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Racial Bullying On The Rise in Oklahoma
Latino students have increasingly become targets of bullying in metro-area schools since Oklahoma passed a tough immigration enforcement bill, community leaders say.
April 22, 2008
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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
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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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Administration Changes To NCLB Include Mandate For Reporting H.S. Dropouts
Citing low high school graduation rates among many students, particularly minorities, the Bush administration on Tuesday outlined plans to hold schools accountable for their performance starting next year and to require the uniform reporting of dropout and completion data by 2013.
April 22, 2008
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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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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Study Indicates Whites Look to Blacks to Decry Racism
A study published in the journal Psychological Science suggests Whites look to Blacks to respond to instances of racism. Diverse talks with Dr. Jennifer Randall Crosby, author of the study and assistant professor of psychology at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta.
April 21, 2008
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Tenn. Board of Regents to Reconsider Honorary Degrees for Freedom Riders
Tennessee’s Board of Regents may reconsider its decision to deny honorary degrees to 13 students who were expelled for participating in the 1961 Freedom Rides.
April 21, 2008
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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Tenn. Board of Regents to Reconsider Honorary Degrees for Freedom Riders
Tennessee’s Board of Regents may reconsider its decision to deny honorary degrees to 13 students who were expelled for participating in the 1961 Freedom Rides.
April 20, 2008
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Students
New Report Highlights Schools That Make Minority Student Success a Priority
The causes of poor college graduation rates among low-income, first-generation and minority students have pervaded the pages of academic publication for years, while the instances in which African-American students have outperformed their White counterparts in the same area have gone largely undocumented.
April 20, 2008
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Community Colleges
Arizona Bill Would Ban Race-conscious Organizations on Public Campuses
Students attending Arizona’s public schools, community colleges and universities may be restricted from operating race-based organizations on campus following a proposal recently approved by a state legislative panel.
April 20, 2008
Community Colleges
Perspectives: Banning Affinity Groups Shows Lack of Understanding
On most college campuses, the term “self-segregation” only applies when students of color choose to establish associations. Self-segregation is itself a political, ideological and racialized term. Thus, this attempt in Arizona to legislate integration shows a stupendous lack of understanding of the fraud that often masquerades as campus diversity efforts, as well as the reality of the experience of many racial minority students on predominantly White campuses.
April 20, 2008
Faculty & Staff
First Female Dean of Temple University’s Law School Talks of New Plans
Diverse talks with JoAnne Epps, recently named dean of Temple University’s Beasley School of Law, who is the first woman to hold that position and one of a few female African-American deans at major law schools in the United States.
April 20, 2008
Leadership & Policy
UMES First HBCU To Receive the PGA Professional Golf Management Program
University of Maryland Eastern Shore officials announced this week at a press conference that the institution has become the 20th university to attain the highly sought after Professional Golf Association’s Professional Golf Management University Program.
April 17, 2008
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Black Colleges Seek More Support From Alumni
Making money, administrators at Virginia State University have learned, takes money.
April 17, 2008
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Congress Acts to Boost Student Lending
The House on Thursday backed a measure aimed at ensuring that students get college loans amid the turmoil in the credit markets.
April 17, 2008
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