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Native Americans

Students Learn Entrepreneurial Skills at UA

Students representing American Indian tribes across Arizona are gaining real-world business experience they can apply toward starting their own enterprises at the Native American Youth Entrepreneur Camp, this week at the University of Arizona, the university announced.

Native Americans

Penn State Receives Grant for Leadership Training

Penn State’ College of Education has received more than $960,000 to offer new graduate fellowships to American Indian and Alaska Native students who are interested in becoming school principals, the university announced.. The fellowship program is funded by the Office of Indian Education, part of the U.S. Department of Education.

Latino Scholar to Lecture at Princeton Seminary

The Princeton Theological Seminary announced that its Hispanic Theological Initiative (HTI) will award the Reverend Dr. Raúl Gómez Ruiz, SDS, its annual book prize for 2008.

Ex-INS Commissioner Named to Migration Post

James W. Ziglar, who served as the last Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and has had a distinguished career in the private and public sectors, is joining the Migration Policy Institute as a Senior Fellow in August 2008, MPI announced.

Disability Bill Divides Higher Ed Groups

Some groups fear ADA bill will require institutions to expand services.

Leadership & Policy

A Chat With Southern University Chancellor Kofi Lomotey

Weeks before formally assuming his position as the new chancellor of Southern University and A&M College at Baton Rouge, Dr. Kofi Lomotey sat down with Diverse to discuss the future of the institution and other historically Black colleges including Fisk University, where Lomotey previously served as executive vice president, provost and professor.

Native Americans

Tribal Colleges-Grants — North Dakota Tribal Colleges Getting Grants

Three tribal colleges in North Dakota are getting federal grants totaling nearly $6 million to improve academic quality, the state’s congressional delegation says.

Does Eating at Abuela’s Make Children Fat?

Hispanic children who eat at the homes of friends or relatives are more likely to gain weight, according to a study by San Diego State University.

Extra-Curricular Activities Are the Glue to Keep Students in School, Researcher says

Extra-curricular activities, the kinds of programs most likely to be cut when state budgets shrink, may well be the glue that keeps students in school, a University of California at Riverside study indicates.

Foundation Unveils Bilingual Scholarship Program for Social Work

A bilingual scholarship program that will offer up to $1 million to Spanish-speaking students at accredited graduate social work programs in Texas in the next three years has been approved by the he Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.

Awards and Scholarships for Latinos

Following are some recent awards and scholarships given to Latinos by various organizations in recent weeks.

Native Americans

Kansas Law Professor Named Fletcher Fellow

A University of Kansas law professor has joined a distinguished handful of scholars, writers and artists who have been named Fletcher Fellows.

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