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Rethinking Commencement

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | June 2, 2019 “What we call the beginning is often the end; and to make an end is to make a beginning. The Read more

Once Convicted, Forever Doomed: On Civil Death and American Politics

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | April 30, 2019
One of my all-time favorite movies is Shawshank Redemption starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robb [...] Read more

Yes Virginia, There is a Choice

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | April 16, 2019
Like many other students of color who receive messages that they’re not good enough, I had re [...] Read more

Defining Political Progress

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | April 8, 2019
One of the things I love most about writing for Diverse is that it provides an opportunity for [...] Read more

On the Meaning of Survival

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | March 28, 2019
The deadliest school shooting in modern history happened before colleges and universities insti [...] Read more

First Step or First Stumble?

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | March 21, 2019
Michelle Alexander’s 2010 book, The New Jim Crow, captured the sobering reality that the Unit [...] Read more

The Myth of Meritocracy

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | March 13, 2019
To my high school guidance counselor, I wasn’t college material. I remember flipping through [...] Read more

The Fallacy of NOT Seeing Race

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | February 14, 2019
Over the last two weeks I’ve listened to friends, pundits and scholars debate the implication [...] Read more

Dr. King Deserves More

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | January 28, 2019
We have now entered what I and many other scholars of color call, “The High Season.” It’s [...] Read more

Sorority Life as an Act of Resistance

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | January 14, 2019
My expectations of life as a Black, college student in the 90’s were largely shaped by a TV s [...] Read more

Teaching Through Trauma

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | January 7, 2019
Trauma nestles in the crevices of our memories. It burrows in our shoulders, lies dormant in ou [...] Read more

Giving Thanks Amid Political Uncertainty

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | November 20, 2018
In my family Thanksgiving has never been about pilgrims having a mythical dinner with Indian tr [...] Read more

On Citizenship and Voting

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | November 4, 2018
Citizenship has never been a requirement for U.S. military service. Immigrants and non-citizens [...] Read more

The Hate We Give: Voting Against Violence

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | October 29, 2018
Lifting your voice can be subversive. This is a lesson learned by Starr Carter, the main charac [...] Read more

Still Separate, Still Unequal: American Indians and Election 2018

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | October 20, 2018
To be sure, the legacy of conquest meant that American Indians and enslaved Africans were often [...] Read more

Live Panel Discussion Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

Recorded on October 22, 2020

The Fight for Tenure: An Uphill Battle for Minoritized Faculty

Recorded on July 1, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America— What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

Recorded on June 19, 2020

Live Panel Discussion
Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America—
What Role Does Higher Education have to play?