Sydney FreemanFrom the MagazineThriving and Flourishing While Black and a Student: What can PWIs do?The fight against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and affirmative action continues to dominate and has taken center stage on the educational landscape.September 22, 2023OpinionI’m Scared that I Have Mentored My People into a Burning HouseHigher Education is on fire and too many people are too comfortable being warmed by its embers to douse the flames.May 13, 2022OpinionThe Future of Black ScholarsIn this essay, I will envision what it would look like to have Black faculty have transformational experiences that would lead to them thriving holistically – mentally, spiritually, socially, and physically. I would like to introduce my Model of Black Transformation, a 5-step approach to help us think about Black professors in the future.August 3, 2021African-AmericanHow Should Higher Education Campuses Prepare for Life After the US Presidential Election?It would not be at the forefront of one’s mind to think that the outcome of the US Presidential Election could have heavy implications on the role of university presidents across the country.November 2, 2020OpinionWhy Do I Have to Call You Doctor?On the first day of class I introduce myself using my formal title and ask all student to respect that request. You often see some students have a sense of confusion and bewilderment as the general culture in the Pacific Northwest is laid back and less formal. Based on informal conversations with colleagues and friends, some of them have suggested that some people may think that I may be arrogant, on some ego trip, or maybe masking some deep sense of insecurity. But it is interesting that many White peers, colleagues, and students don’t take the time to think about it from my perspective. It never occurs to them that I may approach my interactions with them as a professor differently because I am a Black man.August 25, 2020Faculty & StaffMinoritized Senior Faculty in Higher Education, Please Stand UpRecently, the tenure denials of faculty such as Sibrina Collins at the College of Wooster, Lorgia García-Peña at Harvard University, Paul Harris and Tolu Odumosu at the University of Virginia, and Ashley Woodson at the University of Missouri at Columbia, have reignited a conversation about the role of bias in tenure and promotion processes. But also, the role of tenured senior faculty of color in not only mentoring their junior colleagues, but also working to disrupt and revise these processes. Reimagining these processes in a way that is grounded in equity and justice, we offer a few recommendations.July 8, 2020Students10 Concrete Policy Changes PWIs Can Enact to Show Black Lives MatterAs senior leaders prepare for the fall semester, I would like to provide 10 concrete policies and practices that could positively impact the institutional climates for their Black populations.June 25, 2020Opinion‘Professoring’ While Black: Strategies for Thriving in the White ProfessoriateWith the acknowledgement of increased White nationalist and supremacist activities happening across U.S. higher education campuses, Black faculty have amplified the call for Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) to acknowledge the unique challenges that these scholars face.March 27, 2020LatinxThe Future of Research and Practice about MSIsToday, there are more than 700 Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) designated by the federal government that represent 14 percent of all degree granting institutions of higher education. These institutions enroll nearly 30 percent of all undergraduates in the U.S. and carry the heavy load of ensuring the success of a student population that is majority Pell Eligible and students of color, two populations that are often overlooked.June 26, 2019Page 1 of 1
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