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Athletes Who Don’t Make It in the Pros Should Be Able to Return to College, With Caveats
Let the players come back, finish their degrees and use whatever collegiate eligibility they legitimately have remaining.
Valuing Black Studies Requires Valuing Black People. Few Institutions Do.
Defunding or altogether eliminating Black studies will surely exacerbate racialized persistence and experiential and student outcomes inequities on predominantly white campuses.
The Absurdly Racist Notion That Elite Institutions Routinely Hire A-Minus Black Faculty
Don’t believe the hype of Black intellectual inferiority.
Buying Evidence, Not Anecdotes About Diversity on Campuses
Anecdotes can be treated as evidence, but it’s crucial not to misunderstand one person’s perspectives as universal truths.
The Fatal, Familiar Takedown of Jason Arday
I wish the vicious envy and violent despising of Black male intellectual leadership had somehow bypassed him.
Why I Created the National AI Equity Lab
I see it as my civic duty to ensure that the proliferation of artificial intelligence does not further exacerbate existing inequities in our society.
Middle Fingers to My Mama
The political climate gave four young white men in Florida the confidence to flip off a senior Black woman without consequence.
When the Homie Comes to Campus: Connections to the HBO Series ‘Half Man’
Friendsickness can complicate students’ first-year transitions. Maintaining relationships with friends and family members around the same age is a necessary and useful mediator.