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Students Still Willing to Work Toward Positive Change

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, April 4, 2011

I have taught a course called the History of American Higher Education for the past 8 years.  It is my very favorite course to teach.  Not only is it the course in which I feel most comfortable, but it typically has younger students – mainly master’s students – in it. 

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Financial Aid Must Go Further

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, March 25, 2011

The importance of Pell Grant funding and other forms of need-based financial aid – including aid programs at the state and institutional levels – are well established and fiercely debated by secondary and postsecondary educators, among others, who work with students and families on a daily basis. Hence the flurry

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Depression In College Men and Beyond

by Dr. Elwood Watson, March 6, 2011

Recently, I was at a conference speaking with an acquaintance who teaches at a small liberal arts college in the Northeast. We got to catch up on many things, our families, politics, President Obama, our careers, siblings, academic life in general.  For the most part, things are going well for

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What Student Affairs Professionals Can Do to Empower Students of Color

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, February 28, 2011

I am a faculty member, but I began my career in higher education as a student affairs administrator. My experiences working in residence halls, as a judicial affairs officer, on a programming board and in student life make me a bit different from your average faculty member. How? I appreciate

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A Reflection on the Need for Achievement-Minded Approaches to Diversifying STEM

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, February 23, 2011

I was pleased to read fellow-blogger Marybeth Gasman’s most recent piece on the misrepresentation of Blacks in American history texts and classrooms. Like Dr. Gasman, I too have pondered the portrayal of Black students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, as well as the research approach taken by social scientists

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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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