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Closing the Culture Gap Can Help Latino Students Learn, Professor Says

With the increase in the nation’s Hispanic population, policymakers must address the “opportunity gap” as an education challenge, says Dr. Pedro A. Noguera, a professor at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development at New York University.

Latino Job Growth Slowing Down to a Slump, Says Labor Report

The slump in the U.S. real estate market and the subprime mortgage crisis has had its effect on Latino workers, according to a report released June 4 by the Pew Hispanic Center.

Spanish Is the Language of Commerce in Miami

Melissa Green’s mother spoke Spanish, but she never learned because her father forbid it.

Despite Record Female Participation in Athletics, Percentage of Women Coaches Declines

Coaching women’s sports has become a man’s world.

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Missouri Exhibit Recognizes Black Ancestors of ‘Huck Finn’ Era

In an effort to rebuild relationships with local Black community members, college and museum officials in Missouri have vowed to publicly exalt the state’s rich Black history and confront its slavery past.

Group: UW-Madison will be biggest university with gay leader

A gay rights group says Biddy Martin would be the first openly gay person to lead a university as big as University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Clinton affirms commitment to Native American issues

Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged her commitment Tuesday to tribal sovereignty and Indian health care.

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Course Watch: University of Akron Offers Class on Black Male Issues

The first course on Black men’s history and studies in the nation will be taught this summer as a special topics course at the University of Akron (Ohio) by Dr. Zachery Williams, assistant professor of African-American history and interim director of Pan African studies at the university. “‘African American Men’s History and Studies’ represents an […]

Understanding the “Bling-bling Generation”

Many of the constructs that describe Millennials, or 21st-century young people, also referred to as Generation M, don’t seem to apply to Black undergraduates, according to research in the current National Association of Student Affairs Professionals Journal. Sheltered, indulged, protected. These describe most millennials, but for students of color “these factors have been at best […]

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Asian Americans Largely Ignored by Presidential

Despite feverish efforts by presidential candidates to grab voters’ attention, they, along with public opinion pollsters and mainstream news media, have largely ignored Asian Americans so far, several political scientists say.

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Professional Appointments

Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau has been appointed president of Howard University in Washington, D.C., effective Aug. 1. He currently serves as president of Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Ribeau earned a bachelor’s from Wayne State University and a master’s and doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. DR. ANGELA DURANTE has been named […]

Diverse Calendar

June 18-22 Association of American Colleges and Universities 8th Annual Greater Expectations Institute “Campus Leadership for Student Engagement, Inclusion and Achievement” Cliff Lodge & Spa Snowbird, Utah Web: www.aacu.org June 21-24Association of College and University Housing Officers — International 2008 ACUHO-I Annual Conference & Exposition Disney Coronado Springs Resort Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Web: www.acuho-i.org […]

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