Have you noticed that damn near every major corporation has suddenly discovered Black pain, abuse, and distress? All the major firms have come out with statements feigning shock and sympathy on huge banners but have demonstrated limited support beyond verbal. Everyone is getting on the bandwagon, many of whom rolled that same wagon over us in the past. “See we care that you are broken and bruise[...]

In the course I teach to graduate and undergraduate students on the history of higher education, I often remind students that the organizations that herald the progressive values of inclusion, equity, and freedom can also be those most mired in static and regressive ways of thinking. Institutions of higher education, in my opinion, are both mirrors and sources of light, reflecting the zeitgeist[...]

In popular imagination, higher education is an engine of social mobility that propels low-income students into middle-class careers. Certainly, there is historical evidence that completing a bachelor’s degree has a positive relationship to economic outcomes. First-generation college students, those whose parents did not attend postsecondary education, may also benefit from access to social capit[...]

The creation of equitable spatial, political, and social arrangements is never easy. Decades of student protests—from the historical Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Deaf President Now movement to the current Black Lives Matter movement—have demonstrated the ways racially diverse and dis/abled students have demanded inclusivity. Understanding the potential of inclusive educational[...]

College campus closures and the pivot to online instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic have negatively impacted many students, especially those from marginalized backgrounds. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and otherwise queer spectrum (LGBTQ+) college students have been hit particularly hard. The unique challenges they encounter are highlighted by newspaper headlines such as, [...]

What does it take to retain Black faculty at colleges and universities? The Black experience among faculty in higher education inevitably involves many challenges. Historically, many colleges and universities have failed to meet the needs of Black faculty. The lack of diversity has led to invisible labor, which includes Black faculty providi[...]