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North Dakota Officials Sue NCAA Over Fighting Sioux Nickname

FARGO, N.D. State officials filed a lawsuit Friday against the NCAA to challenge its restrictions on the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname.

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Racial Awareness

This article points to some interesting and important issues for those of us who study race and its impact on U.S. history and culture…

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Perceptions and Realities

Tension may exist between Blacks and Hispanics over jobs and political power in the United States…

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Issues of Access and Affordability

For all the dour reports about the lack of access to U.S. higher education…

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Asian Americans Aren’t White Folks’ ‘Racial Mascots’

Affirmative action has almost always been framed as a Black and White issue…

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Perspectives: Asian Americans Aren’t White Folks’ ‘Racial Mascots’

Although usually excluded from discussions about civil rights, Asian Americans are increasingly introduced as an argument against racial diversity. Yet like all Americans, Asian immigrants and their native-born children benefit from the modest efforts to include everyone in the American Dream.

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Native American Studies Program Expands at Columbia

Spurred on by fierce student activism a decade ago, Columbia University is now pushing forward with plans to create an American Indian studies program, making it one of only three Ivy League colleges to offer such a curriculum.

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Bill Cosby Urges Black Support For Slavery Museum

Bill Cosby, who more than two years ago urged African-Americans to take more responsibility for their neighborhoods and children, says Blacks should be similarly responsible for building the national slavery museum in Fredericksburg, Va.

Jump Starting Latino Achievement

Lorretta Chavez knows that for poor Mexican American children in Colorado…

HACU Conference to Focus on Increasing Hispanic Student Success

The 20th Annual Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities conference to be held next month will focus on increasing the success of Hispanic students.

Foreign Scholars Continue To Be Scrutinized By U.S. Authorities

A number of foreign scholars have been denied entry this year to the United States on grounds of political or ideological affiliations. According to the ACLU, the U.S. government is using ideological exclusion not as a legitimate reason to protect the country but just to stop someone who is against government policy per se.

Black Enrollment At UT-Austin Exceeds Pre-Hopwood Level for First Time

AUSTIN, Texas More Blacks are studying at the University of Texas at Austin this semester than ever, breaking a record set the year a federal appeals court banned the use of race in admissions.

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