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Asian American Pacific Islander
States Mandate ‘Culturally Competent’ Health Care
When a doctor doesn’t look an Asian-American patient in the eye, that might be seen as a sign of respect.
August 10, 2008
Latinx
Hispanic Growth Not Reflected on U.S. Olympic Squad
Hispanics have rapidly emerged as the largest minority group in the United States, comprising 15 percent of the population, but on the U.S. Olympic team assembling in China they are for a range of reasons strikingly underrepresented.
August 6, 2008
Native Americans
Keeping With Traditions
With the 2008 Olympic Games taking place in Beijing this month, approximately 4 billion viewers worldwide will tune into the two week-long event.
August 6, 2008
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Latinx
Pell Grant One of Few Winners in 2009 Budget
Despite work on education spending bill, Congress unlikely to complete work until after general election.
August 6, 2008
Students
AKAs Celebrate 100 Years of Sisterhood and Service
The nation’s capital was a sea of pink and green as an estimated 20,000 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha converged upon Washington, D.C., in July to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the country’s largest and oldest Black sorority. Founded on the campus of Howard University in 1908, and boasting 200,000 members and 975 chapters worldwide, […]
August 6, 2008
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Students
Keeping the Tradition Alive
The relatively low percentage of Black students in jazz studies programs remains a topic of interest as scholars want to ensure that the musical culture of an earlier generation of African-Americans lives on.
August 6, 2008
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African-American
Summer Reading for the Teachers
A little variety to stretch the mind — gently.
August 6, 2008
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Latinx
Diverse Calendar
Sept. 7-10 National HBCU Week Hyatt Regency Washington, D.C. Web: www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/ whhbcu/edlite-index.html Sept. 17-20 National Black MBA Association 30th Annual Conference and Exposition “Catalyst for Change” Convention Center Washington, D.C. Web: www.nbmbaa.org Sept. 22-24 National College Access Network Annual Conference Hilton Americas Hotel Houston Web: www.collegeaccess.org /NCAN/ Sept. 24-27 Appalachian State University’s National Center for […]
August 6, 2008
Latinx
Probe: Fed Employees May Have Bought Fake Degrees
Immigration officials are looking through a list of more than 9,000 names to see how many federal employees may have bought a phony high school or college degree from a Spokane, Wash.-based diploma mill.
August 5, 2008
Latinx
Course Helps Foster Hispanic-Jewish Bonds
When Randy Brown visited Hispanic Pentecostal congregations in Southern California, he was stunned by displays of Star-of-David flags, fervent prayers for peace in Israel and Hebrew words in their church names.
August 5, 2008
Students
Hispanic Caucus Applauds Higher Education Bill
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) applauded the passage of the Higher Education Reauthorization Act, H.R. 4137, on July 31 by a vote of 380-49 in the House and 83-8 in the Senate. The bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
August 5, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Homeland Security and UT Brownsville Reach Accord on Campus Border Fence
The University of Texas at Brownsville and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reached an agreement this week barring the government from condemning any university land and committing the school to beefing up security along its existing fence, according to wire reports…
August 5, 2008
Students
Tribal Colleges Stay True to Mission
Celebrating 40 years, the tribal college movement remains committed to sustaining native culture, language and community, officials say.
August 5, 2008
Students
House Approves HEA Bill; Senate Vote Next
The House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill to renew the Higher Education Act and make changes in a variety of programs from Pell Grants and student loans to those for minority-serving institutions.
July 31, 2008
Native Americans
New Mexico First State To Adopt Navajo Textbook
In the Navajo language, there’s no one word that translates into “go”; it’s more like a sentence.
July 31, 2008
Students
Scholar Wants More American Indian Faculty in Business Colleges
Beau Barnes, recipient of a doctoral scholarship designed to increase faculty and student diversity in business colleges, says he wants to boost the number of American Indians teaching in Oklahoma business colleges.
July 30, 2008
Native Americans
American Indian Languages Dying
A decreasing number of American Indians can speak or understand their ancestral language, experts say.
July 30, 2008
Students
UA Students Form Second Chapter of Journalists’ Association
Students in the University of Arizona department of journalism have formed the second student chapter of the Native American Journalists Association.
July 30, 2008
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