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Ask any Student Affairs Professional who is of color and working at a PWI, and you’ll undoubtedly hear about how they are the go-to resource for an overwhelming number of stu[...]
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This year, I decided to study Japanese more intensely to challenge myself. I did so because I am a language learner. I did so because I wanted to be closer to the country that has [...]
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Last year, with the help of a faculty member from the political science department, I had the opportunity to plan and implement my university’s inaugural Model Arab League co[...]
I admit it, I’m old! I started college in 1968, and I was part of The Movement. In the late 1960s, high school and college campuses were centers of student activism. In add[...]
If you are debating pursuing a doctoral degree or already in a program and working full time, this episode is for you! The last 24 months have changed the culture of campuses acros[...]
“Being a foreigner, Ashima believes, is something that elicits the same curiosity of from strangers, the same combination of pity and respect.” ― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake [...]
We get intellectual nourishment in many spaces, but in the group we get personal and intellectual nourishment. Which is a very, very rare combination. – Sharon Harley, Associate Pr[...]