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Leadership & Policy
UND “Fighting Sioux” Logo Supporters Put Pressure on Tribes
Tribes are leery about what’s to come over the next three years as the University of North Dakota tries to seek approval to keep the “Fighting Sioux” logo and imagery.
November 25, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
Pennsylvania HBCU Seeks to Expand Research Opportunities for Minority Students
Lincoln, a historically Black university in Pennsylvania, has been awarded a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to design a mentorship program in scientific research as part of a national effort to expand research opportunities for minority students.
November 25, 2007
International
U.S. Attorney Investigates Grade Tampering Case at FAMU
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tallahassee is taking over the investigation of unauthorized grade changes at Florida A&M University, the Tallahassee Democrat reported last week.
November 24, 2007
LGBTQ+
Columbia Law School’s Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic Sets a Precedent
So far this year, Columbia University Law School’s Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic has secured political asylum in the U.S. for a gay Jamaican man and for a lesbian from Turkmenistan, who feared persecution for her sexual orientation and political opinions in that mostly Muslim country. These are just two of the cases being handled by the fledgling clinic embarking on an emerging field — sexuality and gender law.
November 24, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Southern University Board Picks New Chairman
NEW ORLEANS Myron Lawson was chosen Friday as the chairman of the Southern University System board of supervisors, replacing the former chairman who has been embroiled in sexual harassment allegations.
November 24, 2007
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Students
USD Newspaper Editor Files Complaint
VERMILLION S.D. The editor in chief of The Volante, the student newspaper at the University of South Dakota, has filed an open meetings complaint with the Clay County state’s attorney’s office.
November 20, 2007
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College Prof Enters Race for Maine Congressional Seat
FARMINGTON Maine A retired history and political science professor is entering the race for Maine’s 2nd District congressional race in hopes of unseating 3rd-term Democratic Rep. Michael Michaud.
November 20, 2007
Sports
Florida A&M Fires Football Coach; Athletic Director Resigns
TALLAHASSEE Fla. Florida A&M fired football coach Rubin Carter on Tuesday after the Rattlers finished 3-8 this season, at the same time accepting the resignation of athletic director Nelson Townsend.
November 20, 2007
Latinx
Just the Stats: Fewer Hispanics Study Music Than Other Groups
Hispanics are less likely than their minority peers to participate in music education throughout their lifetime, and yet they earn the most music degrees, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
November 20, 2007
Latinx
Experts Urge ‘Culturally Competent’ Programs for Educating Hispanic Families
With an already exploding population growth, Hispanic people will have a growing impact on all policy matters related to the family, and in effect, health care and education, according to a new report.
November 20, 2007
Latinx
Rutgers University: Hispanic Children Have Least Access to Preschool
Hispanic children lag behind other ethnic groups in access to preschool education, according to a recent report from researchers at Rutgers University.
November 20, 2007
Students
Student Group Wants More Guns on Campus
SAN MARCOS Texas Mike Guzman and thousands of other students say the best way to prevent campus bloodshed is more guns.
November 20, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Feds Repeat Criticisms of EMU Cover-up of Student’s Rape-killing
YPSILANTI Mich. The U.S. Education Department has repeated its criticism of Eastern Michigan University for covering up the rape-killing of a student in her dorm room.
November 20, 2007
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Announces $500,000 Campus Safety Initiative
MILWAUKEE The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee says it will start late-night walking patrols in the neighborhoods near the school, hire more officers and seek a review of its security procedures as part of a $500,000 campus safety initiative.
November 20, 2007
Latinx
Just the Stats: Fewer Hispanics Study Music Than Other Groups
Hispanics are less likely than their minority peers to participate in music education throughout their lifetime, and yet they earn the most music degrees, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
November 20, 2007
Latinx
Rutgers University: Hispanic Children Have Least Access to Preschool
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. Hispanic children lag behind other ethnic groups in access to preschool education, according to a recent report from researchers at Rutgers University.
November 20, 2007
Latinx
Experts Urge ‘Culturally Competent’ Programs for Educating Hispanic Families
With an already exploding population growth, Hispanic people will have a growing impact on all policy matters related to the family, and in effect, health care and education, according to a new report.
November 20, 2007
Students
WKU Fraternity Suspended for Hazing, Animal Cruelty Reinstated
BOWLING GREEN Ky. A fraternity at Western Kentucky University suspended for hazing and mistreating a goat has been reinstated.
November 20, 2007
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