Resident Scholar https://www.insidehighered.com/ en Mon, 25 Aug 25 03:00:00 -0400 Worries of Racial Discrimination on a Campus Where 4 of 5 Students Are White https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/resident-scholar/2025/08/25/racial-discrimination-campus-where-4-5-students-are <p>It seems implausible that collegians in the minority have enough power to routinely and unlawfully discriminate against their peers who comprise the majority.</p> Shaun Harper Mon, 08/25/2025 - 03:00 AM Resident Scholar Netflix’s ‘Forever’ Brilliantly Captures One Tough, Underexplored College Transition Dilemma https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/resident-scholar/2025/06/10/netflixs-forever-brilliantly-captures-one-tough <p>In adapting a 1975 novel, <em>Forever</em>’s creators capture something timeless about young people’s experiences of college-going and first-time love.</p> Shaun Harper Tue, 06/10/2025 - 03:00 AM Resident Scholar Education Secretary Linda McMahon Furnishes Too Few Answers in Senate Hearing https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/resident-scholar/2025/06/09/education-secretary-linda-mcmahon-furnishes-too-few <p>The secretary was underprepared and unable to answer senators’ questions—was it due to a short-staffed department or carelessness?</p> Shaun Harper Mon, 06/09/2025 - 03:00 AM Resident Scholar What America Needs Most From the Class of 2025 https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/resident-scholar/2025/06/06/what-america-needs-most-class-2025 <p>Advice for graduates.</p> Shaun Harper Fri, 06/06/2025 - 03:00 AM Resident Scholar Policymaking and ‘Gold Standard Science’ Via Fake Studies and Defunded Research Universities? https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/resident-scholar/2025/06/02/policymaking-and-gold-standard-science-fake-studies <p>Policymaking based on made-up studies places the health of our nation at risk.</p> Shaun Harper Mon, 06/02/2025 - 03:00 AM Resident Scholar Hope for DEI Amid Its Muddiest, Most Catastrophic Moment https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/resident-scholar/2025/05/30/hope-dei-amid-its-muddiest-most-catastrophic-moment <p>Colleges’ DEI efforts are being battered by a storm at the moment. It’s hard to see how recovery can happen, but it is possible.</p> Shaun Harper Fri, 05/30/2025 - 03:00 AM Resident Scholar Racialized Health Disparities Will Worsen as Med School Accreditor Drops Diversity Standard https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/resident-scholar/2025/05/29/health-disparities-will-worsen-accreditor-drops-dei <p>Without education, where and how will aspiring medical professionals learn what racially discriminatory behaviors and practices in medicine are, as well as how not to engage in them?</p> Shaun Harper Thu, 05/29/2025 - 03:00 AM Resident Scholar Martin Luther King Misrepresented in Anti-DEI Congressional Hearing https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/resident-scholar/2025/05/23/king-misrepresented-anti-dei-congressional-hearing <p>Any policy or practice in higher education or elsewhere that insists on colorblindness is a misrepresentation of King’s stance.</p> Shaun Harper Fri, 05/23/2025 - 03:00 AM Resident Scholar A Dear Colleague Letter in Defense of DEI https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/resident-scholar/2025/02/21/dear-colleague-letter-defense-dei-shaun-harper <p>Shaun Harper identifies 11 specific actions higher ed institutions can take to uphold their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.</p> Shaun Harper Fri, 02/21/2025 - 10:00 AM Resident Scholar Alleged Racial Inequity in Georgia HBCU Presidential Search https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/resident-scholar/2025/01/28/alleged-racial-inequity-georgia-hbcu-presidential <p>More transparency is needed in the search for Albany State University’s next president, Shaun Harper writes.</p> Shaun Harper Tue, 01/28/2025 - 03:00 AM Resident Scholar