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Leadership & Policy

Hampshire College president marries gay partner of 27 years

AMHERST Mass. The president of a small liberal arts college in western Massachusetts and his male partner of 27 years have married.

Student seeks charter for Hispanic fraternity at Radford

RADFORD Va. Stung by slurs when he arrived on campus as a freshman, Yanil Escobar is spearheading an effort to have the first Hispanic fraternity chartered at Radford University.

Native Americans

Tribe settles with California school district over discrimination claims

Christine Wilson remembers the way the father of her children, an American Indian of the Paiute tribe, was picked on at school in Bishop, the small mountain town where they grew up. But watching their daughters get roughed up and suspended unfairly told her it was time for real change, she said.

Purdue Latinos Celebrate Cordova Presidency

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Sophomore Elizabeth Gutierrez sometimes felt out of place at Purdue University. That was before she became active in its Latino Cultural Center and the school hired its first Hispanic president, France Cordova.

Leadership & Policy

UC regents rescind invitation to former Harvard president

DAVIS Calif. University of California regents rescinded a speaking invitation to former Harvard University President Larry Summers after female faculty members protested.

Purdue Latinos celebrate Cordova presidency

WEST LAFAYETTE Ind. Sophomore Elizabeth Gutierrez sometimes felt out of place at Purdue University. That was before she became active in its Latino Cultural Center and the school hired its first Hispanic president, France Cordova.

Author of state immigration law says it appears to be working

TULSA Okla. Reports that Hispanic children are leaving Tulsa Public Schools indicates that Oklahoma’s tough new immigration law is working, according to the law’s authors.

Cartoon in Connecticut student-run newspaper draws protests from Hispanics and other groups

HARTFORD Conn. The student-run newspaper at Central Connecticut State University is under fire for publishing a cartoon this week that critics call racist and sexist.

Fall 2007 OSU system shows increases in Hispanic, Native American enrollment, but overall system enrollment declines

STILLWATER Okla. Lower high school graduation rates, increased admission standards and stiff competition from neighboring universities caused a slight decline in enrollment across Oklahoma State University’s five campuses.

Ole Miss Suspends Fraternity After Black Student Alleges Harassment and Assault

JACKSON, Miss. A University of Mississippi fraternity has been suspended for a year after a Black student said he was the victim of a racial slur and a physical assault at a fraternity party.

How MSIs Fared in the Budget Agreement

House and Senate negotiators have finalized a higher education investment package with a significant Pell grant increase along with an additional $500 million for minority-serving institutions such as Black colleges and Hispanic-serving universities.

Accessing African-American Archives

The Johns Hopkins University will collaborate with Baltimore’s Afro-American Newspapers to open the 115-year-old newspaper company’s historic archives thanks to a $476,000 grant. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the project will involve the university’s Center for Africana Studies and Center for Educational Resources at the Sheridan Libraries.

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