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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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Let’s Talk about Race … in the Classroom

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, January 22, 2009

I am fortunate to work in a school of education that cares enough to examine itself in terms of its treatment of students of color.  That said, I recently sat through a school-wide faculty meeting in which the results of a survey of our students of color were discussed. For anyone

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It's Ph.D. Application Time: Here are a Few Tips

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, November 25, 2008

It's that time of the academic year -- the time when students begin to ask for advice, and more importantly, letters of recommendations to pursue their Ph.D. research.  As I care greatly about the future of the professoriate (and I think being a professor is the last great job -- one

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Congratulations Brother President! Congratulations Mr.President!

by Dr. Elwood Watson, November 19, 2008

Think about the following: · 1789 – The U. S Constitution declares that Black Americans were only three-fifths of a human being. · 1857 – Dred Scott decision was handed down by the Supreme Court · 1896 – The separate but equal doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson was upheld by the

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Solidifying Hip-hop Studies

by Dr. Emery Petchauer, August 26, 2008

Research on hip-hop has expanded in breadth, rigor and nuance in the past ten years. Currently, this body of work signals the emergence of an interdisciplinary field gaining notoriety as hip-hop studies. The most recognized area of scholarship within hip-hop studies centers on commercial rap lyrics and their potential moral

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