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Native Americans

Preserving Native Traditions

Preserving Native TraditionsThe National Museum of the American Indian gives Native peoples, scholars permission to claim their voices, share their storiesBy Kendra HamiltonThere’s a monumental new presence rising above the elm trees on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., — and it’s not like anything else you’ll see there. It’s as if a vision from […]

December 1, 2004

Native Americans

African American Art Front and Center

African American Art Front and CenterThree years ago we featured Paul R. Jones, following his decision to donate his extensive collection of African American art to the University of Delaware (see Black Issues, March 29, 2001). And three years later, the University of Delaware has completed a $4.6 million renovation of a campus building to […]

December 1, 2004

Native Americans

The Top 100: Interpreting the Data

The Top 100: Interpreting the DataBy Dr. Victor M. H. Borden and Pamela C. BrownEarning a bachelor’s degree marks the end of the college experience for many students of color, but for others it is only the beginning. Those who hope to become a doctor, a lawyer or a college professor know that their undergraduate […]

July 28, 2004

Students

California Tribe Presents $30,000 in Scholarships To American Indian Students

California Tribe Presents $30,000 in Scholarships To American Indian StudentsMORONGO INDIAN RESERVATION, Banning, Calif.Creating a new program designed to provide financial support for California American Indian students statewide, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians launched a scholarship program unique to the state. Three American Indian students were the first recipients of this innovative effort when […]

June 30, 2004

Latinx

IT Report Calls Attention to Minority-Serving Schools

IT Report Calls Attention to Minority-Serving SchoolsIn a study that builds upon the 2000 U.S. Department of Commerce-funded National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) report on IT resources at historically Black colleges and universities, researchers with the Washington-based Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHE) have authored the first, comprehensive national survey of […]

March 24, 2004

Faculty & Staff

Faculty Science Positions Continue to Elude Women of Color

Faculty Science Positions Continue to Elude Women of ColorOklahoma professor’s study finds hiring, tenure remain stumbling blocksWomen and underrepresented minorities are receiving the doctorate in record numbers these days. For example, women got 45 percent and minorities 19 percent of the 39,955 doctoral degrees awarded in 2000, and both figures were all-time highs.So it comes […]

March 24, 2004

Native Americans

Losing Ground

Losing GroundProportional declines mar engineering education picture for underrepresented minorities.BY RONALD ROACHAfter more than a decade of steady enrollments and degree completion rates by underrepresented minorities, public schools, colleges, advocacy groups and government agencies still face a daunting task in helping bring Blacks, Latinos and American Indians into the engineering profession in numbers reflecting their […]

March 10, 2004

Students

Placing Diversity at the Core Of Institutional Excellence

Placing Diversity at the Core Of Institutional ExcellenceIn its Oct. 23, 2003, publication, Black Issues In Higher Education identified the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) as one of a group of universities that have made progress in recruiting and retaining ethnically diverse faculty. As gratifying as that recognition is, it speaks to only part of […]

February 25, 2004

Native Americans

Black, Hispanic Admissions Up at University of California Law, Medical Schools

November 6, 2002

Faculty & Staff

Bush Names 14 to Tribal College Board

Bush Names 14 to Tribal College BoardWASHINGTONPresident Bush last month appointed 14 individuals to serve on the President’s Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities.Authorized under an executive order, the board is charged with ensuring that tribal colleges and universities have full access to federal and private programs and funds that benefit other higher […]

July 31, 2002

Students

A Model Project

A Model ProjectFocused on steering minorities toward business doctorates, the PhD Project serves as a successful model for other minority student doctoral initiatives.By Ronald Roach For many who are earning a master’s in business administration (MBA), attaining the coveted degree virtually guarantees them a ticket to a lucrative career path in corporate America. However, when […]

November 21, 2001

African-American

Arizona Students Applying to Ivy League Schools Accepted at Lower Rate

Arizona Students Applying to Ivy League Schools Accepted at Lower RatePHOENIXArizona students applying to eight Ivy League schools and Stanford University were accepted at a lower rate than students nationally, according to a survey by The Arizona Republic. One of eight Arizona applicants, or 13 percent, was offered admission to the prestigious universities, compared with […]

June 6, 2001