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Section: Demographics > Native Americans
Leadership & Policy
White House Now Turning Attention to Girls of Color
The White House is planning to focus on improving the lives of girls and women of color, after months of complaints that they were left out of the “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative for young men.
November 12, 2014
Native Americans
Remembering The First
The American Indian College Fund suggests that one of the ways to observe Native American Heritage Month, also known as American Indian Heritage Day, is to read a book about the history of the native people. Most people know very little about the “First Americans” – first to occupy our continent — and all of […]
October 30, 2014
Students
Tennessee Promise Program Has 35K Applications
With the Nov. 1 deadline to apply approaching, the Tennessee Promise program could be on pace to perhaps double the state’s goal of applications.
October 12, 2014
Students
School Bets Video Game Scholarship Can Draw Talent
CHICAGO ― As a teenager, holed up in his bedroom, illuminated by the glow of his laptop, Youngbin Chung became addicted to video games. Ten-hours-a-day addicted.
October 6, 2014
African-American
Black Culture Centers Embracing Multiculturalism and Intellectual Conversation
From a proposal in 1987 to create a national network of Black culture centers, the ABCC grown into an international and multicultural organization.
August 27, 2014
Leadership & Policy
David Gipp Named Representative of American Indian College Fund
The chancellor of the tribal college in Bismarck has been named as a representative of a scholarship program that is part of a $3.4 billion government settlement with Native American landowners.
August 12, 2014
Faculty & Staff
‘Authentic’ Blackness Debate Continues
The fact is that most of us who are Black, regardless of socioeconomic status or educational level, will be confronted with the reality that our skin color will render us vulnerable to the fact that we are the “other” in the eyes of some Whites and some other non-Blacks.
August 7, 2014
Disabilties
Special Focus: STEM
In this issue of Diverse, we look at STEM, or the science, technology, engineering and math disciplines. We take a deeper look at what higher education leaders are doing to boost the number of American Indians earning Ph.D.s. We also look at the success of a San Jacinto College program that promotes STEM among its underserved minority students. Among other feature articles, we look at the emerging tech scene in Washington, D.C., and what stakeholders are doing to keep diversity at the forefront.
July 31, 2014
Native Americans
Experts: More Focus Needed on Guiding Native Americans to Doctoral Programs
Higher Ed stakeholders are looking to boost the number of Native Americans earning Ph.D.s and their representation in the STEM fields.
July 30, 2014
Disabilties
Colleges Woo Native Americans With New Programs
A growing number of universities are offering programs to recruit and prepare Native American students for a transition to college life.
July 20, 2014
African-American
The Redskins Fight and the Legacy of Richard Oakes
It’s amazing how even some young people at the school, and even some regular folks in the city I asked at random, had no idea who Oakes was.
June 23, 2014
Students
Financial Help Not Likely on Horizon for Tribal Colleges
At an address earlier this month at Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, President Obama promised a renewed commitment to American Indian interests, with a particular focus on education.
June 22, 2014
African-American
Ex-NY Times Editor Abramson to Teach at Harvard
Former New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson is joining Harvard University as a visiting lecturer this coming school year, the university announced Thursday.
June 12, 2014
Students
One on One With Isa Adney
The respected voice on community college issues delivers a keynote address at the NISOD Conference.
May 27, 2014
African-American
D.C. STEM Symposium Examines Equity Issue
Assistant secretary of education, College Board president among those weighing in on diversity in STEM.
May 27, 2014
African-American
Low Profile of New President of NAACP Might Be Obstacle for Group’s Growth
Cornell Brooks does not come to the job with national name recognition, which experts say is critical to helping push the organization forward.
May 19, 2014
African-American
Celebrating Brown, Confronting Its Challenging Legacy
As the sixtieth anniversary of the Brown v. Board court decision is celebrated, scholars say segregation and racially-biased treatment of children of color in K-12 schools still persists.
May 15, 2014
African-American
School Integration Slipping 60 Years After Brown
Progress toward integrating America’s schools since the landmark Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision 60 years ago is being chipped away, and it’s no longer just a Black-and-White issue.
May 14, 2014
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