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Graduate School A Viable Option For HBCU Students

by Dr. Murali Balaji, November 11, 2009

  In June, I became the first member of my family to receive a Ph.D.To clarify, I have aunts and uncles with Ph.D’s, but I was the first to be educated entirely in the United States. In the decade or so since I received my undergraduate degree, I

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Success Starts With A Support System

by Deborah Santiago, November 10, 2009

My niece is in the first grade and this weekend I helped her finish her homework. She had to complete a one-page report on capuchin monkeys and create a habitat in a shoebox depicting the monkeys in their natural environment. We spent time on the Web looking at videos and

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The Role of the Parent-Educator in Strengthening Urban Public Schools

by Dr. Pamela Felder, November 6, 2009

The national debate on urban public education in the United States consistently involves strategies for improving K-12 academic achievement and contributes to our country's educational performance globally. While strategies to improve academic achievement continue to evolve on the national front, in urban contexts one of the most valuable mechanisms to

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Clare’s Couch: Keeping it real mentoring

by Dr. Robin Lee Hughes, November 5, 2009

I was invited to attend a mentoring session for junior faculty. Typically I don't have time or I find some reason NOT to attend. You know, one more meeting. Although I consider myself a "team player" (depending on the game), I am just not "feeling" those little get-togethers anymore. Now

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All Style, No Substance

by Dr. Christopher Metzler, November 5, 2009

The Rev. Bernice King has been elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Her election has been the biggest news to break out of the traditional civil rights organizations since the NAACP had a funeral for the N-word. The reality is organizations such as the SCLC, the NAACP and

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