Wheelock College was a place that I automatically felt at home. I never really felt as if I had a great connection with the people […]
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Emma Siver Embraces Diverse Community at Wheelock
Coming from a small town, I definitely value a lot of little things that the world has to offer. Being biracial, I feel as if […]
Read More…Allow Brokenness, and Welcome Progress: A Perspective on the 2015 National Race Amity Conference
At the 5th annual National Center for Race Amity Conference in Quincy, Massachusetts, we all became participants in the fight for social justice.
Read More…Educators Key to Racial Affinity
A key strategy to add to the racial affinity solutions list is diversifying educators across American schools and colleges.
Read More…Highly-Qualified but Still Left Behind
Research continues to strongly correlate teacher quality and effectiveness with student educational outcomes in our nation’s K-12 system. Higher quality teachers are more effective with […]
Read More…“Coming Out” Starts Way Before You Say, “I am Gay”
I came out of the closet publicly at the age of 28 years old. I had been with my soon-to-be ex-husband for almost nine years […]
Read More…Dana Fitchett: Finding balance in an inequitable world
This is the kick off to our “Aspir(e)ing Profiles,” series where we will feature leaders in education, child and human development and health and wellness […]
Read More…We all have the right to be athletes
Last week the Department of Education issued guidance for schools through a Dear Colleague Letter , on how to provide equal opportunity to students with […]
Read More…Domestic violence and the NFL: Coaching to accept violence as part of the game
The statistics are staggering, and I’m not referring to pass completions or yards rushed. One in four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. […]
Read More…Leadership for Diversity
How do colleges and universities respond to the seismic demographic shift that is occurring in the U.S.? Colleges and universities must better define themselves as social […]
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