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African-American
Deaths of Civil Rights Icons Leads to Surge in Donations for MLK Memorial
Donations for a planned memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington, D.C., have jumped since the recent deaths of civil rights icons Rosa Parks and King’s widow, Coretta Scott King…
April 3, 2006
Native Americans
Tribal Leader Works to Repatriate Tribal Remains
Tribal leaders in Oklahoma are continuing their efforts to repatriate thousands of ancestral remains being housed in museum and university collections nationwide…
April 3, 2006
Latinx
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…
March 29, 2006
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…
March 28, 2006
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Students
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…
March 27, 2006
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…
March 26, 2006
Latinx
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…
March 23, 2006
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…
March 22, 2006
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Latinx
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…
March 22, 2006
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LGBTQ+
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…
March 22, 2006
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…
March 22, 2006
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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…
March 20, 2006
Students
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…
March 20, 2006
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…
March 16, 2006
Students
Stanford Scholarship to Benefit Latin American Students
Stanford University recently announced a new $10 million scholarship fund for Latino students, established by colleagues of Uruguayan biotechnology pioneer Dr. Alejandro Zaffaroni…
March 15, 2006
Native Americans
Indian Court Recognizes Descendants of Black Freedmen
The descendants of freed slaves who joined the Cherokee Indian tribe in the 1800s must be recognized as citizens of the tribe, the Cherokee Nation’s highest court has ruled…
March 12, 2006
Native Americans
United Tribes Technical College Left Out of Indian Affairs Budget Request for Fifth Straight Year
For the fifth consecutive fiscal year, the Bush administration has zeroed out funding for the United Tribes Technical College. In the previous four years, Congress restored funding for the Bismarck…
March 8, 2006
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Faculty & Staff
Blogging Rights
For a year and a half, Meg Spohn served as an adjunct faculty member at DeVry University’s Westminster, Colo., campus…
March 8, 2006
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