Yves Salomon-FernandezOpinionSome Advice from a Rural Community College President to President-Elect BidenWhat happened on January 6 is what one thinks happens only in unstable democracies, in places where poverty forces people to do things that reflect how little they have to lose. An angry, violent mob storming the capital city at the request of the sitting president who is watching as it all unfolds is not what one expects in the United States of America. Yet, that is exactly what happened. Why is that?January 11, 2021StudentsCan the Racial and Economic Justice Movement Help Advance Equity in Higher Education?While still not universally embraced, there is a growing recognition that the Black Lives Matter movement cannot be ignored. This acknowledgement by some of the most unlikely individuals and institutions, like the National Football League, is a sign that change is afoot.June 9, 2020Community CollegesIn Support of Rural Higher Education, Economic Diversity and DemocracyAs a community college, our student body is diverse. It reflects the real world. As part of my first year efforts to see our college through our students’ eyes, at the end of last semester, we held a forum where students shared their thoughts on what started as age diversity on campus. The students communicated how much they treasure what we, educators, see as valuable and a unique advantage afforded to them because they are completing the first two years of their undergraduate degree at a community college.February 5, 2019STEMDiversity, Discourse, and Compromise as Core to Higher EducationThe issues of tolerance, respect for difference, and discourse within higher education are important. In many ways, our sector bears responsibility for modeling what we hope to see across our country, even when we do not see it.June 13, 2018Page 1 of 1
