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Students
Scholars Discuss Black Power in the Age of Obama
The Black Power movement is not a vestige of the past, but a living didactical legacy that is as relevant now in the Obama era as it has ever been, said a group of scholars and activists during a two-day symposium dedicated to the impact of the Black Power movement on America.
March 31, 2009
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Leadership & Policy
March Madness for Tribal Colleges
Sunday presented a sweet feeling of accomplishment for Andrae Domebo and Dani Augare.
March 26, 2009
LGBTQ+
Gainesville, Fla., Anti-discrimination Laws Kept
Voters on Tuesday turned down a measure that could have stripped Gainesville government’s anti-discrimination protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender residents.
March 25, 2009
LGBTQ+
Gainesville, Fla., Votes on Gay Discrimination Ban
Voters in this university city went to the polls Tuesday in an election that could strip the local government’s anti-discrimination protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender residents.
March 24, 2009
African-American
Artist Joseph Holston Depicts Underground Railroad in Most Recent Exhibit
Artist Joseph Holston is obsessed with color: deep blues complimented by rich yellows, dramatic splashes of crimson, bright orange and striking violets.
March 22, 2009
Latinx
Hard-fought MSI Technology Plan Needs Jump Start
After much work to get MSIs more technology funding, advocates face tough budget climate.
March 19, 2009
African-American
Brown Moves Ahead With Plans for Slavery Memorial
A Brown University commission has asked the school to create a memorial acknowledging its early ties to the slave trade, one that would inspire reconciliation, not resurrect shame.
March 18, 2009
Students
Do Affinity Groups Create More Racial Tension on Campus?
For years, predominantly White institutions have worked to etch out a space where students of color could assemble to discuss their issues and identify mentors.
March 9, 2009
Asian American Pacific Islander
Dartmouth Students Apologize for Racist E-mail About First Asian-American President
Dartmouth students apologized for writing a tongue-in-cheek news report full of racial slurs directed at the school’s next president, who will be the first Asian-American to lead an Ivy League school.
March 8, 2009
Students
Chronicling the Lives of Native Americans on Predominantly White Campuses
Amanda LeClair, a senior at the University of Wyoming, is not an activist by nature.
March 3, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Dartmouth’s New President First Asian To Lead Ivy League Institution
A Korean-born doctor and humanitarian known as a leader the global fight against HIV/AIDS and other diseases will become the next president of Dartmouth College.
March 2, 2009
Latinx
What Will It Take To Increase Hispanics in STEM? Money, of Course
The National Science Foundation came to Hispanic-serving institutions for advice Sunday on the best way to tackle the dearth of Latinos in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
March 1, 2009
Latinx
Help for Part-time Students Among Recommendations Urged To Improve Latino Educational Attainment
Warning of an education crisis for the nation’s burgeoning Latino population, academic researchers and advocates came to Capitol Hill Friday, calling for quick action to avert that crisis.
March 1, 2009
Students
Obama’s Education Budget Seeks To Restructure Pell Grant
With a goal to expand financial aid and college access, the Obama administration unveiled a 2010 education budget plan Thursday that virtually guarantees future Pell Grant increases while creating a major new initiative on college completion.
February 26, 2009
Latinx
LOC Highlights People of Panamanian Islands
The Library of Congress Hispanic Division will convene a symposium this Friday focusing on the culture of a people indigenous to the San Blas Islands off the coast of Panama.
February 24, 2009
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Latinx
Budget Bill Seeks Immediate Education Increases
Last fall, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate decided not to fight with the Bush White House over education spending for fiscal 2009, which began last Oct. 1.
February 24, 2009
Native Americans
Yale’s Skull and Bones Society Sued Over Geronimo’s Remains
HARTFORD, Conn. — Geronimo’s descendants have sued Skull and Bones — the secret society at Yale University linked to presidents and other powerful figures — claiming that its members stole the remains of the legendary Apache leader decades ago and have kept them ever since.
February 23, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Documentary on Landmark Civil Rights Case Premiers Tonight on PBS
PBS tonight will premier a documentary, “A Class Apart,” that sheds light on a landmark Mexican-American civil rights case handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 3, 1954 – two weeks before the watershed Brown v. Board of Education ruling.
February 22, 2009
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