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Jamal Watson

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Dr. Jamal Watson is a higher education consultant, professor, and associate dean of Graduate Studies at Trinity Washington University. Watson is the former executive editor of Diverse: Issues In Higher Education (now The EDU Ledger) and is the author of The Student Debt Crisis: America’s Moral Urgency (Broadleaf Books, 2025) and a forthcoming book, From the Pulpit to Power: Black Preachers and the Making of American Democracy.

Opinion
The Midterm Results Put Urban Education Back on the Table
A Democratic congressional majority could create an opening to restore education funding and strengthen public schools, but educators say urban students need much more than money.
November 11, 2026
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The Patient Radical of the Classroom
Dr. Nancy Lynne Westfield’s Thinking Teaching makes the case that how we teach religion matters as much as what we know about it.
October 28, 2026
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Opinion
America Taught Its Children to Watch
Dr. Stacey Patton’s history of the lynching of Black children is the book this country has spent a century refusing to read.
October 14, 2026
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Opinion
Student Success Starts With Someone Listening
InsideTrack’s latest HBCU findings reveal how timely outreach helps students overcome everyday barriers, and why investing in coaching can pay off for learners and campuses alike.
September 30, 2026
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Opinion
At Vanderbilt, a Scholar’s Ouster Raises Questions About Due Process and Institutional Nerve
Dr. Lynne Berry’s resignation from Vanderbilt University Medical Center raises questions about institutional accountability, faculty rights, and whether stated principles still carry weight.
September 16, 2026
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Blog
Higher Education Answers Urban Education’s Call
The growth of ICUE shows that colleges, school systems, HBCUs, and community organizations are ready to organize around solutions, even as political support for equity work weakens.
September 2, 2026
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Opinion
Cutting HSI Grants Mid-Cycle Was a Betrayal of Trust
The cancellation of HSI funding was not just a budget move; it was a broken promise to institutions serving millions of students.
August 19, 2026
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Blog
As Michael Lomax Prepares to Step Down, UNCF’s Next Chapter Begins on Solid Ground
When Michael L. Lomax succeeded the legendary Bill Gray at UNCF, he inherited a towering legacy and spent 22 years building one sturdy enough for the next leader to stand on.
August 5, 2026
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Opinion
The AND Is the Point
At the ANDers Summit, higher education leaders sketched a more realistic blueprint for serving learners whose lives do not fit the traditional campus model.
July 22, 2026
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Opinion
The Conversations We Keep Avoiding
As America struggles to remember how to talk across difference, one campus program is teaching students to practice disagreement like a civic skill.
July 8, 2026
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