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Section: Demographics > Native Americans
Students
San Juan College Gets $2M to Help Native Students
FARMINGTON, N.M. — San Juan College, located in northwestern New Mexico, has been awarded more than $2 million in federal grants to help Native American students complete their degrees and to fund scholarships for students in the nursing program. College officials say the funding will be used to remove obstacles that Native American students face […]
November 21, 2016
Students
Partnership with Northern Arizona University Boosts Native Americans’ Educational Opportunities
Tribal colleges partner with Northern Arizona University to improve educational opportunities for Native Americans in the region.
November 15, 2016
Students
Carrie Billy Embraces Role as Tribal College Advocate
When she entered the University of Arizona, Carrie Billy had aspirations of becoming a sports journalist. However, nearing the end of her undergraduate schooling, she had a change of heart.
November 14, 2016
African-American
Historical Appreciation: Reflecting on the 2016 Presidential Election
On election night, I received hundreds of messages from friends and colleagues from throughout the country.
November 11, 2016
African-American
Protests Bring Out Angry Millennials in Chicago
Thousands of unhappy citizens took to the streets of Chicago in protest last night.
November 10, 2016
Students
Arkansas School of Law Dean Ever Mindful of Native American Heritage, Mentoring
When Stacy Leeds accepted the position of dean at the University of Arkansas School of Law, she made history. Since 2011, she’s served as the only known Native American woman to lead a law school in the country.
November 1, 2016
Students
Diverse Conversations: Should Diversity of a College be Ranked?
Using diversity as a college ranking benchmark would force colleges to step up their game, recruiting more diverse student and faculty populations.
October 13, 2016
Students
Haskell Indian Nations University Employee Sues Over School’s Treatment of Rape Victim
LAWRENCE, Kan. ― A Haskell Indian Nations University employee alleges in a lawsuit that she was demoted from her job as a student counselor after trying to help a student who said she was raped. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Angelina Adams sued Monday in Douglas County District Court. Adams says Haskell leaders improperly expelled […]
October 11, 2016
Native Americans
University of Arkansas to Study Native American Remains
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. ― The University of Arkansas System has been awarded nearly $60,000 in federal funds to aid the study of at least 345 sets of American Indian human remains in its possession. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the National Park Service’s award was announced last week. The grant money will be used for […]
October 3, 2016
Students
Institutions Need to Better Serve American Indian/Alaskan Native Students
Institutions must make systemic changes to improve outreach efforts, accessibility, retention programs, and better serve American Indian/Alaskan Native students to eliminate educational achievement gaps.
September 28, 2016
Students
California Puts High School Ethnic Studies Officially on the Books
California’s Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will now mandate the teaching of ethnic studies in every public high school across the state.
September 15, 2016
Students
Higher Ed Gets Opportunity to Benchmark Diversity
The Global Diversity & Inclusion Benchmark tool — also known as the GDIB — is being made available for the first time in its 10-year history to colleges and universities.
September 11, 2016
Students
Tribal Culture, Oil Access Collide in North Dakota
Members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and their supporters, who have been protesting the construction of the pipeline daily, are attempting to peacefully stop the bulldozing of the site.
September 8, 2016
Students
Calif. High School Ethnic Studies in Governor’s Hands Now
A California Bill that would mandate the teaching of ethnic studies in public schools across the state has cleared a legislative hurdled in the senate and assembly and is now headed to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk.
August 25, 2016
Native Americans
Native Communities Get Help with Health Disparities
BOZEMAN, Mont. ― Montana State University and its partners have received $20 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to address health disparities facing Native communities in Montana and Alaska. University officials say the new American Indian-Alaska Native Clinical and Translational Research Program includes collaborators from Blackfeet Community College, the University of Montana, the […]
August 21, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Conversations: Professoriate Still Lacking in Diversity
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, only 16 percent of full-time professors at postsecondary institutions are minorities.
August 15, 2016
African-American
After 20-plus AAJA Conferences, Achieving Diversity in Media No Different Now, Maybe Even Harder
In education, in the media, we fight the same battles. It boils down to the basics: How do we get more of us in there? Not just as foot soldiers, but as generals. In academics, it means lifting a young prof to the ranking of dean, or higher. In journalism, it’s transforming a young reporter […]
August 14, 2016
Students
University of Wisconsin-Madison to Test Diversity Program
MADISON, Wis. ― The University of Wisconsin-Madison is creating a diversity program for its incoming freshmen students after a series of race-related incidents have occurred on campus. The campus will test the program, called Our Wisconsin, on up to 1,000 freshmen to allow students to learn about themselves and others, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. […]
August 1, 2016
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