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Leading Chicano Artist to Visit NIU

Malaquias Montoya, one of the nation’s top Chicano artists, will be on hand for the opening reception of an exhibit of his artworks, Northern Illinois University announced.

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.

An Inside Look at a Law’s Renewal

Newly signed law includes more than 60 initiatives, including those for single parent students, active duty military and disabled students.

Native Americans

United Tribes President Speaks to Democrats

American Indians are not just another special interest group, said Dr. David Gipp, president of United Tribes Technical College, to the delegates of the Democratic National Convention.

Study: NFL Has Slightly More Hispanic, Asian Players

The NFL has kept a steady number of Black head coaches, while slightly increasing the ranks of Asian and Hispanic players, earning a B+ in an annual diversity study Wednesday.

Report Highlights Latino Education Concerns

Education is a key issue to Hispanic Americans, according to a preliminary report released at the Democratic National Convention by groups hoping to bring attention to the concerns of the nation’s fastest-growing minority.

Hispanic School Population Nearly Double 1990 Mark

The number of Hispanic students in the nation’s public schools nearly doubled from 1990 to 2006, accounting for 60 percent of the total enrollment growth, a report by the Pew Hispanic Center notes.

Reservation Gets Help From Engineering Students

The University of Wisconsin-Madison chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB), a nonprofit organization that designs and implements sustainable engineering projects for communities, has embarked on a project to assist the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, its first long-term domestic project, said UW-Madison in a recent news release.

United Tribes Powwow Committee Hosts Annual Celebration

The United Tribes Powwow Committee is once against hosting one of the longest-running contest powwows in the country.

Native Americans

Partnership Receives Gates and Lumina Grants

The Partnership for Native American College Access and Success received $292,000 from the Gates Foundation and $195,000 from the Lumina Foundation to strengthen postsecondary curriculum for Native students and create a clear pathway to a bachelor’s degree for Native Americans in Muckleshoot and Tulalip communities, Evergreen State College announced.

Native Americans

Study Finds Minorities More Likely to be Paddled in School

Paddlings, swats, licks. A quarter of a million U.S. schoolchildren got them last year and blacks, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment, according to a study by a human rights group.

CORRECTION

The story, “Journalism Educators Association Aims to Step Up Diversity Efforts,” published online Aug. 11, 2008 contained factual errors that have since been corrected. The story should have said that Tony Atwater was the first African-American to lead AEJMC from 1992 to 1993. The Commission on the Status of Women, the Commission on the Status of Minorities and the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Interest Group were established several years earlier than reported.

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