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Where Is the Village When We Need It?

The kids in my neighborhood were a part of the village. We had elders there who provided us with guidance, instruction and discipline.

Native Americans

Univ. of Oregon’s Tribal Climate Change Project Growing

Tribal communities are speaking out more on the issue of climate change as they, too, are seeing considerable environmental disruptions in their own backyards.

A Solemn Plea to the HBCU Family: Give Back!

Give back to your alma mater (or to any historically Black college), and give to Grambling State.

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Faculty & Staff

Hall Willing to Testify But Wants Subpoena

University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall’s attorney has told state lawmakers that Hall is willing to answer questions at his next impeachment hearing, but wants to be subpoenaed to testify under oath.

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HBCU Presidents at a New Crossroads

The burning question that remains is about the fate of HBCUs and how to stop the trend that’s making it difficult for presidents to lead.

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Students Block Access to Bulgarian University

Several hundred students blocked access to Bulgaria’s largest university on Monday, demanding the dissolution of Parliament, calling for new elections and bemoaning a lack of “moral values” at high levels. University administrators pleaded with them to re-open the campus and allow classes to resume.

African-American

What Not to Wear on Halloween — Blackface

Julianne Hough’s star burns less brightly after ill-advised get-up.

HACU Conference Addresses Federal, Education Issues for Hispanics

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ annual national conference addressed the underrepresentation of Hispanics in STEM, immigration reform and revision of the rating of colleges and universities.

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Faculty & Staff

Society of Women Engineers Conference Offers Women Connections and Support

Nearly 6,000 women engineers attended the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) annual conference to sharpen their skills, network and meet recruiters.

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African-American

VI Congressional Leader Fights for Black Boys in Education

Dr. Donna Christensen, the sole Democratic congressional leader from the Virgin Islands, is passionate about seeing Black boys succeed academically despite the day-to-day challenges against them.

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Health Sciences Special Focus

In this edition, Diverse features Dr. Levi Watkins, a pioneer in the medical field, as well as diversity champion for minority enrollment, staffing and programs at Johns Hopkins University. Diverse also reports on the decline in African-American enrollment in medical schools and the impact the cost to attend is having on this trend, the nursing shortage in America and the accelerated programs available to increase the number of nurses entering this profession from diverse backgrounds, and the expansion of services at student health centers to include mental health care and wellness services.

In Case You Missed It

Here are some of the key stories in higher education this week reported by Diverse: Research Scholars Take Aim at Improving Black Achievement Jackson State Makes the Most of a Strange Homecoming NAACP Increases Efforts to Target College Students Diverse Conversations: Supporting LBGT College Students

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