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Latinx
Arkansas Organization Moves to Deny Benefits to Undocumented
The Arkansas attorney general’s office cleared the way on last Wednesday for supporters of a ballot measure requiring government agencies to verify all those seeking public benefits in the state are legal U.S. residents to begin gathering signatures.
May 13, 2008
African-American
Literary Scholar Indicts Some Black Thinkers for Shallow Works
Diverse: What led you as a literary scholar to write Betrayal? HB: The motivation was, as interesting as it may seem now more than 20 years down the line, the culture wars that were launched by neoconservatives and the think tanks that support their point of view in the United States back in the late […]
May 13, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Bowling Green State President Named Next Leader of Howard University
Bowling Green State University President Sidney A. Ribeau has been named president of Howard University, its Board of Trustees announced Wednesday.
May 7, 2008
Students
Conference Highlights Successful Schools
When Ricardo Esparza became principal of Granger High School in South Central Washington state nine years ago, he walked into an environment where gangs roamed the halls, fights were common and academic performance was less than impressive.
May 6, 2008
African-American
Survey: Nearly 60 Percent of Hispanic and Black Children Can’t Swim
Nearly 60 percent of Hispanic and African-American children cannot swim, almost twice the figure for White children, according to a first-of-its-kind survey that USA Swimming hopes will strengthen its efforts to lower minority drowning rates and draw more minority children into the sport.
May 6, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian Higher Education Leaders Offer Advice to Break the Bamboo Ceiling
When Dr. Ratna Naik was offered the job of dean of physics at Wayne State University, she was reluctant to accept.
May 4, 2008
African-American
58 Percent of Black Children Can’t Swim
Nearly 60 percent of African-American children cannot swim, almost twice the figure for White children, according to a first-of-its-kind survey which USA Swimming hopes will strengthen its efforts to lower minority drowning rates and draw more Blacks into the sport.
May 1, 2008
Native Americans
Rocky Mountain College’s VP for Planning, Indian Affairs Resigning
Janine Pease is resigning as Rocky Mountain College’s vice president for planning and American Indian affairs at the end of June to take an administrative position with Fort Peck Community College.
April 30, 2008
Students
Remedying the Black Male “Crisis”
With high dropout, unemployment and incarceration rates, more than 50 organizations convene to develop action plans to address a disturbing trend.
April 30, 2008
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Latinx
PBIs Make Gains in Washington
Predominantly Black institutions are recognized with a new federal grant program and proposed funding in the new HEA bill.
April 30, 2008
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Students
Probe Over Whether Students’ Voting Rights Violated Still Ongoing
Some students at a historically Black university are wondering why an investigation by the office of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott into alleged voting rights violations is still not finished.
April 27, 2008
Sports
NCAA Addresses Gender Equity: Where Do We Go From Here?
“An area within women’s intercollegiate athletics that hasn’t had a voice is the status of women of color,” says Charlotte F. Westerhaus, NCAA vice president for diversity and inclusion.
April 23, 2008
Latinx
Unveiling of Stamp for Latino Journalist Will Be Observed at University of Arizona
The University of Arizona’s Media Democracy and Policy Institute will join with the United States Postal Service on Thursday to unveil a stamp commemorating the work of Rubén Salazar, a Latino journalist killed while on assignment in 1970 at the age of 42.
April 22, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian Americans Largely Ignored by Presidential Candidates, Political Scientists Say
Despite feverish efforts by presidential candidates to grab voters’ attention, they, along with public opinion polls and mainstream news coverage, have largely ignored Asian Americans so far, several political scientists say.
April 22, 2008
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Native Americans
Best & Brightest: Student Works to Maintain Her Tribe’s Existence
Melissa Velky, a third-year law student at Michigan State University’s College of Law, is not waiting until graduation to immerse herself in a serious legal confrontation.
April 22, 2008
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Native Americans
American Indian Higher Education Consortium Prepares for New Leadership
Carrie Billy of the Navajo tribe will take over the position of executive director of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium effective June 1.
April 21, 2008
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Latinx
UMd. Approves Latino Studies Minor
The University of Maryland at College Park has decided to create a minor in U.S. Latino studies –the first such program at a major university in the Washington area.
April 20, 2008
Native Americans
Leaders, students break ground on new Native American Center
The University of Montana’s new Native American Center will inspire a new era in leadership, vitalize American Indian studies and become a cornerstone of tribal community, said author and educator Gregory Cajete.
April 20, 2008
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