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JFKU Degree on Counseling Latinos Wins Approval

John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) has received final approval of the first fully accredited counseling psychology program focusing on cultural competence training in mental health and counseling skills for serving the Latino/Hispanic community. Classes begin this fall.

Hispanic Heritage Month 2008

On September 15, academic institutions and cultural groups nationwide embarked on a month-long celebration of Hispanic heritage and culture.

Social Justice Group Opens Dialogue on GLBT Issues With Equality Ride

There are more than 200 U.S. colleges and universities that have explicit policies discriminatory toward GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender) students, according to Soulforce Q. Since 2006, this young adult division of Soulforce, a social justice organization seeking to end political and religious oppression of GLBT people through nonviolent resistance, has staged Equality Ride.

Parents, Community Holds Key to Hispanic Education Achievement

“Parents and family are the No. 1 enablers, and the No. 1 obstacles” to student success, Sara Martinez Tucker, the undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Education, told a group of educators, parents and community organizers at the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans on Thursday.

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What’s Palin’s Record on Native Issues?

With 13 percent of its nearly 670,000 residents considered Native, Alaska has one of the highest percentages of Native people of any state in the country.

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KU Holds Symposium on U.S.-Indian Relations

The final stop in a three-year series of symposia focusing on diplomatic relations between American Indian tribes and the U.S. government will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas, UK announced.

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UNT and Haskell Nations Collaborate for Environmental Careers

The University of North Texas announced that it will partner with Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kan., and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to build a diverse workforce that can meet the country’s environmental demands.

IU Offers Support for American Indian Group

Indiana University administrators are working to find a new space and director for a support group for American Indian students weeks after student leaders accused IU of not supporting the group.

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WSU Research to Help Native American Students

Accepting a challenge from the state’s lawmakers, four Washington State University researchers will report on the best ways to help Native American students succeed, the university announced.

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ECSU Honors Mashantucket Pequot Chairman

Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic conferred an honorary doctorate on Michael Thomas, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation during a Convocation ceremony on Aug. 29, in the Francis E. Geissler Sports Center Gymnasium, officials announced recently.

Mazda Foundation Backs Scholarships at UNCP

The Mazda Foundation (USA), Inc., has renewed two four-year scholarships for American Indian students at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP), the university announced.

Students Earn Scholarships Honoring Pioneering Woman

Eight Minnesota students recently received the American Indian Ethel Curry Scholarship for academic excellence, awarded by the Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation (MAEF) in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Education, the department announced.

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