ADRIEL A. HILTONAfrican-AmericanThe Perception of Diversity at HBCUs: Is It Real or Imaginable?The landscape of education has changed greatly in the last 10 years. In the wake of soaring college costs, falling state support, a decrease in high school graduates and an unstable economy, college enrollment is down across the board. HBCU enrollment is no exception.February 27, 2019HBCUsA Little Advice With a Big Impact for College Students and GraduatesIt’s never too early to start making plans to acquire a job after graduation. For college grads to have success in today’s job market, they must do more than just earn a degree; they must prepare —over their entire college years.September 14, 2018African-AmericanIs the Black Man the Bogeyman in the Ivory Tower?Even after establishing credibility and capability, some Black males in higher education are still likely to face being shelved into stereotypical categories. This creates an uncomfortable equation wherein capable talent must prove to their environments that they are not the bogeyman.July 30, 2018Faculty & StaffAs Educators at PWIs, Are We Doing Enough for Students of Color?Researchers reveal it is not uncommon for students of color, particularly African-American students, who elect to attend PWIs, to describe their in- and out-of-classroom experiences as “chilly,” unwelcoming and inhospitable.October 12, 2017SportsLet’s Also Be Mad, and Not Solely Mesmerized by March MadnessInstead of solely being mesmerized by March Madness, we should also be concerned about the pervasive inequalities that exist within revenue-generating collegiate athletics, especially as it pertains to Black male athletes.March 15, 2017Faculty & StaffWe’re Always Athletes: Microaggressions of Black Males Navigating AcademiaThe assumption often is that Black males within higher education contexts are athletes or related to athletics and could not possibly be there for anything else.January 25, 2017StudentsViewing Black Male Students as Princes, not ProblemsDespite the litany of studies that highlight the so-called “achievement gap,” we believe that framing the problems that impact the educational success of Black males as merely a “gap” is a cop-out.December 5, 2016StudentsHiring Its Own Graduates Could be Key to HBCUs’ SurvivalWho would be a better fit to transform the outcome of HBCUs than qualified HBCU graduates?November 20, 2016StudentsIncreasing HBCU Retention: It’s the Small ThingsAdministration may overlook the collection of issues that may lead students to attrition, transferring from an HBCU to a predominantly White institution (PWI), community college or giving up higher education altogether for each individual student.August 28, 2016Opinion‘My Brother’s Keeper’: A Lesson from Marc Lamont HillWhile scalable, data-driven recommendations are indeed necessary to support young men of color, last summer Dr. Marc Lamont Hill displayed the meaning of “my brother’s keeper” in a complementary way.October 4, 2015Previous PagePage 2 of 3Next Page