DIVERSE Views

Are a Boy's Chances Better at Becoming a Sports Star or a Doctor?

by Dr. James Ewers, May 28, 2009

I often ask young children, especially boys, what they want to do when they reach adulthood. One of the most repeated answers is that they want to become professional athletes. The two primary sports that they have an interest in, and not to my surprise, are basketball and football. It

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Reframing the School Safety Debate (Notes from AERA, Part 1)

by Dr. Emery Petchauer, May 28, 2009

Last month I participated in the 2009 American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting along with thousands of other educational researchers. Each year the meeting is an incredibly stimulating time for me, especially since it comes late in the academic year. One element of the meeting that always stimulates my

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Black History, No More?

by Dr. Pamela D. Reed, May 22, 2009

Now that Barack Obama is President of the United States, why don't we just pretend that America wasn't built on slaveholding? If the spate of recent "post-racial" articles suggesting that we need no longer commemorate the African American struggle for freedom and equality in this country is any indication, this seems

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A Litmus Test for Commencement Speakers?

by Dr. Christopher Metzler, May 18, 2009

Every President since President Eisenhower has been invited to speak at Notre Dame’s commencements. So, why has President Obama’s invitation created such a row? It depends on who you ask. First, many of those who oppose his invitation do so ostensibly based on Catholic social teaching and a doctrinal dedication to

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Ain't I A Professor?

by Dr. Robin Lee Hughes, May 14, 2009

Ain’t I a professor? Living an Authentic Academic Life as a Black Intellectual By Robin Hughes In the last couple of months, I have mulled over an audience participant’s comment, which occurred during a national conference. To put it mildly, it has been quite bothersome. The comment/question was directed towards me. I took

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