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Latinx
Brown U. Survey of Latinos Debunks Myths
An analysis of political attitudes and civic engagement of Latinos in Rhode Island released Oct. 30 by Brown University debunks 10 common myths about them.
November 4, 2008
Latinx
Conference Re-Examines Role of Chicano Pioneers
In a year when the phrase community organizer has taken become a buzzword in the presidential campaign that just ended, activists and scholars will gather Nov. 16 to 18 to document and discuss one of the earliest, most significant community organizing efforts in California history.
November 4, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander
Multiracial Survey To Tap Voter Attitudes
The pollsters have been out en force this presidential election season.
November 3, 2008
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Native Americans
Creating More Opportunities for American Indians in Science and Engineering
While many have doubted the ability of American Indian students to thrive in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, Dr. Herb Schroeder is converting skeptics with his Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program.
October 30, 2008
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Students
Gay-rights Group Members Arrested at College
Three members of a gay-rights group on a nationwide bus tour of faith-based universities were arrested this week after going to a private campus that had banned them, officials said.
October 30, 2008
African-American
Showing the Way
This past spring, the nation somberly noted the 40th anniversaries of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s and Robert Kennedy’s assassinations. Those anniversaries provided time for reflection about the progress Americans have made socially and politically since 1968.
October 29, 2008
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Students
Diversity Now
As the University of Illinois prepares to commemorate the anniversary of Project 500, its ambitious fast-tracked minority recruitment program of 1968, alumni and faculty say they remain gratified by its legacy.
October 29, 2008
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Students
Writing their own History
San Francisco State University is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the student-led strike that brought about the creation of the College of Ethnic Studies.
October 29, 2008
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Latinx
A Culture of Family And College
As Hispanic women balance family values and responsibilities with the ambition to attend college, admissions counselors are providing them with culturally sensitive retention tools.
October 29, 2008
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Latinx
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.
October 28, 2008
Students
Arkansas Chancellor Could Support In-State Rates for the Undocumented
The head of Arkansas’ flagship university said the state must do everything possible to encourage more students to seek bachelor’s degrees – possibly even by offering undocumented immigrants the lower tuition rates given to in-state residents.
October 28, 2008
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Latinx
An Obama Win Could Shift Balance in Cuba, Scholar Says
Electing Barack Obama president could significantly change the balance of power in Cuba and among Latinos in the United States because Cuba would be forced to deal with the first American administration in decades that is poised to strengthen ties with the country’s military government, a University at Buffalo scholar predicts.
October 28, 2008
African-American
University of Maryland Archaeologists Find African ‘Spirit Bundle’
University of Maryland archaeologists have found what they believe to be one of the earliest examples of the spiritual traditions brought to North America by African slaves.
October 22, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander
Obama Maintains Strong Lead in Presidential Race Among Young People
A new national poll finds 18- to 24-year-old likely voters continue to strongly prefer U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (56 percent) over U.S. Sen. John McCain (30 percent) as their pick for president.
October 22, 2008
Students
Brownsville Wins $1Million Prize for Academic Gains
One of the nation’s poorest school districts, already tousled by a hurricane and nervously awaiting division by a fence being built along the U.S.-Mexican border, won the coveted $1 million Broad Prize for Urban Education last week in recognition of its academic advances.
October 21, 2008
Latinx
Hearing on UT Border-Wall Issue Being Webcast Today
The University of Texas Working Group on Human Rights and the Border Wall has been granted a general hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, that will be held today (Wednesday, Oct 22). from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the commission’s Washington, D.C., headquarters and webcast to a global audience, UT announced.
October 21, 2008
Latinx
GW Wins $10 Million Contract for Language Clearinghouse
A $10 million, five-year contract has been awarded to George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition, GW has announced.
October 21, 2008
Students
Haskell Indian Nations University President Under Fire
The embattled president of Haskell Indian Nations University is standing firm while the university’s Board of Regents asks for her dismissal and nearly half of the students have signed petitions seeking her resignation.
October 20, 2008
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