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In Memory of One Black Male Educator

by Emmett Gill, May 12, 2008

Hello. My name is Emmett L. Gill, Jr., and I am an assistant professor at the Rutgers University School of Social Work. I might be what you consider a non-traditional academic – I study the intersection between sports and society, I am relatively young (below 40 in dog years), and

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African American teacher numbers need improvement

by Dr. James Ewers, May 6, 2008

How do you become what you want to be?  When you ask children what they want their life’s work to be, you will hear a variety of answers.  They gain their perspectives obviously from a lot of sources.  Parents, grandparents, other love providers, coaches and teachers are just a few

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Banning Affinity Groups Shows Lack of Understanding

by Dr. Christopher Metzler, April 29, 2008

An Arizona Legislative Committee has amended a state homeland security bill to state, in relevant part, “A public school in this state, a university under the JURISDICTION of the Arizona board of regents and a community college under the JURISDICTION of a community college DISTRICT in this state shall not

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From Today's Edition

by diheonline, April 28, 2008

After years of lobbying for more federal aid and visibility, predominantly Black colleges and universities —  many of them located in northern cities — are gaining a greater foothold in Washington.   These colleges, which enroll large numbers of Black students but are not historically Black institutions, will divide $15 million over

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From Today's Edition

by diheonline, April 23, 2008

Despite feverish efforts by presidential candidates to grab voters’ attention, they, along with public opinion polls and mainstream news coverage, have largely ignored Asian Americans so far, several political scientists say.   “It’s kind of annoying,” says Dr. Andrew Aoki, associate professor of political science at Augsburg College. “It gives

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