DIVERSE Views

Should HBCUs take a Page from Obama’s Notebook on fundraising? Yes!

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, July 30, 2008

Liberals and conservatives alike have raved about Barack Obama’s innovative approach to fundraising.  In recent months, I have seen article after article lauding Obama’s campaign for using technology in new ways and paying attention to the small donor.  After careful review of the Obama campaign’s strategies, I’m convinced that Black

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CNN’s Black in America Sounds Clarion Call To Do More

by Dr. James Ewers, July 29, 2008

I am black in America so the recent two-part series produced by CNN entitled “Black in America” did appeal to me. This special program to my mind was not only for black people but for white people as well. For whatever judgment you rendered about the series let us give

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Go to college or get paid? Mr. Jennings I Ain’t Mad At You!

by Emmett Gill, July 28, 2008

Last Tuesday, Arizona University basketball recruit Brandon Jennings decided to make an unprecedented move to forgo playing in college and instead pursue a professional career in Europe next season before likely entering the 2009 NBA draft.  While David Stern and the National Basketball Association (NBA) are well prepared for the subsequent

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HBCUs Here and in South Africa -- Common Missions, Common Challenges

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, July 22, 2008

I just returned from leading a study abroad program in South Africa, which focused on the country's higher education system, history, and culture.  This was my fifth visit to the country and, just as in the past, I learned immensely from the experience.  What is always most interesting about taking students to

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Native American Studies Making Strides

by Dr. J. Kehaulani Kauanui, July 16, 2008

Many administrators are reticent to inaugurate Native American studies where no program currently exists because of concerns about programs and departments having a “universal” appeal. The problem with this line of thinking is that many of these same administrators still see the field of Native American studies (NAS) generating a

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