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Learning When to Flip the Code Switch

by Dr. Murali Balaji, November 4, 2009

When I was a teenager, I struggled to fit in with my peers because I always felt like an outsider in a society defined by a Black-White paradigm.I was uncomfortable in my own skin until I was 20 or 21, when I realized that being an Indian-American who could mix

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Perfectionism: Just Stop It!

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, October 27, 2009

  The best piece of advice received in my academic career thus far was given to me by Dr. Wayne Urban, an historian and professor at the University of Alabama. During my first year as a faculty member, I walked into his office and asked, “Wayne, how do

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How about a Career in Fundraising for Students of Color?

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, October 20, 2009

Editor's note: This blog post was co-authored by Nelson Bowman III.   From time to time, I like to write with others and this week my friend Nelson Bowman III, director of development at Prairie View A & M University, had some good ideas — so we decided to write about them

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Matching Aspirations With Values

by Deborah Santiago, October 16, 2009

In a report released October 7 by the Pew Hispanic Center, nearly 90 percent of Latino young adults said a college education is important for success in life. However, only about 50 percent of respondents said they planned to get a college degree.   What can we take away from the

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Unlocking the Learning Potential

by Dr. Murali Balaji, October 15, 2009

"I like you but I can't pass you."I've said something along that line to a number of students over the years and it's been especially tough for me to say to students I am fond of.One of the things that I've had to deal with over the past five years

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