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Editor's Note Much Work To Be Done As the country this month celebrates the commencement of the Obama era and annual observance of Martin Luther King’s birthday and legacy, many events conspire to remind us much remains to be done. Nowhere are such reminders more pressing and consequential than in the higher education community. Jan 22, 2009, 10:13
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Editor's Note The Right Approach Do the following words ring a bell? “Someday, I’m going to come back to you and let you know how I am doing, or you’re going to read about me.” Jan 8, 2009, 21:27
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Editor's Note A Year for the History Books What an exciting and traumatic year 2008 has been. A historic presidential campaign that ended with the election of an African-American to the U.S. presidency. An economic meltdown not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Dec 25, 2008, 15:39
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Editor's Note Hard Times in Higher Education The nation’s worsening financial crisis is rippling through nearly every sector of the economy. Higher education, usually more immune than other sectors, is no exception this time. Dec 11, 2008, 14:47
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Editor's Note The Obama Effect My immediate reaction to U.S. Sen. Barack Obama’s election as the 44th president of the United States was to promptly follow his admonition — turn off the television and read with my daughter. Nov 27, 2008, 19:06
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Editor's Note Academic Calling Dr. Heather Tarleton wants to be a tenured teacher, administrator and researcher. Nov 13, 2008, 16:13
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Editor's Note Showing the Way This past spring, the nation somberly noted the 40th anniversaries of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s and Robert Kennedy’s assassinations. Those anniversaries provided time for reflection about the progress Americans have made socially and politically since 1968. Oct 30, 2008, 23:13
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Editor's Note Students Need To Know They Matter One message that emerges in this annual “Recruitment and Retention” issue is that minority students matter, and universities committed to their success will give students the tools they need. Oct 16, 2008, 23:58
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Editor's Note Zooming in on the Tar Heel State In previous editions, we examined the state of higher education in Georgia, then New York, California, Texas and Illinois. Oct 2, 2008, 18:12
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Editor's Note Forging Ahead in a Changing Landscape I am passionate about three things: the news, diversity and education. A newspaper reporter by training, I was attracted to the profession by its public watchdog role. Sep 18, 2008, 16:02
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Editor's Note Keep Fighting the Good Fight We kicked off this academic year in the previous edition featuring 10 champions of diversity — from the PhD Project to the University System of Georgia’s African-American Male Initiative, just to name two, in efforts to highlight those organizations and individuals that are truly doing their part to promote access to higher education for underrepresented groups. Sep 4, 2008, 14:05
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Editor's Note Countdown to 25 Countdown to 25 — years, that is, of publishing a magazine dedicated to the issues of historically underrepresented groups in higher education. Aug 21, 2008, 15:02
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Editor's Note Keeping With Traditions With the 2008 Olympic Games taking place in Beijing this month, approximately 4 billion viewers worldwide will tune into the two week-long event. Aug 7, 2008, 18:21
