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Section: Demographics
Native Americans
Tsosie Devoting Her Lifeâs Work to Teaching About Indian Law
As a youngster coming of age in Los Angeles in the 1970s, Rebecca Tsosie became radicalized to the plight of the American Indian community when she learned of an international incident that transpired on February 27, 1973 in Wounded Knee, S.D.
November 27, 2013
Native Americans
Shideezhi Program Emerging as Pipeline Program for American Indian Girls
This year, Shideezhi, which means âmy little sisterâ in Navajo, celebrated its first graduating high school class.
November 26, 2013
Students
N.J. Immigration Tuition Bill to Go to Christie âAs Isâ
Gov. Chris Christie said he would not sign the bill that passed the Senate because it has a loophole that could make N.J. a magnet for students who are in the country illegally and seeking a more affordable college education.
November 26, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Appiah Leaves Princeton, Headed to New York University
Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah â arguably the nationâs most prominent black philosopher â has decided to give up his endowed professorship at Princeton University and will join the faculty at New York University in January.
November 26, 2013
Faculty & Staff
UM, MSU students want gender identity protection
University of Montana and Montana State University students want the state Board of Regents to add sexual orientation and gender identity to its nondiscrimination policy.
November 25, 2013
Native Americans
Professors work to increase the number of American Indians in business.
Even more so than other minority groups, American Indians are largely absent from corporate boardrooms, executive positions in major corporations and are rare even in many small and medium-sized businesses.
November 25, 2013
African-American
Report: Job Growth Under Health Care Reform to Benefit Minorities
A new analysis of health care job growth estimates that over the next decade a total of 4.6 million new positions will be created in the U.S., according to the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
November 24, 2013
Leadership & Policy
University of Illinois at Chicago Bidding to Host President Obama Library
Officials with several Chicago sites as well as President Obamaâs birthplace of Hawaii have stepped forward, hoping to be chosen.
November 24, 2013
Students
Campus Conversations About Race Now Heating Up the Twitterverse
Social media has created a space for students to connect and participate in national conversations related to race, identity and representation.
November 24, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Southern Cuisine, Civil Rights Author, Dies
John Egerton, an authority on the history of Nashville, Tenn., Southern cuisine and the early days of the civil rights movement, has died.
November 21, 2013
African-American
Wayne State Stands By Detroit Amid Bankruptcy
Despite Detroitâs financial challenges, Wayne State University has been supporting the city by investing in new technology, facilities and small businesses.
November 21, 2013
Native Americans
American Indian Heritage Month
In this edition, Diverse features Rebecca Tsosie, a leading expert on American Indian law; we also look at efforts to get American Indian students on the MBA track, recruitment and retention strategies that work; and programs nurturing the next generation of American Indian farmers.
November 21, 2013
African-American
The Culture of Self-hatred Still Present Among Some Black Folk
Canadian journalist Orville Douglasâ article, âWhy I Hate Being a Black Man,â puts a spotlight on the incessant psychology of self-hatred among Blacks.
November 20, 2013
Sports
Proposal to Disband UDC Sports Teams Delayed
University of District Columbia Interim President James Lyonsâ proposal to end the schoolâs participation in the NCAA in an attempt to use funds on academic programs and services was shelved by the board of trustees.
November 20, 2013
Students
Journalist, Diversity Advocate Ramirez Dies
An advocate for diversity in journalism, Raul Ramirez, a lecturer at San Francisco State University for 30 years, has passed from cancer.
November 19, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Alabama A&Mâs Fiscal Health Improving
Amid the toughest time in recent history for HBCUs, Andrew Hugine managed to reverse Alabama A&Mâs financial losses by reducing staff, merging schools and partnering with the local community.
November 19, 2013
Faculty & Staff
The Philippinesâ Super Typhoon and Americansâ Super Ignorance: Is Higher Ed to Blame?
Most people just didnât know much at all about the Philippines and its historical connection to the U.S.
November 18, 2013
African-American
New SCSU President Tackles Enrollment, Financial Challenges
Five months after being appointed the new president of South Carolina State University, Thomas Elzey is pursing an ambitious agenda to give the troubled institution a new lease on life.
November 18, 2013
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