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Paul Quinn College: To Save or Not to Save

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, July 1, 2009

Recently, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) voted to revoke Paul Quinn College's accreditation, noting financial and academic problems. In the same breath, however, SACS acknowledged the excellent work being done by Paul Quinn's president Michael Sorrell in recent years. Sorrell plans to appeal the SACS's decision. The loss

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The Flawed Logic of Anti-affirmative Action Bake Sales

by Dr. Christopher Metzler, June 25, 2009

The Affirmative Action Bake Sale is used by conservative groups on college campuses to further polarize college campuses along racial lines using affirmative action as a hammer. Writing for Fox News, Wendy McElroy said, “Through Affirmative Action Bake Sales, conservative groups on campuses across America are satirically and peacefully spotlighting the

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Racial and Religious Extremism Rears Its Ugly Head

by Dr. Elwood Watson, June 24, 2009

Last month, I wrote a column discussing the racial hostility, paranoia and potential violence that was increasing in America. A month earlier in April, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a report that attempted to inform Americans about a potential upsurge in right wing extremist violence. While there are

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HBCUs a "Land of the Lost"? I Don't Think So

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, June 23, 2009

Today, I came across a blog post written by a colleague who has worked in the HBCU community for many years. He titled the post "Land of the Lost" -- after the Sid and Marty Krofft TV show and more recently, the movie.  At first glance, I thought the post was

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Black Males Need the "Old School Approach"

by Dr. James Ewers, June 16, 2009

The behavior of some Black males has always been called into question. Adjectives like intimidating, aggressive and rude have been labels that have been affixed to us for as long as I can remember. It seems at times in today’s one-strike-and-you're-out society that these aforementioned adjectives trump our education and

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