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Native Americans

American Indian School Celebrates Historic Recognition

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. About 300 alumni of a tribal school that taught generations of American Indians along the Kansas-Oklahoma boarder gathered Sunday to celebrate its recent addition to the National Register of Historic Places.

Asian American Pacific Islander

UCLA Expert Challenges The Asian-American “Model Minority” Assumption

Asian-American youth are often portrayed as the “model minority” who have perfect SAT scores and attend Ivy League schools, but there is a segment of the Asian American population who are low-income students struggling to become the first in their family to earn a college degree.

Study Finds Rising Narcissism, Self-centeredness Among College Students

Today’s college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful to personal relationships and American society.

UCLA Gets $1 Million to Study Legal Topics Involving Gay Couples

LOS ANGELES A gay couple that hope to marry one day has donated more than $1 million to the University of California, Los Angeles, to fund research on legal topics involving same-sex relationships.

Hed: Bringing a Unique Perspective

The University of New Mexico is building a multimillion-dollar health policy center to increase American Indian and Hispanic scholars’ involvement in national health policy research and development.

African-American

To Atone For Slavery Ties, Brown University Commits $10 Million to Local Public Schools

PROVIDENCE, R.I. Brown University has announced a series of new commitments to atone for the institution’s ties to slavery, including continuing academic partnerships with several historically Black colleges and universities that were affected by Hurricane Katrina. The new programs follow a report of the school’s Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice, released last October, that found much of Brown’s endowment came from slave owners’ wealth.

Faculty & Staff

Duke’s Devil of A Mess

For Diverse’s Web readers only: an advanced copy of our March 8th edition’s exclusive on how Black professors are under fire at Duke. With the criminal case against the lacrosse players unraveling, a group of professors are now facing fierce criticism that their own biases fueled a “lynch-mob mentality” on campus that has destroyed the reputations of three young men.

Faculty & Staff

Perspectives: University of Illinois Misses A Teachable Moment On The Mascot

When University of Illinois officials announced the retirement of Chief Illiniwek, the controversial mascot who made his last offensive performance yesterday, they missed an opportunity to acknowledge the concerns of the Native community and address the hostile campus environment created by the Chief. Instead, opponents of the Chief fear they may have generated more resentment of American Indian students.

Despite Higher Pell Grant, Budget Has Few Other Increases

Despite proposing a large Pell Grant increase for next year, President Bush’s 2008 education budget falls short…

‘Stomp’ Steps Into the Mainstream

Gregory Anderson left Tallahassee after graduating from Florida A&M University in 1996 with hopes of jumpstarting a career in the film industry…

An Institution of the People

It may have produced one of the most contentious fights ever in U.S. higher education

Native Americans

Another Frame of Mind

The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry announced the creation this year of the…

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