Getting Noticed

By Charles Taylor Most writers will never see their works on the best sellers list or be invited to appear on Oprah’s show. Are we destined to a life of obscurity, typing away in our home offices in seclusion hoping someone will notice us, read our manuscripts and introduce us to the cheering masses? Getting […]

Education is Your Ticket Out

This is excerpts from a speech that I gave to young people several years ago at an Urban League’s MLK breakfast event. The full speech is in the Resource Center. ….Dr. King stressed education because he knew that education could be a ticket out for poor folks whom he so deeply loved and served. I […]

Special Black History Month Blog: What the Other Wes Moore Meant to Me

This speech was delivered at Edgewood College as part of their ‘Common Read’ program. I was one of four panel members asked to respond to the book: The Other Wes Moore. The book is about two African American males, with the same name and similar backgrounds that grew up in the inner city of Baltimore, Maryland. […]

Advice for Parents to Give Their Kids Entering Into College About Diversity

By Dr. Charles Taylor, Dr. Denise Ajeto, Professor Emeritus Angela Provitera McGlynn, Derek Johnson, and Dr. Aldo Billingslea It seems like every week we read about another racial incident on some college campus and the traditional college response to that incident. While colleges must continue to provide anti-racist and diversity training, perhaps it time for […]

Financial Diversity, Inclusion, and the Myth of the “Need Blind” College

By Anthony-James Green If you’re applying to college, and you need financial aid, then you’re probably aware of the concept of “need-blind admissions.”  Colleges don’t look at students’ financial status before deciding whether to admit or reject them, meaning, ostensibly, that financially under-privileged students don’t stand any disadvantages when it comes to college admissions.  Schools […]

3 Ways to Keep Your Writing Unique

Discover your voice If someone read a passage out loud from your favorite author, chances are you would know her without the reader having to identify her. You immediately recognize her voice and style of writing. It feels and sounds authentic to you. Ultimately as a writer, that’s where you want to be. You want […]

Key Diversity Models

Williams and Clowney (2007) have identified and labeled four primary diversity models currently operating in higher-education institutions. According to the authors, each model characterizes diversity uniquely and proposes a different set of policies, programs, initiatives, and structures to reach specific goals. The models may occur simultaneously, although it is rare for them to be intertwined […]

Novel Helps Campuses Discuss Racism and Other Issues Faced by African American College Students. Check Out 3-chapter Excerpts and Decide for Yourself

Educators know that one of the biggest challenges we face is getting our students to open up about uncomfortable issues like racism and discrimination on campus. I’m pleased to share information about my mystery-thriller novel- Lakeside University Cover Up that will make addressing that challenge a little less difficult. The novel is being praised as a tool […]

Diversity Benefits Everyone Interview: Angela P. McGlynn

DBE interviews prominent scholars and leaders from around the country and features them on its website. This interview features Ms.  Angela Provitera McGlynn Professor Emeritus, Mercer County Community College. DBE: We understand you’ve written a book to help campuses educate and graduate low income, first generation and students of color. What motivated you to write this book […]