DIVERSE Views

Where are Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders in Higher Education?

by Dr. J. Kehaulani Kauanui, September 8, 2008

How does your university or college classify Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander students and faculty? Most continue to misclassify Pacific peoples within the Asian category, despite the fact that over a decade ago, the federal government issued a policy directive to create the racial category of “Native Hawaiian or

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Thinking About Justice in Little Rock: Philander Smith College

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, August 24, 2008

Recently I was invited to address the faculty and staff at Philander Smith College, a small Black college in Little Rock, Arkansas.  The institution’s president, Walter Kimbrough, asked me to talk about the link between fundraising and academic excellence.  As a result of a fantastic visit with the Philander Smith

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“But professor? You’re not white, you’re German, right?”

by Dr. Emery Petchauer, August 11, 2008

As a proverbial “vanilla brother” (as my Dean affectionately refers to me) at an HBCU, on the daily I am in a position to experience and explore racial identity and its implications on classroom pedagogy. This applies to my own racial identity, that of my students, and how we co-construct

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In the World of HBCUs, Research Must Inform Practice

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, August 6, 2008

Quite often students and others ask me why I do research -- What's the purpose?  Does it make change?  Am I doing research to fill journals and books that very few people read?  The answer for me and most of my faculty colleagues is "No"!  Most of us became faculty

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Native American Studies Making Strides

by Dr. J. Kehaulani Kauanui, July 16, 2008

Many administrators are reticent to inaugurate Native American studies where no program currently exists because of concerns about programs and departments having a “universal” appeal. The problem with this line of thinking is that many of these same administrators still see the field of Native American studies (NAS) generating a

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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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