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Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian Americans Aren’t White Folks’ ‘Racial Mascots’
Affirmative action has almost always been framed as a Black and White issue…
October 4, 2006
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Asian American Pacific Islander
Perspectives: Asian Americans Aren’t White Folks’ ‘Racial Mascots’
Although usually excluded from discussions about civil rights, Asian Americans are increasingly introduced as an argument against racial diversity. Yet like all Americans, Asian immigrants and their native-born children benefit from the modest efforts to include everyone in the American Dream.
October 3, 2006
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African-American
Native American Studies Program Expands at Columbia
Spurred on by fierce student activism a decade ago, Columbia University is now pushing forward with plans to create an American Indian studies program, making it one of only three Ivy League colleges to offer such a curriculum.
October 2, 2006
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African-American
Bill Cosby Urges Black Support For Slavery Museum
Bill Cosby, who more than two years ago urged African-Americans to take more responsibility for their neighborhoods and children, says Blacks should be similarly responsible for building the national slavery museum in Fredericksburg, Va.
September 27, 2006
Latinx
Jump Starting Latino Achievement
Lorretta Chavez knows that for poor Mexican American children in Colorado…
September 27, 2006
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Students
HACU Conference to Focus on Increasing Hispanic Student Success
The 20th Annual Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities conference to be held next month will focus on increasing the success of Hispanic students.
September 25, 2006
Latinx
Foreign Scholars Continue To Be Scrutinized By U.S. Authorities
A number of foreign scholars have been denied entry this year to the United States on grounds of political or ideological affiliations. According to the ACLU, the U.S. government is using ideological exclusion not as a legitimate reason to protect the country but just to stop someone who is against government policy per se.
September 23, 2006
Students
Black Enrollment At UT-Austin Exceeds Pre-Hopwood Level for First Time
AUSTIN, Texas More Blacks are studying at the University of Texas at Austin this semester than ever, breaking a record set the year a federal appeals court banned the use of race in admissions.
September 23, 2006
Students
Science Revolution in Minority Communities Theme of SACNAS Conference
Students and science educators will gather later this month for the annual Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) conference held in Tampa, Fla. Pertinent to a much talked-about issue – the theme of this year’s conference is “Science Revolution in Minority Communities: What Progress Have We Made?”
September 23, 2006
Faculty & Staff
The HIspanic-Serving Designation: Asset or Deficit?
There are more than 200 American colleges and universities federally designated as Hispanic-Serving Institutions, but only four mention this classification in their mission statements.
September 21, 2006
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African-American
Stepping Up
As a graduate of an HBCU, it was good to hear that another university has stepped up to the plate in fulfilling the needs of this academic study…
September 20, 2006
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Needed: More Parental Input
I think [the column] highlights some of the problems with entrusting the education of our young people to the public school system…
September 20, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Culture and Academic Performance
U.S. Census reports remind us that Hispanics are the largest and fastest growing minority population in the United States…
September 20, 2006
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Latinx
Researching Latinas In Crisis
When Dr. Luis H. Zayas was a clinician at a New York City hospital during the 1980s…
September 20, 2006
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Leadership & Policy
Quotes of Note
“Let’s talk about the complicity of the Episcopal Church as one of the institutions of this country who, of course…
September 20, 2006
African-American
Just In Time for the Black Panther Birthday Party
Dr. Peniel E. Joseph, a professor of African-American studies at State University of New York-Stony Brook
September 20, 2006
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Native Americans
Space Constraints Force Tribal College To Close Doors on Enrollment
A housing shortage on the campus of United Tribes Technical College has led the college to cut off enrollment…
September 20, 2006
Latinx
Jump Starting Latino Achievement
Lorretta Chavez knows that for poor Mexican American children in Colorado…
September 20, 2006
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