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The Growing Intolerance Must Be Confronted

by Dr. Elwood Watson, August 20, 2009

Think about the following: • Former Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has made the claim that President Obama’s health care plan would establish “death panels” to oversee end of life care for the elderly and  terminally ill. • A Swastika was found spray-painted on a sign fronting the office of U.S. Rep. David

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Get and Give All You Can: Advice for New Graduate Students

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, August 11, 2009

It's that time of year -- new graduate students are setting foot on campuses across the nation hoping to gain knowledge and have new experiences that will help them progress in their careers.  As a professor and adviser, I get really excited about new graduate students.  They are usually wide-eyed,

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The Flawed Logic of Anti-affirmative Action Bake Sales

by Dr. Christopher Metzler, June 25, 2009

The Affirmative Action Bake Sale is used by conservative groups on college campuses to further polarize college campuses along racial lines using affirmative action as a hammer. Writing for Fox News, Wendy McElroy said, “Through Affirmative Action Bake Sales, conservative groups on campuses across America are satirically and peacefully spotlighting the

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Racial and Religious Extremism Rears Its Ugly Head

by Dr. Elwood Watson, June 24, 2009

Last month, I wrote a column discussing the racial hostility, paranoia and potential violence that was increasing in America. A month earlier in April, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a report that attempted to inform Americans about a potential upsurge in right wing extremist violence. While there are

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Mentoring is Absolutely Essential for the Future of the Professoriate

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, May 6, 2009

Yesterday as I was chatting on Facebook (yes, I do that) with a faculty member at a different institution than my own.  He's brand new on the tenure-track at a research university.  In addition, he is African American at a traditionally White institution and as such, most likely has to contend

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