Frank Harris IIIFrank Harris IIIOpinionDefining “Servingness” At Black-Serving InstitutionsThe concept of “servingness” is not new. It has long been associated with the Hispanic-Serving institution (HSI) designation that the Federal government established in the 1992 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act to recognize and provide funding and resources to colleges and universities that had a fulltime undergraduate enrollment of at least 25% Latinx.June 11, 2025OpinionStatement of Support of California State Senate Bill 1348 - Black-Serving Institutions ProgramProfessors express strong support of California State Senate Bill 1348: Black-Serving Institution Program, which would create California's first Minority Serving Institutional designation.June 17, 2024OpinionRacelighting: Three Common Strategies Racelighters UseRacelighting sits at the nexus of racial microaggressions and racial battle fatigue.March 30, 2021OpinionRacelighting: A Prevalent Version of Gaslighting Facing People of ColorAlthough gaslighting is devoid of a racial context, similar manipulative tactics (whether intentional or unintentional) impact the daily lives of Black, Indigenous, and People of color (BIPOC).February 12, 2021OpinionHow to Respond to Racial Microaggressions When They OccurOver the last decade, there has been a significant rise in awareness among educators and the public about racial microaggressions. Coined by Chester Pierce in the 1970’s, racial microaggressions are the subtle forms of racism that are communicated to people of color through messages that degrade and demean them. Many people of color in the academy have experienced being told (with a sense of surprise) that they are “so articulate,” or assumed to have cheated on exams or papers when they outperform low expectations, being treated as intellectually inferior, being overlooked at the campus stores and eateries, and being told they come from “bad” schools or neighborhoods.May 5, 2020Page 1 of 1
