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Endangered Species: Male Students of Color in Higher Education

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, January 20, 2010

Editor's note: This blog post was co-authored by Dr. Luis Ponjuan.   There is growing concern among educators, researchers, and many local communities over the educational plight of male students of color.  Postsecondary enrollment patterns over the past two decades highlight a disturbing trend that traditional college-aged males compared to their female peers are

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King’s message of hope keeps us together

by Dr. James Ewers, January 15, 2010

I couldn't help but think of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as the news broke last night and into the morning about the earthquake in Haiti. The odds are stacked up against this country, yet with prayer and help from others it will survive. The pictures suggest ruin, yet the

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Using Hip-hop as a Teaching Tool

by Dr. Murali Balaji, January 14, 2010

I was recently approached by a friend of mine at Lincoln about suggesting ways that the university could better incorporate hip-hop into its mass communications program. Though some Lincoln professors have tried to use hip-hop as a teaching tool in the classroom, the university has kept a safe distance from

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In the Heights of Higher Education

by Deborah Santiago, January 13, 2010

For the new year, I finally went to see the musical "In the Heights" in New York. "In the Heights" won the 2008 Tony Award for best musical and its storyline focuses on Latinos and college-going.  The story revolves around a small community in Washington Heights, N.Y., where various Latinos all

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The Hegemon and Hawaii: Teaching History through the Law

by Dr. J. Kehaulani Kauanui, January 13, 2010

I teach a course called, "United States in the Pacific Islands," in which students learn about American historical involvement in the Pacific structured by strategic interests in the region that constitute neocolonial hegemony including economic, military and cultural power. It is a rare thing for students anywhere in the United

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