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Section: Demographics
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
Students
A Steward of American Indian Education
David Gipp has been involved in the tribal college movement from the beginning and continues to play a vital role.
November 26, 2008
Students
CHANGING ROLES IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Women are emerging from positions of authority in traditional tribal culture to more public roles.
November 26, 2008
African-American
Diverse Calendar
Dec. 27-30 Modern Language Association 124th Annual Convention Hilton San Francisco San Francisco Marriott Fairmont San Francisco San Francisco Web: www.mla.org Jan. 4-7 International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement 22nd Annual World Congress Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina Vancouver, BC, Canada Web: www.icsei2009.org Jan. 4-7 National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship 6th Annual Conference […]
November 26, 2008
Latinx
Female Immigrants Mistreated in Detention, Research Suggests
Some female immigrants in detention awaiting decisions on deportation have been mistreated or neglected, according to University of Arizona researchers.
November 25, 2008
Latinx
Denver Police Bring In UCLA Expert on Racism
The Denver Police Department is relying on a social psychologist associated with theories on “racism without racists” for advice on whether it is doing everything possible to rid itself of racial and gender bias.
November 25, 2008
Students
Advocates: Economic Stimulus Needed for Education Too
With the nation’s financial system in turmoil, many education leaders are calling for Congress and President-elect Barack Obama to earmark funding for schools and college students in a new economic stimulus package to help prop up the economy.
November 25, 2008
Sports
Illinois, Northwestern Retire Tomahawk Trophy
The University of Illinois put Chief Illiniwek on the shelf last year and the school says it’s now retiring another piece of American Indian imagery.
November 23, 2008
Students
University of Maryland Becomes U.S. ‘Minority-Serving Institution’ for Asian Americans
The University of Maryland has been granted status as a “minority-serving institution” for Asian Americans and related groups, a gateway to targeted federal support for scholarships and the growth of academic programs. It’s the first “minority-serving” designation for the University of Maryland. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Education has granted Maryland $2.4 million over two […]
November 18, 2008
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