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African-American

An Unusual Suspect

Often working behind the scenes, Grace Lee Boggs has intrigued scholars and students with her lifelong mentoring of Black radicals.

Faculty & Staff

A One-Stop Shop

Funding and research opportunities are available for STEM faculty and students at minority-serving institutions, and one Web site provides access to this information.

“Rez Ball” Gains NCAA Certification Thanks to Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI)

If all goes according to plan, the term “Rez Ball” may soon become part of the mainstream lexicon. The Native American Basketball Invitational, founded in 2003, is helping to bring Indian Country’s unique variation of basketball to the outside world. Long played on Indian reservations, rez ball has finally been certified by the NCAA.

At Conservative Black Colleges, Gays Struggle To Find Their Voice

HAMPTON, Va. So lured was April Maxwell by the promise of the Black college experience, with its distinct traditions and tight-knit campus life, that she enrolled at Hampton University in 2001 without even visiting the waterfront campus.

African-American

Book of Note: Hollywood Weighs In On the Abolition of Slavery in England

The new movie “Amazing Grace” is an elegant depiction of famed British abolitionist William Wilberforce, who at 21 began the movement to eventually abolish the slave trade and free all slaves in England.

Hinojosa Keeping the Focus on Access

New chair of House higher education subcommittee says the business community needs to partner with colleges.

NCAA and Gay Rights Group Take On Homophobia In College Sports

The National Center for Lesbian Rights recently announced a settlement in the discrimination lawsuit filed by Jennifer Harris, a former Pennsylvania State University women’s basketball player who sued the school over alleged mistreatment by former coach Rene Portland, who allegedly thought Harris was a lesbian.

Native Americans

‘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.

African-American

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.”

Native Americans

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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