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Native Americans
Obama Pledges New Era for Federal-Indian Relations
Pledging to usher in a new era of honest federal dealings with Indian tribes, Democratic presidential front-runner on Monday made an unprecedented stop in Montana Indian country for a rally at the Crow reservation.
May 19, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Indiana University Approved To Offer Doctorate in Black Studies
Since the Indiana Commission for Higher Education announced the approval of the new doctoral program in African American and African Diaspora Studies (AAADS) at Indiana University Bloomington more than a week ago, John McCluskey Jr. says he has felt both elated and relieved.
May 19, 2008
Home
Former World War II Internees Get Honorary Degrees
More than six decades after they were forced to leave college, some 450 Japanese Americans interned during World War II have been awarded honorary degrees from the University of Washington.
May 19, 2008
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Students
New Online School Targets Hispanics, At-risk Students
The state’s newest virtual charter school is expected to go online this fall, but only after a strategic campaign to recruit Hispanics and teenagers at risk of quitting or getting kicked out of public high schools.
May 19, 2008
International
Overseas Institutions Seek U.S. Students
A survey of overseas higher education institutions indicates that U.S. students are the most sought-after international students, followed by students from China, India, Canada and Russia.
May 19, 2008
Opinion
Voting is our privilege and our responsibility
Thank goodness we live in a country where we can freely vote.  It is something that we should not take for granted as we only have to look at other countries to see the chaos that has occurred because of voting or the lack of it.  Whether you are a Democrat, a Republican or an […]
May 18, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander
Report: Ethnic Pride Has Mixed Impact on Asian Americans’ Ability To Deal With Discrimination
Strong ties to their ethnicity can reduce the negative effects of racism for some Asian Americans and intensify the negative effects of racism for others, according to a new report published by the American Psychological Association.
May 18, 2008
Health
Best & Brightest: A Global Responsibility
Fatima Hassan wasn’t raised in Somalia, since her parents fled during the civil war before she was born, but the Stanford University junior feels duty-bound to improve the plight of African women.
May 18, 2008
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Health
Nebraska Experiencing Graying of Health Care Professionals
Nebraska will soon be faced with widespread retirements among its health care workers, a profession already in short supply.
May 18, 2008
Home
West Virginia University Faculty Demands School President Ouster Again
West Virginia University’s faculty demanded Wednesday that embattled President Mike Garrison quit over a master’s degree scandal involving the governor’s daughter, the second call for his resignation in 10 days.
May 15, 2008
Community Colleges
Report Calls for Revamping Career and Technical Education To Boost Engagement
Earlier this week, the Southern Regional Education Board unveiled a report calling for revamping career and technical education and integrating it into college-prep high school curricula with a goal of keeping students engaged and focused and better prepared for college and the work force.
May 14, 2008
Community Colleges
Louisiana Two-Year College System Offering Job Retraining Guarantee
The Louisiana Community and Technical College System will offer graduates for more than 100 training programs a guarantee sought by Gov. Bobby Jindal: If you can’t find a job in your training area, you’ll be retrained for free.
May 14, 2008
Community Colleges
N.C. Community College System Halts Undocumented Student Admissions
North Carolina’s community college system reversed itself Tuesday and said it will no longer admit undocumented immigrants until federal officials formally weigh in on whether it is legal.
May 14, 2008
Sports
Former NDSCS Athlete Being Deported
A former North Dakota State College of Science basketball player from Algeria who pleaded guilty to racking up thousands of dollars in international phone bills on a school-issued calling card now faces deportation.
May 14, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Making the Leap
Sitting through a session at the annual American Council on Education meeting in February on “Advancing Diversity in the College Presidency,” the presenters discussed recent findings from the ACE study “The American College President.”
May 14, 2008
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HBCUs
Letters
Highlighting a Major Milestone  Diverse, thank you so much for highlighting this major historic milestone in African literature (see “Revisiting a Classic,” April 17). There is no more important literary figure alive today than Achebe. Thanks again. — Dr. Pamela D. Reed Taking Race Matters Seriously I applaud those institutions taking this subject seriously (see […]
May 14, 2008
Sports
Getting to Know Derek Inouchi
Growing up in Honolulu, Derek Inouchi followed University of Hawaii sports with a passion, collecting team media guides the way other kids collected baseball cards and comic books.
May 14, 2008
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African-American
Baker’s Heat
Moving beyond the scope of the literary scholarship for which he is known, Dr. Houston A. Baker Jr., in his latest book, takes a fierce stand as a social critic and assesses several Black scholars and the writings that have won them recognition as public intellectuals.
May 14, 2008
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