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Section: Demographics
Students
A Steward of American Indian Education
David Gipp has been involved in the tribal college movement from the beginning and continues to play a vital role.
November 26, 2008
Students
CHANGING ROLES IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Women are emerging from positions of authority in traditional tribal culture to more public roles.
November 26, 2008
African-American
Diverse Calendar
Dec. 27-30 Modern Language Association 124th Annual Convention Hilton San Francisco San Francisco Marriott Fairmont San Francisco San Francisco Web: www.mla.org Jan. 4-7 International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement 22nd Annual World Congress Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina Vancouver, BC, Canada Web: www.icsei2009.org Jan. 4-7 National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship 6th Annual Conference […]
November 26, 2008
Latinx
Female Immigrants Mistreated in Detention, Research Suggests
Some female immigrants in detention awaiting decisions on deportation have been mistreated or neglected, according to University of Arizona researchers.
November 25, 2008
Latinx
Denver Police Bring In UCLA Expert on Racism
The Denver Police Department is relying on a social psychologist associated with theories on “racism without racists” for advice on whether it is doing everything possible to rid itself of racial and gender bias.
November 25, 2008
Students
Advocates: Economic Stimulus Needed for Education Too
With the nation’s financial system in turmoil, many education leaders are calling for Congress and President-elect Barack Obama to earmark funding for schools and college students in a new economic stimulus package to help prop up the economy.
November 25, 2008
Sports
Illinois, Northwestern Retire Tomahawk Trophy
The University of Illinois put Chief Illiniwek on the shelf last year and the school says it’s now retiring another piece of American Indian imagery.
November 23, 2008
Students
University of Maryland Becomes U.S. ‘Minority-Serving Institution’ for Asian Americans
The University of Maryland has been granted status as a “minority-serving institution” for Asian Americans and related groups, a gateway to targeted federal support for scholarships and the growth of academic programs. It’s the first “minority-serving” designation for the University of Maryland. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Education has granted Maryland $2.4 million over two […]
November 18, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Some Students Take Jagged Path to Graduation
As the nation moves toward a common graduation rate formula based on the number of students who obtain a diploma in four years, students like Jefferson Lara will appear to have fallen by wayside.
November 18, 2008
African-American
Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint on The Obama Effect
The psychological boost on African-Americans generated by the election of the nation’s first Black president may be tempered by hard economic times ahead, says Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint, director of the Media Center of the Judge Baker Children’s Center and professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
November 12, 2008
Faculty & Staff
ALL IN A DECADE’S WORK
Eugenio María de Hostos Community College’s longtime president Dolores Fernández reflects on her journey through academia and helping other Hispanics reach the top.
November 12, 2008
Students
N.H. Catholic College Wants Twice the Diversity
St. Anselm College, a Roman Catholic college here, wants to double the enrollment of Hispanics, African-Americans and other minorities.
November 11, 2008
Latinx
Online Bookseller Targets Spanish-Only Market
Its new consumer web site, http://www.librerialectorum.com/ will be the largest U.S. online bookstore operating exclusively in Spanish, Lectorum Publications announced.
November 11, 2008
Sports
V is for Victory. So is IX.
V is for Victory. So is IX. is a national campaign to increase the effectiveness of Title IX. Enacted in 1972, Title IX is a federal law addressing equality in education, academics and sports. The campaign is being launched by the Women’s Sports Foundation, the Women’s Law Project of Philadelphia, the California Women’s Law […]
November 10, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Hispanics Flex Political Muscle for Choice Obama Appointments
Hispanic advocacy groups are pressing hard to get President-elect Barack Obama to name unprecedented numbers of Hispanics to his administration.
November 10, 2008
LGBTQ+
U.S. accepts Black President, struggles with other social advances
Americans made history this week by electing their first Black president while banning affirmative action and gay marriage at the same time.
November 6, 2008
African-American
Democrats Gain in Dixie, but Racial Divide Remains
Barack Obama hardly marched across the South like General William T. Sherman, who accepted the surrender of the Conferedate armies in the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida in 1865. But he certainly made some inroads.
November 5, 2008
Latinx
Gettting to Know You: Diversity in Friendships Reduces Stress, UCB Study Finds
Making friends outside your own ethnic group or race in academic settings can reduce stress, researchers at University of California at Berkeley have found.
November 4, 2008
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