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Faculty and Students of Color Face Various Dilemmas

by Dr. Elwood Watson, December 15, 2008

Recently I was interviewed by a student reporter for our campus newspaper about a racially tinged incident that took place earlier in the semester. This past October five members of a prominent fraternity on campus dressed in blackface at a Halloween party as what they saw as an effort to portray

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The myth of a "post-racial" America: a global perspective

by Dr. Christopher Metzler, December 9, 2008

The conversations about race and its significance in America are ongoing. The election of Barack Obama as President of the United States has intensified the conversation. Some claim that his election is proof that race no longer matters (although a majority of whites voted for McCain), others claim that his

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During an Economic Downturn, Why Suggest Closing the Public Black Colleges?

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, December 7, 2008

Last week, Republican Seth Harp, a senator in the Georgia state legislature suggested that in order to save money, several of the state’s public Black universities should be merged with nearby predominantly White universities. In Harp’s opinion, historically Black Savannah State University and historically White Armstrong Atlantic State University, both

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