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Asian American Pacific Islander

Emerging Scholars: Breaking Down Access Barriers — Jenny Lee

The sixth profile in a 12-part examination of prominent young scholars is of Dr. Jenny Lee, an associate professor of higher education at the University of Arizona.

Native Americans

Court Rules Berkeley Not Obligated To Reinstate Fired Professor

The University of California, Berkeley, doesn’t have to reinstate a former untenured Native American faculty member although a jury awarded her retaliation damages, a California Court of Appeal has ruled.

Native Americans

Indigenous Communities Educate American Public About Natural Health and Healing Concepts.

In October, the National Library of Medicine debuted a two-year exhibition called “Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness.”

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African-American

Southern Louisiana University Receives $4.9M in TRIO Program Grants

Educational Talent Search programs for Tangipahoa and Washington parishes were awarded $3.04 million to cover operations through August 2016; the Educational Opportunity Center at SLU received a $1.87 million grant through 2016.

African-American

FAMU President James Ammons Rebuked by School Trustees

In the latest of a series of moves days before the school’s winter break, a sharply divided Florida A & M University (FAMU) board of trustees has “agreed to publicly reprimand” FAMU President James Ammons over his “response” to the recent death of a school band drum major after a suspected hazing incident.

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Former Marshall University Player Recounts Impact of Plane Crash Tragedy in New Book

When Craig Greenlee went home from Marshall University to Jacksonville, Fla., for Thanksgiving break in 1970, some people thought they had seen a ghost. The hometown folks knew he had gone to MU to play football, so they assumed that he was on the plane that crashed barely two weeks before, killing 75 people, including 37 of his former teammates.

African-American

Accreditation Decision Deals Fisk University New Setback

Fisk University, struggling financially, lost more ground Tuesday when the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools placed Fisk on probation, a signal the agency is still worried about the school’s viability.

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African-American

Hampton University’s Proton Therapy Institute Uses Cutting-edge Cancer Therapy

The two-story, 98,000-square-foot facility is filled with state-of-the-art equipment and a professional staff of oncologists, nuclear physicists and engineers—some distinguished veterans and some ambitious rookies.

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FAMU Student Government Association Plans Forum and Vote on a Campus Pledge To Ban Hazing From Student Organizations

Clubs and organizations failing to have representation at the forum will be sanctioned, according to SGA President Breyon Love.

African-American

Commentary: Reframing the FAMU Tragedy

It’s been disappointing how Florida A&M University and the national news media have handled the death of FAMU marching band member Robert Champion, a Washington-based communications expert and strategist writes.

Leadership & Policy

FAMU Dismisses 4 Students Connected to Band Member’s Death

Florida A&M University said that it’s dismissing four students for their role in the death of a marching band member last month.

Asian American Pacific Islander

Movie Review: What a Real Conversation on Diversity Might Look Like

In Lee Mun Wah’s new film, “If These Halls Could Talk,” the filmmaker explores how individuals can peel back distrust that’s built up in their lives and can begin, with more honesty, to see others.

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