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Students

Pembroke University Celebrates 125 Years of Accomplishments, Growth

Dr. Kyle Carter, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, has some advice for university administrators with major milestones on the horizon

November 26, 2012

Leadership & Policy

University of Alabama President Resigns, Cites Wife’s Health

The president of the University of Alabama is quitting after less than two months in the position.

October 31, 2012

Sports

Governor: Let University of North Dakota Dump Fighting Sioux Nickname

Gov. Jack Dalrymple asked North Dakota lawmakers on Monday to reverse a decision they made eight months earlier and allow the University of North Dakota to drop its Fighting Sioux athletics nickname.

November 8, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Haskell Indian Nations University President Chris Redman Looking to Future

The new president of Haskell Indian Nations University said it’s time to move on from recent unrest at the school, and instead focus on providing more opportunities for its students.

August 7, 2011

Native Americans

Drawing From the Same Well

Caltech admissions director uses his American Indian roots to attract Native students to the elite school.

June 27, 2011

Native Americans

Online Course Helping American Indian Leaders Improve Tribal Governance

A new online course is giving tribal nations the information they need to take control of their own governments.

April 10, 2011

Sports

North Dakota House Panel Says University Must Keep Fighting Sioux Name

The House Education Committee voted to support legislation that says UND must keep its nickname and a logo that shows the profile of an American Indian warrior.

February 20, 2011

Native Americans

American Indian Museum Still Facing Criticism for Historical Inaccuracies

Native American activists, scholars lead collaborative effort to address sins of omission at the National Museum of the American Indian.

December 13, 2010

Native Americans

Book Review: Lending Credibility to the Oral Tradition

Native American scholar validates indigenous oral history as a source of academic information with book exploring the murder of a famed Ojibwe chief.

December 12, 2010

African-American

Scholar Documents Historic Ties Between African-Americans and Native Americans

As an associate professor at the University of Michigan, Dr. Tiya Miles has emerged as a leading scholar of Cherokee-African American relations.

December 8, 2010

Native Americans

Navajo Closer Than Ever To Electing Woman Leader

Some people clearly don’t want to see Lynda Lovejoy at the helm of the country’s largest American Indian reservation, the Navajo Nation. “Women belong in the kitchen,” said one spectator.

October 17, 2010

Native Americans

Tribal Officials: Indian Education Needs Money

American Indian students could achieve more academically if their crumbling schools are fixed, more money is provided for teachers and supplies and tribes gain more control of what happens in classrooms, tribal officials said Friday at a congressional hearing.

August 8, 2010