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Race and Racism Explored at ACE Convening

At the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Council on Education, experts discussed race, racism and White privilege.

March 12, 2019

Opinion

Moving from Ally to Accomplice: How Far Are You Willing to Go to Disrupt Racism in the Workplace?

Regardless of your profession, we have all been there – having a conversation with a White colleague about the daily microagressions or blatant racism that we endure as people of color in the workplace. From having our credentials constantly questioned and diminished, being overlooked for promotion, and ignored in meetings; to enduring comments such as “You’re a credit to your race,” “You speak English really well,” and “You’re so articulate” – people of color receive more than their fair share of daily microaggressive comments and blatant insults when on the job.

March 4, 2019

Opinion

70 Years of Integration, a Journey Still Unfolding at the University of Kentucky

One man. One courageous step. Seventy years of a journey that is still unfolding and evolving. That is the story the University of Kentucky community is celebrating with particular reverence this month and throughout the next year.

February 26, 2019

LGBTQ+

Thoughts on Jussie Smollett for My Diversity and Media Class

When you teach a course called “Diversity in Media”, Jussie Smollett provided one heck of a teachable moment.

February 25, 2019

African-American

Grambling State University: Where Students Are CELEBRATED, Not Tolerated

About 5 years ago, researchers studying Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) concluded that enrollment among Black students at these institutions was on the decline. In fact, a report released by the Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) at the University of Pennsylvania revealed that since the 1980s, the number of Black students enrolling at HBCUs had steadily decreased while the population of non-Black students gradually increased.

February 22, 2019

African-American

MICA President Releases Memo, Apologizes for Racist History

Samuel Hoi, president of the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) has recently released a campuswide memo on behalf of the college’s leadership to acknowledge and apologize for a racial segregation admissions policy that existed from 1895 to 1954. Throughout that period, the institute would only accept “reputable White pupils.” The memo was released in […]

February 21, 2019

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Robeson Centennial Celebration Inspires New Diversity Efforts at Rutgers

In celebrating the 100th anniversary of the graduation of one of its most famous alumni, Rutgers University–New Brunswick is endeavoring to give Paul Robeson a measure of respect and honor in death that eluded him in life.

February 13, 2019

News Roundup

NEA, VEA Call for VA Gov. Ralph Northam’s Resignation

Two education organizations have called for the resignation of  Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam after a 1984 yearbook photo surfaced showing a man in Blackface and another individual wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood. The image was one of several provided on Northam’s Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook page published in 1984. Several politicians […]

February 4, 2019

African-American

Dr. King Deserves More

We have now entered what I and many other scholars of color call, “The High Season.” It’s that period between Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month and Women’s History Month when we are regularly called upon to lend our scholarly expertise to elementary schools programs, university symposia and community banquets. But, Dr. King deserves more than just annual celebrations. His memory deserves a full time commitment to eradicating poverty, abuses of power, sexism, militarism and yes, racism.

January 28, 2019

News Roundup

AAC&U Encourages U.S. Institutions to Promote National Day of Racial Healing

The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) asks U.S. colleges and universities to engage in activities, events or strategies that encourage healing and create engagement around racism, bias, inequity and injustice in American Society in celebration of the third annual National Day of Racial Healing on Jan. 22. The National Day of Racial Healing […]

January 16, 2019

African-American

A Revived “North Star” Emerges

Beginning next month, an updated North Star, founded by activist journalist Shaun King and edited by noted scholar Dr. Keisha Blain, will emerge online with content created by progressives seeking to agitate for justice in the spirit of Frederick Douglass and the movement he inspired.

January 14, 2019

Opinion

Don’t Wait – Meditate

The Anxiety and Depression Association of America estimates that 40 million adults age 18 and older suffer from an anxiety disorder. At 18 percent of the nationwide population, medication use is at an all-time high and more people are struggling to cope than ever before. The struggle is arguably more existent in the African-American community.

January 10, 2019