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S.F. State University Hosts Conference To Celebrate, Further Explore Ethnic Studies

At a time when some pundits and critics contend that ethnic studies are no longer needed, the dean of the only U.S. college devoted to the discipline calls the struggle to survive a collective one.

Dr. Kenneth Monteiro

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Mass. Legislation Could Authorize Study of Slavery’s Economic Legacy

Legislators in Massachusetts are considering a bill that could authorize a study to determine how much state and local institutions profited from the African slave trade.

Massachusetts State House

Leadership & Policy

Asian-Americans Hope To Build Pipelines to College Presidencies

Dr. Ding-Jo Currie has long been aware that she is one of only a handful of Asian American college presidents in the U.S. today. What she did not know until recently, however, is how few mid- and senior-level Asian administrators are groomed into becoming presidents.

Sotomayor Ushers In New Era for Latinas in Legal Profession

Today’s start to the U.S. Supreme Court’s new term with Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the bench represents for many female Hispanic lawyers and aspiring lawyers a new era regarding their place in the legal profession.

Leadership & Policy

Decision on UND Fighting Sioux Nickname Postponed

The North Dakota Board of Higher Education has postponed a decision on the fate of the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname, saying it wants to give one of the namesake tribes a chance to vote on the issue.

William Goetz, chancellor of the North Dakota University System

WASHINGTON UPDATE: An Ally and Partner

White House Hispanic education leader seeks to build links to educators, improve visibility of HSIs with federal agencies.

Black College Advocate Questions Funding Formula for Southern University Campuses

While serving as an appointee on a panel examining ways to overhaul Louisiana public college systems, the president of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education questioned whether state funding practices are fair to the historically Black schools

Lezli Baskerville

Sustainability Officer

Robert Rodriguez, of the University of Texas in San Antonio, sets the standards for green policies at the South Texas institution as the “sustainability officer.” The energy manager gives a tour on what UTSA is doing to save energy.

Leadership & Policy

Making It Known That Latinos Have an Education ‘Ally and Partner’

White House Hispanic education leader seeks to build links to educators and improve visibility of Hispanic-Serving Institutions with federal agencies.

Juan Sepulveda Leads Discussion

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Committed to Conservation

Despite budget constraints and a backlog of maintenance projects, HBCUs strive to implement ‘green’ principles on campus.

Energy-saving light bulb

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Hampton U. Summit To Promote Marriage, Two-Parent Families

Hampton University brings together religious leaders, psychologists, public health workers and other experts to discuss the state of marriage and talk about how to reverse trends such as high divorce rates and out-of-wedlock births.

African-American

Hampden-Sydney’s Superstar President Makes Splash

Christopher Howard has taken the helm of Hampden-Sydney College as the first African-American to lead the all-male Virginia liberal arts college.

Christopher Howard Assumes Hampden-Sydney Presidency

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