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LGBTQ+
California Bill Would Require Textbooks Mention Gays’ Contributions
California State Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, says a key aspect of history is missing from school textbooks – the contributions homosexuals have made…
May 1, 2006
African-American
University of Arkansas Professor Identifies School’s First Black Student
A University of Arkansas professor has identified the person he believes was the school’s first Black student. Sociologist Gordon Morgan has sought the identity of the student for years and recently got his answer: James McGahee, one of the institution’s original students when it opened in 1872.
April 30, 2006
Sports
Novel by Harvard Student Pulled From Stores
Rarely has an author succeeded, then failed, as quickly as Kaavya Viswanathan, the Harvard University sophomore who acknowledged lifting material for her debut novel…
April 27, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Auditor: UMKC Faculty Diversity is ‘Worst’ He’s Seen
The University of Missouri-Kansas City has a serious problem with its racial climate and a serious lack of diversity in its faculty, according to an audit commissioned by the school.
April 27, 2006
Sports
Harvard Sophomore Accused of Plagiarism in Debut Novel
The publisher of a 19-year-old Harvard University sophomore’s debut novel is investigating the work because it includes several passages that are similar to a book by another author published in 2001….
April 24, 2006
Native Americans
Chippewa Tribe Seeks to Curb Drug Epidemic By Testing at North Dakota Community College
Officials of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa are taking steps to address what they say is an epidemic drug problem on the northern North Dakota reservation…
April 23, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Summers’ Nixing of Latino Studies
In the months following his ascension to the presidency in July 2001, Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers was presented with two proposals to boost multicultural research at the university…
April 19, 2006
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Faculty & Staff
The Rebirth of D-Q University
The Phoenix is a traditional symbol of rebirth, but for D-Q University, a bolt cutter may be a more appropriate image. After more than 30 years as California’s only two-year tribal college…
April 19, 2006
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Faculty & Staff
Summers’ Nixing of Latino Studies
In the months following his ascension to the presidency in July 2001, Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers was…
April 18, 2006
Latinx
Hispanic Group Claims Olgethorpe University’s Language Policy Discriminatory
The alleged policy targeted three Spanish-speaking housekeepers, according to a motion filed last week by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund…
April 16, 2006
Leadership & Policy
Kentucky Looks for Better Ways to Retain Minority College Students
Minority high school graduates are heading off to Kentucky colleges and universities in record numbers, but studies show they’re still lagging behind their White classmates when it comes to getting a four-year degree…
April 11, 2006
Faculty & Staff
National Geographic Unveils Ancient Manuscript on Relationship Between Jesus and Judas
For 2,000 years Judas has been reviled for betraying Jesus. Now a newly translated ancient document seeks to tell his side of the story…
April 5, 2006
Latinx
New Report Details Enrollment, Graduation Trends
Hispanic-serving institutions have realized significant gains, both in numbers and importance, as a growing Latino population increasingly seeks greater access to higher education…
April 5, 2006
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African-American
Study: ‘Acting White’ Accusation
For many Black students, academic success often means eventually coming face-to-face with the “acting White” accusation. Though in many cases the accusation is laughed off and forgotten almost immediately…
April 5, 2006
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Sports
Getting In The Game
Last season, news media from around the country fixated on the University of Southern California football team, the speculation escalating with each game…
April 5, 2006
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Leadership & Policy
The Westerhaus Way
In 2005, the NCAA took a significant step towards combating one of the most consistent criticisms in intercollegiate athletics…
April 5, 2006
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Disabilties
Grants & Awards
Bronx Community College’s (N.Y.) National Center for Educational Alliances has been awarded a $350,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to expand upon its educational initiative in South Africa, which was begun under a previous Ford Foundation grant. New Linkages: Phase II will expand the projects’ scope from KwaZulu-Natal Province into the neighboring Eastern Cape Province. The […]
April 5, 2006
African-American
Study: ‘Acting White’ Accusation
For many Black students, academic success often means eventually coming face-to-face with the “acting White” accusation. Though in many cases…
April 4, 2006
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