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ED Backs Continued Default-Rate Exemption for HBCUs
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The numbers may look good, but… – University of New Mexico, decrease in Hispanic faculty
Data collected by the federal government on the diversity and distribution of the nation’s academic labor force show that the University of New Mexico (UNM) ranks near the top at recruiting and retaining Latino/Hispanic faculty. In fact, when only tenured and tenure-track faculty are considered (see table on page 31). UNM ranks number one among Research I and II institutions (the ranking omits all University of california schools, as well as four other institutions for whom data were not available).
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HBCUs, HSIs at odds over Title III criteria – aid in doubt at Hispanic and Black-serving educational institutions
The Clinton adminstration is touting a new Hispanic Initiative that targets both students and colleges, and may leave some tough decisions for congressional leaders and educators of color.
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Academic turf war at East Los Angeles: move to include course on Central Americans in Chicano Studies Department meets resistance – East Lost Angeles College
Monterey Park, Calif. East Los Angeles College (ELAC) is the site of a controversy that many people have seen coming for a long time. It revolves around what appears to be an academic battle over turf.
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1998 Ad
Congress returns to work this month facing a litany of major education issues affecting African Americans and other students of color.
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March planned to support affirmative action: Latino law students and professors confront threat of limited access
Albequerque, N.M. A gathering here last month of organizations representing Latino law students agreed to form a national organization to support a pro-affirmative action march, scheduled for January in San Francisco, being organized by legal educators.
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Higher education expresses concerns with multiple-choice census
Now that the debate is over about whether the U.S. Census should add a multiracial category to its data collecting and the decision has been made to allow respondents to choose as many racial and ethnic classifications as they feel apply to them, the time has come to figure out how this new and confusing information will be tabulated.
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Senate clears student aid, HBCU funding bill – historically Black colleges and universities
Six weeks into fiscal year 1998, Congress has finally completed action on legislation that will boost funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), TRIO, and many student-aid programs through next year.
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Can a rift be avoided? Historically Black and Hispanic-serving institutions are all vying for the same federal funds – includes related article on the US Dept. of Education’s proposed changes in the Title III – Cover Story
Historically Blak and Hispanic-Serving Institutions Are All Vying for the Same Federal Funds.
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Black/Brown coalition fights back – University of Texas minority students
Austin In a recent speech at the University of Texas, the Rev. Jesse Jackson counseled a spirited crowd of several thousand chanting students to “turn a minus into a plus” as they thought about how to respond to the comments of UT law professor Lino Graglia who said blacks and Hispanics come from cultures where “failure is not considered a disaster.”
Faculty & Staff
Shattering the Silences: The Case for Minority Faculty. – movie reviews
I am associated with [the] Chicano Studies [department], where many people on this campus assume that we do second-rate scholarship and third-rate research, and that most of us are-fourth-rate teachers…. It is a continuous process of having to prove myself, including to students.” – Dr. Alex M. Saragoza, University of California Berkeley.
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Who speaks for you? – representatives of colored people in government’s higher education policy
The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans has a new director, but who is speaking for other underrepresented groups?
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