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Section: Demographics

Hispanic Students Struggle to Pay for College, Says Report

WASHINGTON College is becoming increasingly unaffordable for more and more Latino students, according to a new report released yesterday by the Campaign for America’s Future.

October 12, 2006

African-American

HBCU and NASA Launch Middle Passage Project

BALTIMORE, Coppin State University students will work with NASA to bring African-American history to life during a year-long geographical research project, federal and university officials announced yesterday.

October 11, 2006

African-American

Perspectives: Disentangling The Paradox of Black Male Initiatives

In his book, Inequality Reexamined, Dr. Amartya Sen argues that there must be agreement on the core set of items to be equally distributed among people before any discussion of inequality can take place. This is mandatory because equality in this core set is used to justify inequality in peripheral areas.

October 10, 2006

Districts Start Indian Education For All Implementation

HELENA, Mont. Indian Education for All is a state law passed in 1999 that requires Montana schools to teach all students about the state’s American Indian tribes and reservations.

October 8, 2006

North Dakota Officials Sue NCAA Over Fighting Sioux Nickname

FARGO, N.D. State officials filed a lawsuit Friday against the NCAA to challenge its restrictions on the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname.

October 7, 2006

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African-American

Racial Awareness

This article points to some interesting and important issues for those of us who study race and its impact on U.S. history and culture…

October 4, 2006

African-American

Perceptions and Realities

Tension may exist between Blacks and Hispanics over jobs and political power in the United States…

October 4, 2006

African-American

Issues of Access and Affordability

For all the dour reports about the lack of access to U.S. higher education…

October 4, 2006

Asian American Pacific Islander

Asian Americans Aren’t White Folks’ ‘Racial Mascots’

Affirmative action has almost always been framed as a Black and White issue…

October 4, 2006

Asian American Pacific Islander

Perspectives: Asian Americans Aren’t White Folks’ ‘Racial Mascots’

Although usually excluded from discussions about civil rights, Asian Americans are increasingly introduced as an argument against racial diversity. Yet like all Americans, Asian immigrants and their native-born children benefit from the modest efforts to include everyone in the American Dream.

October 3, 2006

African-American

Native American Studies Program Expands at Columbia

Spurred on by fierce student activism a decade ago, Columbia University is now pushing forward with plans to create an American Indian studies program, making it one of only three Ivy League colleges to offer such a curriculum.

October 2, 2006

African-American

Bill Cosby Urges Black Support For Slavery Museum

Bill Cosby, who more than two years ago urged African-Americans to take more responsibility for their neighborhoods and children, says Blacks should be similarly responsible for building the national slavery museum in Fredericksburg, Va.

September 27, 2006

Jump Starting Latino Achievement

Lorretta Chavez knows that for poor Mexican American children in Colorado…

September 27, 2006

HACU Conference to Focus on Increasing Hispanic Student Success

The 20th Annual Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities conference to be held next month will focus on increasing the success of Hispanic students.

September 25, 2006

Foreign Scholars Continue To Be Scrutinized By U.S. Authorities

A number of foreign scholars have been denied entry this year to the United States on grounds of political or ideological affiliations. According to the ACLU, the U.S. government is using ideological exclusion not as a legitimate reason to protect the country but just to stop someone who is against government policy per se.

September 23, 2006

Black Enrollment At UT-Austin Exceeds Pre-Hopwood Level for First Time

AUSTIN, Texas More Blacks are studying at the University of Texas at Austin this semester than ever, breaking a record set the year a federal appeals court banned the use of race in admissions.

September 23, 2006

Science Revolution in Minority Communities Theme of SACNAS Conference

Students and science educators will gather later this month for the annual Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) conference held in Tampa, Fla. Pertinent to a much talked-about issue – the theme of this year’s conference is “Science Revolution in Minority Communities: What Progress Have We Made?”

September 23, 2006

Faculty & Staff

The HIspanic-Serving Designation: Asset or Deficit?

There are more than 200 American colleges and universities federally designated as Hispanic-Serving Institutions, but only four mention this classification in their mission statements.

September 21, 2006