Marybeth GasmanUniversity of Pennsylvania professor Marybeth Gasman explores issues of access and retention for students and faculty of color and Historically Black Colleges and Universities, among other things.African-AmericanEducator Letting World Know About Contributions of HBCUsAll too often only the most elite institutions garner attention outside the United States. It is time for other countries that want to add value to their students’ lives to look to HBCUs as role models.October 8, 2012Faculty & StaffEmpowering First-Generation College Students: The Role of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)A Walmart-funded report led by the Institute of Higher Education Policy involved 30 minority-serving institutions, including 12 historically black colleges and universities, 12 Hispanic-serving institutions and six tribal colleges and universities.September 17, 2012StudentsThe Model Minority Myth ContinuesAccording to a recent research article, Asian Americans continue to feel immense pressure to conform to the stereotype of the model minority myth, including high educational attainment and hard work.September 11, 2012Leadership & PolicyEngaging Latino Alumni: Basic StepsAlthough often overlooked by those studying and working within the confines of mainstream philanthropy and higher education giving, 63 percent of Latino households give to charity.September 6, 2012OpinionNative American Philanthropy: Giving in Humble WaysThis post is co-authored with Nelson Bowman III, Executive Director of Development at Prairie View A&M University, and is based on research for our forthcoming book Engaging Diverse College Alumni: The Essential Guide to Fundraising (Routledge, 2013). Although we often hear about the challenges that Native Americans face in terms of poverty and reservation life, […]August 29, 2012OpinionAsian-Americans and Philanthropic Giving: Implications for Higher EducationThis post is co-authored with Nelson Bowman III, the Executive Director of Development at Prairie View A&M University and is on based research for our forthcoming book Engaging Diverse College Alumni: The Essential Guide to Fundraising (Routledge, 2013). Asian-Americans are the second fastest growing minority population in the United States after Latinos. Between 2000 and […]August 20, 2012OpinionEmpowering Students of Color: The Role of Minority Serving InstitutionsEditor’s Note: This post is co-authored with Thai-Huy Nguyen, a Ph.D. student at the University of Pennsylvania. Currently, Blacks receive roughly 6.1 percent of the degrees in math and statistics, 6.7 percent in physical sciences, and 5.2 percent in engineering. Likewise, Latinos receive roughly 6.8 percent of the degrees in computer science, 5.8 percent in […]June 25, 2012OpinionThe Power of Student Giving and Black College Fundraising SuccessThis post is co-authored by Nelson Bowman III, the Director of Development at Prairie View A&M University. Many elite universities, such as Penn, Chicago, and Princeton, have very successful student philanthropy programs. They spend ample time and effort educating students about philanthropic giving as well as the fundraising operation within colleges and universities. Why? Because […]May 7, 2012OpinionBlack and White: Making Cross-Race Mentoring Work and Work WellNote: This post is co-authored with Ufuoma Abiola, a current graduate student in the Higher Education program at the University of Pennsylvania. Mentoring can be defined as a long-term relationship between a more experienced individual and a less experienced person that fosters the mentee’s professional, academic, or personal development. Mentoring can enrich the lives of […]April 24, 2012OpinionWanted: More Under-represented Minority Professors in the Life SciencesIf you ask minority high school students interested in biology what they want to do as a future career, they typically tell you that they want to be a physician or dentist. Unfortunately, what they don’t tell you is that they want to be a professor or researcher. This lack of interest is often due […]April 1, 2012Previous PagePage 2 of 11Next Page
