Education and Life University

Elegy from an Educator

I knew from the first day I entered Greenville-Weston High School I didn’t want to be a classroom teacher for the rest of my life. This...

The True Cost of a Golden Ticket

If someone would’ve told me at the beginning of my senior year I’d choose Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College instead of following...

HBCUs: Why They Deserve More

In the midst of the 2020 election, you may have heard many of the democratic presidential candidates speak on funding Historically Black...

Welcome to May!

What’s the best way for us to level up? Is it still a college degree? Was it ever? That’s the question we’re pondering this month. There...

Fisk University Gymnastics, Trailblazing in Excellence

History has been made, folks! Fisk University’s gymnastics team had their first meet on January 6, 2023 at the Super 16 Invitational in...

“Lessons Learned” in Sports: Basketball

In my first semester, I am taking a class where we explore Black, College of Charleston (CofC) trailblazers since 1967. Recently, we...

The Beauty I Didn’t Expect to Find

Photo courtesy Joecephus Martin. Someone once said, “The best things in life come when you least expect it.” For the longest, I heard...

for black girls in college who have considered summer school when spring semester isn’t enuf

I wasn’t exactly sure how it worked: me, a girl, asking another girl if she wanted to go out “like that.” But I did, and I was glad.

Maya’s Declassified Life Survival Guide: Back to School I Go

The reality no one tells you when you enter college or post-secondary adulthood is that no one really knows what they’re doing.

When College Takes its Toll: Self Care & Mental Wellness

“Your feelings are valid, you matter, and take care of yourself so you can take care of others.”