Dear Academia. . .

Sep 17, 2019 by

Dear Academia. . .

by Nichole Margarita Garcia – Dear Academia, This is year-two on tenure track. I am already behind in meeting writing goals,...

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Access as Model: How Students ...

Sep 16, 2019 by

Access as Model: How Students with Intellectual Disabilities Can Improve Higher Education

by Pepper Stetler  – According to the website thinkcollege.net, there are 274 higher education programs for students with...

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President Trump Addresses HBCU...

Sep 11, 2019 by

President Trump Addresses HBCU Leaders

by Sara Weissman – WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump addressed a packed auditorium at the end of the second day of the 2019...

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Athletics is Educational, Theo...

Aug 30, 2019 by

Athletics is Educational, Theory Says So

by Molly Harry – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s athletic-academic scandal. Sexual assaults at Baylor and...

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New Website Tracks School Poli...

Aug 28, 2019 by

New Website Tracks School Police Violence Against Students of Color

by Sara Weissman – WASHINGTON – A crowd of people stood in the dark, surrounded by three flat-screen TVs. Black-and-white...

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Conservative Philanthropist Da...

Aug 26, 2019 by

Conservative Philanthropist David Koch Dead at 79

by Janet Kline – His conservative politics drew the ire of those on the political left. But billionaire philanthropist David...

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Universities Working to Fill H...

Aug 22, 2019 by

Universities Working to Fill High Cybersecurity Job Demand

by Sarah Wood – There is a shortage of qualified professionals within the cybersecurity field across the globe, and...

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Federal Rule Change Likely to ...

Aug 21, 2019 by

Federal Rule Change Likely to Impact International and Immigrant Students

by Lois Elfman – While the U.S. public-charge rule has existed since the 1990s, the new version recently published has...

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Academic Bullying: Higher Educ...

Aug 19, 2019 by

Academic Bullying: Higher Education’s Dirty Little Secret

by Tai Harden-Moore – Instances of discrimination, bias and outright racism against people of color in the workplace are well...

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King: New Face at the US Educa...

Aug 13, 2019 by

King: New Face at the US Education Department

by Sara Weissman – The U.S. Senate recently con­firmed Robert “Bob” King as assistant secretary for postsecondary education...

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Academics Laud Morrison’s Lite...

Aug 7, 2019 by

Academics Laud Morrison’s Literary Legacy

by LaMont Jones – Toni Morrison The grief in Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr.’s voice was unmistakable as he spoke of author and...

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Mentors of Black and Latinx Ma...

Aug 6, 2019 by

Mentors of Black and Latinx Male Youth Must Stay Focused

by Sammy G. Allen – PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Ninety percent of African-American males and 88 percent of Latino males in Texas have...

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Employability and College Grad...

Aug 6, 2019 by

Employability and College Graduates with Disabilities

by Hawa Allarakhia – Finding that first job after graduating college is difficult, to say the least, but for those with a...

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Rethinking Remedial Education ...

Jul 29, 2019 by

Rethinking Remedial Education in the Nation’s Community Colleges

by Tiffany Pennamon – Many higher education researchers and student-success advocates have long criticized no-credit remedial...

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Rockland’s New Career Academy ...

Jul 26, 2019 by

Rockland’s New Career Academy Programs Train for Middle-Skills Jobs

by Sarah Wood – A new program at Rockland Community College in New York provides training courses for middle skills-level jobs...

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Latina Leaders Talk Education,...

Jul 25, 2019 by

Latina Leaders Talk Education, Public Policy at Third Annual Summit

by Sara Weissman – WASHINGTON – California Rep. Nanette Barragán remembers her immigrant parents telling her, “Doctor or lawyer...

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Corporate Model ‘Chipping Away...

Jul 23, 2019 by

Corporate Model ‘Chipping Away’ at Essence of Academy: Five Issues

by Joseph Sanacore – As universities nationwide are implementing the corporate model, faculty need to deal with issues of how...

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ICIE Conference Makes Debut at...

Jul 22, 2019 by

ICIE Conference Makes Debut at HBCU

by Sammy G. Allen – PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Carol Chang Goodwin, a school counselor in the Alief Independent School District,...

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Pitt Urban Education Forum Dis...

Jul 19, 2019 by

Pitt Urban Education Forum Dissects School-to-Prison Pipeline

by LaMont Jones – PITTSBURGH – Using education and activism to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline is an ongoing battle that...

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Sitting on Ready: Colleges Bra...

Jul 1, 2019 by

Sitting on Ready: Colleges Brace for Deportation Uptick

by LaMont Jones – Undocumented students at U.S. colleges and universities have faced growing uncertainty in recent years – even...

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