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Section: Demographics
LGBTQ+
‘Day Without a Gay” Participation Spotty
A daylong strike for which people were encouraged to call in “gay” to work to express support for same-sex marriage is drawing spotty participation.
December 10, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander
Obama Names Prominent Member of Gay Community, Asian American to Environmental and Energy Posts
President-elect Barack Obama has selected a deputy mayor of Los Angeles to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality, transition officials said Wednesday. On the same day, he also put in motion plans to announce his top pick for Energy Secretary.
December 10, 2008
Native Americans
American Indian Educator Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Henrietta Mann, Professor Emeritus in Native American studies at Montana State University, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Indian Education Association.
December 10, 2008
Students
Advocates: Economic Stimulus Needed for Education Too
Education groups join chorus of industries asking for government help that will create school repair jobs and keep students enrolled in college.
December 10, 2008
Students
A SPACE OF THEIR OWN
Ethnic-themed dorms offer a supportive environment for minorities, but critics say they stunt personal growth by promoting self-segregation.
December 10, 2008
African-American
Beating the At-risk Odds
Family approach credited as key to Silas Craft Collegians Program’s success.
December 10, 2008
Sports
DRASTIC MEASURES FOR DIFFICULT TIMES
Hit hard by the global financial crisis, colleges are cutting their budgets in ways that prompt fears about access and retention for minority students.
December 10, 2008
Latinx
Foe of Bilingual/Immigration Reforms Exits Congress
U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, the lightning-rod Colorado conservative, made headlines clashing with Democrats and his fellow Republicans.
December 9, 2008
Students
Coalition Urges Fixes for Dropout Crisis
Education policies that hold high schools accountable and give schools the resources to adequately prepare students for college and the modern workforce are necessary to improve graduation rates, reverse dropout trends, and strengthen the economy, according to a coalition of educational reform and civil rights groups.
December 9, 2008
Students
Iowa Educators Address College Success for Latinos
Schools and colleges can make attending college and succeeding at it a realizable goal for Latino students, but educators and policy makers need to do more to help them, according to a collaborative report from Iowa scholars and a national group of Hispanic educators.
December 9, 2008
Latinx
Oklahoma Task Force Considers Its Future
A task force created by the Legislature to advance the cause of educating Hispanic students is struggling with its identity and its future.
December 9, 2008
African-American
Tracking the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Via the Web
What took shape in the 1970s as data collections on the trans-Atlantic slave trade stored on mainframe computers has made its way to a world-wide audience as an interactive and searchable database on the Internet.
December 4, 2008
Native Americans
Arizona Tribe’s Suit Over Research Revived
An Arizona appeals court panel ruled that the Havasupai American Indian tribe can proceed with a lawsuit that claims university researchers misused blood samples taken from tribal members.
December 3, 2008
LGBTQ+
Univ. of Toledo official fired over column sues
The firing of a college administrator over her criticism of gay rights has sparked a debate about free speech and whether universities have the right to regulate what employees say outside of their jobs.
December 2, 2008
Latinx
Telling Tales Helps Students Jump Right into Learning Spanish
Frustrated by traditional language teaching tools, an experienced Spanish teacher from Annapolis has adult students writing imaginative stories and jumping to learn the language — literally.
December 2, 2008
Latinx
Task Force Urges Proactive Recruiting for Federal Jobs
A working group studying ways to improve the representation of Hispanics in the federal workforce for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has called for more accountability in management and proactive recruiting.
December 2, 2008
Latinx
Study: Minorities have higher rates of entrepreneurship than Whites
With a first-time report on minority entrepreneurs, an influential research project on U.S. entrepreneurship detected declining activity among American entrepreneurs from 2005 to 2007, reflecting a likely sign of the U.S. economy’s broader decline in 2008.
December 1, 2008
Native Americans
New Horsemanship Program at North Dakota Tribal College
Sitting Bull College in North Dakota has started a certified horsemanship program to teach students equine management.
November 26, 2008
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