DIVERSE Views

The Obama White House: Mired in Distraction

by Dr. Christopher Metzler, October 14, 2009

Why does President Barack Obama’s White House continue to be mired in distraction? Since the president took office there has been Gates Gate; the international snub in Copenhagen, Denmark, after the president flew there overnight to make a bid for Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Olympics; the call for

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Giving Back is a Matter of Surviving and Thriving for HBCUs

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, October 13, 2009

As I was perusing the Facebook statuses of some of my “friends” today, I came across one who posted the following: “Did you attend an HBCU? If you had a great time and appreciate all that your HBCU did to make you who you are today, then put your money

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No More Excuses

by Deborah Santiago, October 6, 2009

Leaders at institutional, local and national levels are looking for effective practices to accelerate college degree completion in the United States. Given the growth and youth of the Latino population, identifying practices with evidence of effectiveness in increasing Latinos’ educational achievement in college will be useful. However, before the creation

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Making My Mark

by Dr. Murali Balaji, October 6, 2009

One of the most important things I learned as a journalist was to compel the reader to follow my story. One of the toughest tasks I face is to make you, the reader, care about this blog.I guess I should get to the point: I'm kind of unique.During this academic

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The Prideful Bigotry of the Present

by Dr. Christopher Metzler, October 5, 2009

America’s increasing polarization along racial and ideological lines is seriously undermining democratic ideals and principles. The fringes of the political left and the political right are putting power, privilege and prejudice over civility, community and commonality.  The result is a country that values acerbic rhetoric over intelligent discourse, suppression of

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