Color in Higher Education

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, January 20, 2010

Editor's note: This blog post was co-authored by Dr. Luis Ponjuan.   There is growing concern among educators, researchers, and many local communities over the educational plight of male students of color.  Postsecondary enrollment patterns over the past two decades highlight a disturbing trend that traditional college-aged males compared to their female peers are

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Merging Mississippi’s Black Colleges: A Decision That Neglects History

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, December 15, 2009

In an effort to cut costs in Mississippi, Gov. Haley Barbour suggested merging the state's three historically Black institutions.  Let me tell you what is wrong with this recommendation.   First, Barbour makes the false assumption that Black colleges are all alike and lack diversity.  Recommending that

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