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Native Americans

Navajo Closer Than Ever To Electing Woman Leader

Some people clearly don’t want to see Lynda Lovejoy at the helm of the country’s largest American Indian reservation, the Navajo Nation. “Women belong in the kitchen,” said one spectator.

With Lynda Lovejoy garnering twice as many votes as any of the 10 men and a second woman in a recent primary, the Navajo Nation appears closer than ever to electing a woman as its leader.

With Record Gift to Saint Leo University, Latino Businessman Gives New Meaning to Online Donation

Online alumnus’ $4 million donation calls attention to the need for colleges and universities to tailor giving messages for online graduates who have a different experience and sense of engagement than traditional students.

African-American

Texas Southern Launches Maritime Degree Program — A First for an HBCU

In an effort to improve diversity in maritime industry, Texas Southern University, using funds from the Port of Houston Authority, has launched a new Bachelor of Science Degree in Maritime Transportation Management and Security — the first undergraduate degree program of its kind at a HBCU.

These students are among the inaugural class taking courses related to the Maritime Transportation Management and Security degree program at Texas Southern University.

African-American

Obituary: William Arthur “Buddy” Blakey

William Arthur “Buddy” Blakey, 67, whose contributions to and advocacy for public and private Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) spanned more than five decades, died Oct. 13.

William Arthur “Buddy” Blakey

Amid Rampant Budget Cutting, U.S. Colleges Anticipate Tough Academic Year

U.S. colleges and universities search for ways to function effectively on fewer resources and adapt to a sluggish national economic recovery.

Yolanda Banks Deaver is interim vice chancellor for administration and finance at North Carolina Central University.

African-American

In U.S., Hispanics Outlive Whites, Blacks by Years

U.S. Hispanics can expect to outlive Whites by more than two years and Blacks by more than seven, government researchers say in a startling report that is the first to calculate Hispanic life expectancy in this country.

Georgia Regents Approve Restrictions for Undocumented Students

The state Board of Regents voted Wednesday to tighten policies governing undocumented immigrant applicants to Georgia colleges and universities.

African-American

Latino Men See Dramatic Jump as First-year Medical School Students

While the number of first-year enrollees to U.S. medical schools has gradually risen in recent years, the demographic with the most dramatic jump was among Hispanic males whose medical school enrollment increased by 17.1 percent over last year.

Morehouse medical school president Dr. John E. Maupin, Jr.

African-American

Number of Education Civil Rights Complaints on the Rise

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights received nearly 7,000 complaints this fiscal year, an 11-percent increase and the largest jump in at least 10 years, according to data provided by the department.

Higher Education Seeks Common Ground Among the Religious Faithful

Faced with America’s wide-ranging religious landscape, colleges and universities are working to embrace spiritual diversity through inclusive discourse, initiatives and programs.

The Rev. Albert Mosley is head chaplain and director of the Johns Hopkins campus ministry office and its Bunting Meyerhoff Interfaith and Community Service Center.

Founded as a ‘Colored Institute,’ W.Va. State University Celebrates 120th Anniversary

West Virginia State University, a historically Black school that first opened its doors in March 1891, is celebrating its 120th academic year this 2010-2011 school year.

Dr. Hazo Carter is only the ninth president of West Virginia State University in its 120 years.

African-American

Black College Graduate Excels as UNCF Special Programs Leader

Aaron Andrews, the CEO of the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp., credits the mentoring he received at Morgan State University for transforming “an insecure, inner-city kid” into a first-generation college graduate now bringing education to a new generation of disadvantaged minorities.

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