DIVERSE Views

Faculty and Students of Color Face Various Dilemmas

by Dr. Elwood Watson, December 15, 2008

Recently I was interviewed by a student reporter for our campus newspaper about a racially tinged incident that took place earlier in the semester. This past October five members of a prominent fraternity on campus dressed in blackface at a Halloween party as what they saw as an effort to portray

Read full post

The myth of a "post-racial" America: a global perspective

by Dr. Christopher Metzler, December 9, 2008

The conversations about race and its significance in America are ongoing. The election of Barack Obama as President of the United States has intensified the conversation. Some claim that his election is proof that race no longer matters (although a majority of whites voted for McCain), others claim that his

Read full post

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

Read full post

The Fisk Jubilee Singers -- A Student's Experience

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, October 14, 2008

In this week’s blog entry, I want to share the words of one of my wonderful graduate students.  His name is Jameel Scott and he is in the masters program in higher education here at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education.  Jameel is a graduate of Morehouse College. 

Read full post

Has The SAT Test Undergone A Backlash?

by Dr. Elwood Watson, October 14, 2008

    There is a good chance that if you were a high school junior or senior applying to a four-year college or university you've seen a question like the following. “Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair:   BOW:VIOLIN (A)   music:piano (B)   brass:trumpet (C)   drumstick:drum (D)  

Read full post

1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10

Diverse Jobs

Multimedia

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.


Click here to play the audio clip

Copyright 2012 © Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, a CMA publication.
Cox, Matthews, and Associates, Inc., 10520 Warwick Ave, Suite B-8, Fairfax, VA 22030