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Teachers College Sets Up Online Clearinghouse on Latino Population Studies

The latest policy news, research reports and academic papers relating to the United States’ burgeoning Latino population are now available online at The New York Latino Research Clearinghouse…

Native Americans

Denver to Hold First National Conference on Educational Needs of Black Men

A national conference — the first effort of its kind — to address the educational needs of African-American men will be held in Denver May 4 & 5. The conference will provide opportunities to research…

Conference to Examine ‘The Black Scholar and the State of Black America’

An upcoming conference at Michigan State University will bring together scholars, professionals, community leaders and graduate students in wide-ranging discussions…

Faculty & Staff

Summers’ Nixing of Latino Studies a Deal Breaker for Some Harvard Faculty

In the months following his ascension to the presidency in July 2001, Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers was presented with two proposals to…

Educational System Fails Chicano Students at Every Level, Says Report

Educators, policy makers, community leaders and other stakeholders must do more to combat the dismal high school and college graduation rates of Chicano students…

Fattah Higher Ed Conference Attendees Get Full-Ride Grad School Scholarships

The 700 students attending the 20th Annual Fattah Conference on Higher Education in Philadelphia knew they would be getting coached…

Education Gaps Among U.S. Hispanics

A report released earlier this month by the National Academies’ National Research Council finds that education and training are key to giving America’s Hispanic workers and their children…

Supreme Court Upholds College Military Recruiting Law

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that colleges that accept federal money must allow military recruiters on campus…

African-American

Covenant, Convention and Context

The history of the Black convention goes back more than 175 years, to Philadelphia’s Negro National Convention on Sept. 15, 1830. The convention drew 40 Black people from nine states…

African-American

Study: ‘Acting White’ Accusation Has Damaging Legacy for Black Students

For many Black students, academic success often means eventually coming face-to-face with the “acting White” accusation. Though in many cases the accusation is laughed off and forgotten almost immediately…

New Report Details Enrollment, Graduation Trends at Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Hispanic-serving institutions have realized significant gains, both in numbers and importance, as a growing Latino population increasingly seeks greater access to higher education, a new study says…

Asian American Pacific Islander

Columbia University Honors Outstanding Coverage of Race and Ethnicity

Seventeen news organizations were recognized as “best practice” award winners on the coverage of race and ethnicity in the eighth annual Columbia Graduate…

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