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‘On The Rez’

The American Indian College Fund’s campaign brings donors to tribal colleges for first-person peek at what their money can do.

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Grad Student Works to Add Color to Military History

Black World War II veterans have largely been left out of historical accounts, but one historian is attempting to change that.

Native Americans

Critics Blast Cherokee Nation For Ousting Freedmen From Tribal Rolls

Congressional Black Caucus asks U.S. Dept. of the Interior to investigate “validity.”

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Report: Investing in American Indian Students Improves Their Health, Income

WASHINGTON, D.C. Higher education can drive economic and social development for all American Indian communities, according to a recent study released by The Institute for Higher Education Policy.

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Expanding the Literary Canon

Hispanic literature is growing in popularity, and scholars would like to see it better incorporated into high school, college curriculms.

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Scholars Disagree Over Former Slave’s Amazing Tale

Olaudah Equiano’s famous 1789 autobiography describing the horrors of the Middle Passage was key in abolishing the British slave trade, and his story is now depicted in the new movie “Amazing Grace.” But a University of Maryland scholar is challenging the veracity of Equiano’s claim, and his controversial theory is upsetting Equiano fans from Harvard University to Nigeria.

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Just the Stats: Investment in STEM Programs at Tribal Colleges Working

A new study shows that investment in science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs at tribal colleges boosts the number of American Indians pursuing STEM degrees.

Hispanic-Serving Institutions Say They’re Being Overlooked For Federal Funds

WASHINGTON, D.C. Delegates at the 12th Annual National Capitol Forum, organized by the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities, on Monday asked federal education officials why Hispanic-serving institutions were still being left out of National Science Foundation appropriations designated specifically for minority-serving institutions.

Faculty & Staff

New Study Forewarns of Major Turnover in Black Studies Programs

The two regions with the smallest Black populations — the East and West — have the most Black studies degree-granting institutions, according to a new census that also forewarns of major turnover in Black studies departments.

Faculty & Staff

Right Person Right Time

The appointment of Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust, the first woman named president of Harvard University, marks a diversity high point in the storied history of the nation’s oldest college.

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Making DNA Matches

Rick Kittles’ comments fail to address one important fact (see “Regaining A Lost Heritage,” Feb. 8). Half of all African-American…

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Book of Note

In this fascinating book, medical ethicist and journalist Harriet A. Washington documents how slaves and freedmen were used for experiments in hospitals…

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