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Students
Foundation Unveils Bilingual Scholarship Program for Social Work
A bilingual scholarship program that will offer up to $1 million to Spanish-speaking students at accredited graduate social work programs in Texas in the next three years has been approved by the he Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.
July 15, 2008
Students
Awards and Scholarships for Latinos
Following are some recent awards and scholarships given to Latinos by various organizations in recent weeks.
July 15, 2008
Native Americans
Kansas Law Professor Named Fletcher Fellow
A University of Kansas law professor has joined a distinguished handful of scholars, writers and artists who have been named Fletcher Fellows.
July 9, 2008
Native Americans
Tribal Summit Explores Suicide Crisis
U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) applauded the Rosebud Sioux Tribe for examining ways to prevent suicide during their Sacredness of Life Summit in Mission.
July 9, 2008
Latinx
Proposal Seeks to Improve America’s Image Abroad
Legislation would lessen financial barriers that prevent low-income, minority students from participating in foreign exchange programs.
July 9, 2008
Latinx
Hispanic Scholars, Students Pressure Princeton For Latino Studies Program
Princeton University may finally defer to three decades of demands for a Latino studies program because of recent efforts by Hispanic students, aided by a group of Hispanic alumni.
July 9, 2008
Latinx
Diverse Calendar
July 27-Aug. 1 National Urban League Annual Conference Orlando World Center Marriott Orlando, Fla. Web: www.nul.org/2008conference/ July 29-Aug. 1 Improving University Teaching 33rd International Conference “Transforming Higher Education Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century” University of Strathclyde Glasgow, Scotland Web: www.iutconference.org July 29-Aug. 2 Association of Black Sociologists ABS 38th Annual Conference “Challenging Hierarchies: […]
July 9, 2008
Native Americans
Donation Supports Haskell Indian Nations University
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, a federally recognized Native American tribe, has announced a donation of $150,000 to support initiatives at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas.
July 8, 2008
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Native Americans
$3.3 million in Federal Funds Will Expand Programs at UND
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) announced $3.3 million in federal funding for projects at the University of North Dakota that will help expand educational opportunities and boost the Red River Valley Research Corridor.
July 8, 2008
Latinx
Leading Hispanic Educator Voted NEA Vice President
Lily Eskelsen, an elementary school teacher from Utah, has been elected vice president of the National Education Association by the nearly 10,000 delegates at its 146th Annual Meeting here, the NEA announced.
July 8, 2008
Latinx
Tuition Break for Some Kansas Undocumented Immigrants Stands
Critics of a law giving some undocumented immigrants a tuition break at state universities and colleges are promising to keep challenging it, despite a recent legal setback from the U.S. Supreme Court.
July 8, 2008
Faculty & Staff
ASU Professor Will Pursue Studies on School Choice
David Garcia, an assistant professor at Arizona State University, has been selected as a 2008-2009 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow to research the convergence of school choice and school accountability with the diversification of the Latino population in the United States.
July 8, 2008
Latinx
Maryland Administrator Receives Affirmative Action Award
Ernesto Santos-DeJesus, director of diversity initiatives at University of Maryland University College (UMUC), has received the 2008 President’s Award from the American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA).
July 8, 2008
Latinx
Congressional Proposal Seeks to Increase Study Abroad Participation
Legislation would lessen financial barriers that prevent low-income, minority students from participating in foreign exchange programs.
July 6, 2008
Students
Students Learning English Are Isolated in Poor Schools, Study Finds
Gaps in test scores narrow when students who have not mastered English are not isolated in low-achieving schools, according to a new report from the Pew Center for English-Language learning.
July 1, 2008
Latinx
Preschool Helps Close Achievement Gap
Attending a high-quality preschool gives minority students an academic edge as they prepare to enter kindergarten, according to a new study released in June by the independent nonprofit research organization RAND Corp.
July 1, 2008
Native Americans
Traditional Languages in Danger, Minnesota Lawmaker Says
A Minnesota state senator says American Indian languages could become extinct unless language- immersion programs are renewed.
June 30, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander
Obama’s Asian-American Half Sister Helps Him Reach Out to Other Asian-Americans
The throng of Asian-American donors drew closer, drinks in hand, to hear Barack Obama’s sister describe the wide arc of his life: beyond politics and Chicago, into his childhood in Indonesia and Hawaii.
June 30, 2008
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