Watson, J. E. (2015). A global perspective. Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 32(9), 12. Dr. Robert Eckhart, who is executive director of the Combined ESL Programs in the Department of Teaching and Learning at OSU, wrote the grant and collaborated with the university’s Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on… read more
Five brothers: a passion for research on the Black male experience draws ‘dream team’ together
Watson, J. E. (2014). Five brothers: A passion for research on the black male experience draws ‘dream team’ together.Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 31(1), 8. “Collectively [they] have changed the paradigm of success in the academy” says Dr. Ivory A. Toldson, an associate professor in the Counseling Psychology Program at… read more
National Fraternity implements strategies to help black males succeed
Watson, J. E. (2015). National fraternity implements strategies to help black males succeed. Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 32(6), 6. The fraternity’s efforts are largely in response to the “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, which was launched by President Obama last year in an effort to shine a spotlight on the… read more
Reconciling Two Warring Ideals: The Cultural Bifurcation of an African American Male Scholar
Jerlando F. L. Jackson. (2010). Reconciling two warring ideals: The cultural bifurcation of an african american male scholar. Journal of African American Males in Education,1(3), 164-166. The author focuses on the cultural bifurcation of W. E. B. DuBois representing the struggle for African Americans in the U.S. He notes that… read more