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Natives Won’t Be ‘Left Out of the Tent,’ Says Obama Official

The day before he was confirmed as U.S. Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar, D-Colo., sought earlier this week to reassure tribal leaders that the Obama administration is serious about Native American issues and promised his department would work “hand in hand” with Indian communities.

Community Colleges

Rouse Expected to Sail Through Confirmation Hearing for Council of Economic Advisers

Dr. Cecilia Elena Rouse, a Princeton University economist, will bring expertise in labor as it relates specifically to education issues when she joins President-elect Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers.

CNN: Gupta Approached About Surgeon General Post

President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, about becoming the country’s next surgeon general, the cable network said Tuesday.

Catching Up With Dr. Leonard Haynes

After a little more than a year as its executive director, Dr. Leonard L. Haynes III has been credited with substantially improving the performance of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Leadership & Policy

HBCUs Question Equity of Research Partnerships

In an effort to meet critical research goals, a familiar trend among historically Black colleges and universities is to link up with larger research-intensive institutions.

Leadership & Policy

UT Regents name Cigarroa as chancellor finalist.

Francisco Cigarroa, president of the UT Health Science Center, has been named the sole finalist for chancellor of the University of Texas System, the state’s largest and most prestigious network of colleges.

Hispanic Surgeon on Short List to Head Texas System

The search for a chancellor for the University of Texas System has narrowed to two candidates, including a Hispanic surgeon, Texas newspapers have reported.

The Challenge

Dr. Joseph C. Hall credits his wife as the driving force that has kept him involved in research for nearly two decades to develop a male birth control pill.

Grants & Gifts

CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, POMONA, has received a $4.1 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help the university address the national shortage of professionals ready to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The funding is intended to help Hispanic and low-income students enter the STEM fields. MONTGOMERY COLLEGE […]

Immunization Rates Lag in Older African-American and Hispanic Populations, AARP Report Shows

More than half skip flu shots, missing opportunity for prevention A new report by AARP’s Public Policy Institute highlights the impact of low vaccination rates for influenza and pneumonia among older black and Hispanic populations. Rates for these groups lag significantly behind whites. Together, influenza and pneumonia represent the eighth leading cause of death in […]

Grants & Gifts

BENEDICT COLLEGE (S.C.) has been awarded a $937,480 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish and strengthen financial management, academic resources and endowment-building capacities as well as improve the school’s physical plants. EXCELENCIA IN EDUCATION, an education think tank in Washington, D.C., has received a $1.49 MILLION grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation for […]

Jargon May Pose Danger to Hispanic Construction Workers

Hispanic workers and others new to construction sites might be at risk of injury because of unfamiliarity with the jargon they hear in safety training and on the job, according to pilot studies conducted at Purdue University.

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