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The Mismatch Hypothesis Helps No One

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, January 5, 2011

A note to the reader: In this new year, diversifying the STEM fields has perhaps never been more important—for economic health, innovation, and for the health and well-being of America’s diverse communities. As the higher education community is firmly focused on college preparation and completion, we must push to keep

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Respecting Race-Based Research

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, December 15, 2010

I do research about race. When I was a graduate student, a professor warned me against doing this research, noting, “you’ll be ghettoized for studying Black colleges.” Although I ignored the comment, I knew what he was saying. Based on how faculty members who do research on race are often

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Guess Who’s Coming to Lunch?

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, November 18, 2010

Last week, I sat down to have what I thought would be a pleasant lunch with someone I had talked on the phone with quite a few times. I’d never met her but we had developed a good professional rapport. Our conversation was moving along fine — we both exchanged

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The Personality of the K-12 Achievement Gap

by Dr. Ibram Rogers, November 15, 2010

I still remember my academic bliss in fourth grade. At a small private school in Jamaica, Queens, N.Y., in a relatively large class taught by Mrs. Miles, I received 100 on all of my final exams. It probably went to my head but a cocky 9-year-old is considered cute. Almost 20

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Running In The Family

by Dr. Elwood Watson, November 1, 2010

The old saying “like father, like son” may ring more true than many of us have been led to believe.  Last month, a former student of mine came by my office to visit me. We talked about his new job, the economy, the weather, etc. He said he had been

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