Dr. Emery PetchauerMembers of the academy offer insight into current events and higher education issues that impact people of color.OpinionIs George Zimmerman on Your Campus?In the weeks leading up to the arrest of George Zimmerman, many people were shocked to find him on campus at Ohio State University. Of course, he wasn’t there in physical form, but his name and the phrase “Long live George Zimmerman” was written (presumably by a student) on the Frank W. Hale Black Cultural […]April 29, 2012OpinionWhen Teachers Are Publicly QuestionedHow the Untied States decides what a “good teacher” is and what we do with that information has gained national attention in the past two weeks. The controversy involves “value-added” measurements of teacher effectiveness, which evaluate teachers based upon their students’ one-time standardized test scores. In places such as New York City and Los Angeles, […]March 10, 2012OpinionWhy Ethnic Studies Courses Are Good for White Kids TooLast week, Judge Lewis Kowal of Arizona upheld a ban on ethnic studies classes in the Tucson Unified School District. Ethnic studies generally refer to courses such as African-American studies, Asian studies, or — in the case of the Tucson Unified School District — Mexican-American studies. Courses such as these, which comprise full programs at […]January 8, 2012OpinionThe ‘Big Game’ on Saturday That Universities OverlookThere’s a “Big Game” this Saturday that won’t take place on a football field or be televised on national media. This Big Game involves universities nationwide, but it deals not with athletics but academics—teacher licensure to be precise. On Saturday, thousands of students across the country who want to become teachers will sit to take […]November 6, 2011OpinionWhat Everyone Can Do To Diversify the Teaching ForceEach faculty and staff member at a given university can be a stakeholder in the development of teachers.September 12, 2011OpinionFulbright Lessons From Around the WorldLessons learned from one of the most diverse groups I’ve ever been around.August 15, 2011OpinionPartnering Across Institutions and Race for Urban Teacher PreparationAs educators who work to prepare teachers, particularly for urban schools, we believe that pre-service teachers’ earliest field experiences in classrooms have a profound influence on their professional trajectories. We’ve seen pre-service teachers respond to urban field experiences in a variety of ways. We’ve seen some develop a visceral commitment to educational justice in city […]June 15, 2011OpinionThe Benefits of University-Public School PartnershipsAt 6:52 one Friday morning last semester, as I was on my way to a local high school to meet my Foundations of Urban Ed class for our weekly field experience, I got the following instructions from one of my students via text message: Here are your lyrics for the rap. Memorize them and don’t […]February 20, 2011OpinionHow it Feels to Take Math PraxisThis week, I did something that few academicians would do. I voluntarily sat for one hour and took a 40-question math test. How would you feel sitting down for such a test? No Chi squared analyses, T-tests or ANOVAs. I’m talking the basics: geometry, algebra, ratios, fractions, proportions and probability—the stuff high school math is […]November 10, 2010OpinionDoctorates in the Dance CipherWhile at the University of Colorado-Boulder recently, I crossed paths with perhaps the most unexpected recipient of an honorary doctorate in all of last academic year. At its 144th commencement ceremony this spring, Bates College in Maine recognized the creative genius of pioneering hip-hop dance choreographer Rennie Harris and awarded him an honorary doctoral degree. […]September 21, 2010Page 1 of 3Next Page