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African-American
Course Watch: University of Akron Offers Class on Black Male Issues
The first course on Black men’s history and studies in the nation will be taught this summer as a special topics course at the University of Akron (Ohio) by Dr. Zachery Williams, assistant professor of African-American history and interim director of Pan African studies at the university. “‘African American Men’s History and Studies’ represents an […]
May 28, 2008
Students
Understanding the “Bling-bling Generation”
Many of the constructs that describe Millennials, or 21st-century young people, also referred to as Generation M, don’t seem to apply to Black undergraduates, according to research in the current National Association of Student Affairs Professionals Journal. Sheltered, indulged, protected. These describe most millennials, but for students of color “these factors have been at best […]
May 28, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian Americans Largely Ignored by Presidential
Despite feverish efforts by presidential candidates to grab voters’ attention, they, along with public opinion pollsters and mainstream news media, have largely ignored Asian Americans so far, several political scientists say.
May 28, 2008
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African-American
Professional Appointments
Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau has been appointed president of Howard University in Washington, D.C., effective Aug. 1. He currently serves as president of Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Ribeau earned a bachelor’s from Wayne State University and a master’s and doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. DR. ANGELA DURANTE has been named […]
May 28, 2008
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Latinx
Diverse Calendar
June 18-22 Association of American Colleges and Universities 8th Annual Greater Expectations Institute “Campus Leadership for Student Engagement, Inclusion and Achievement” Cliff Lodge & Spa Snowbird, Utah Web: www.aacu.org June 21-24Association of College and University Housing Officers — International 2008 ACUHO-I Annual Conference & Exposition Disney Coronado Springs Resort Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Web: www.acuho-i.org […]
May 28, 2008
Native Americans
Indian Candidate from New Mexico Runs Literally for Congress
Benny Shendo Jr.’s bid for Congress isn’t just a political race. He’s literally running for office touring northern New Mexico on foot and by bike as he seeks votes in a six-way Democratic primary.
May 27, 2008
Latinx
Arkansas Governor Says Law Bars In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
By law, colleges and universities do not have the option of allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition, Gov. Mike Beebe warned over the weekend.
May 27, 2008
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Latinx
Work Life and Identity Issues in Hispanic Youth Are Focus of Study
Education is the primary route to security for children of ethnic minorities, a University of Arizona professor concludes in a study that his publisher says is the most-extensive ever done on Hispanic youth.
May 27, 2008
Latinx
Latinas, Black Girls Respect, Defer to Moms Most
Latinas and African American girls defer to their mothers more than non-Hispanic white girls do, according to a University of Florida study.
May 27, 2008
Latinx
Migrant Education Program Graduates Honored in Pennsylvania
More than 75 students from across Pennsylvania were honored May 27 for graduating from the Education Department’s migrant-education program.
May 27, 2008
African-American
Presbyterians Pick Black Leader for Seminary
For the first time in its 196-year history, one of the nation’s oldest Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) seminaries will be led by a Black pastor, a triumph for African-Americans who hope he’ll use his position to nurture the next generation of minority pastors.
May 26, 2008
African-American
Lani Guinier on Merit
In the keynote address to a symposium audience hosted by the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at the University California, Los Angeles, Harvard Law School Professor Lani Guinier challenges the conventional assumptions about merit and the meritocracy of higher education.
May 22, 2008
African-American
Federal Officials Reviewing Inequity Complaints in a Mississippi School District
The U.S. Justice Department is looking into complaints of racial disparities within the Cleveland Public School District.
May 21, 2008
Latinx
Immigrants Are Assimilating Quickly, but Mexicans Lag Most, Report Says
Despite rapid growth in the immigrant population, newcomers of the past quarter-century have assimilated more rapidly than their counterparts of a century ago, according to a conservative think tank.
May 20, 2008
Students
Online School Targets Hispanics, Students At Risk
The state’s newest virtual charter school is expected to go online this fall, but only after a strategic campaign to recruit Hispanics and teenagers at risk of quitting or getting kicked out of public high schools.
May 20, 2008
Latinx
Critics ask: What Role Should TV, Radio Marti Play?
Two decades after Congress established the U.S. Office of Cuba Broadcasting, lawmakers and experts still cannot seem to agree on the program’s mission.
May 20, 2008
Latinx
Families Sue Catholic School Over ‘English Only’ Policy
Four Hispanic families are suing St. Anne’s Catholic School over a policy that requires students to speak English at all times while at school.
May 20, 2008
Native Americans
Obama Pledges New Era for Federal-Indian Relations
Pledging to usher in a new era of honest federal dealings with Indian tribes, Democratic presidential front-runner on Monday made an unprecedented stop in Montana Indian country for a rally at the Crow reservation.
May 19, 2008
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