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HBCUs

Perspectives: Race Not Far From the Surface as Obama Articulates a Message of Transformation.

The recent victory by Barack Obama in the Democratic primary and securing the nomination of his party was supposedly a signal to that party and the nation as a whole that race was a less significant factor in America. That assessment may be premature.

September 29, 2008

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Education Experts, Hispanic Elected Officials Discuss Strengthening Educational Pipeline

Strengthening the educational pipeline from prekindergarten through college is critical to the academic success of Hispanic students, educational researchers told policymakers gathered Wednesday at a forum convened by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund (NALEO)

September 24, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Professional Appointments

Dr. Cecilia Y. M. Cervantes has been named president of Hennepin Technical College (Minn.). Previously, she served as president of the College of Alameda in California. Cervantes earned a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate from the University of Texas at El Paso. DR. PATRICIA ALEXANDER has been named the new Jean Mullan Professor of Literacy at […]

September 17, 2008

Native Americans

What’s Palin’s Record on Native Issues?

With 13 percent of its nearly 670,000 residents considered Native, Alaska has one of the highest percentages of Native people of any state in the country.

September 11, 2008

Students

IU Offers Support for American Indian Group

Indiana University administrators are working to find a new space and director for a support group for American Indian students weeks after student leaders accused IU of not supporting the group.

September 9, 2008

International

Keep Fighting the Good Fight

We kicked off this academic year in the previous edition featuring 10 champions of diversity — from the PhD Project to the University System of Georgia’s African-American Male Initiative, just to name two, in efforts to highlight those organizations and individuals that are truly doing their part to promote access to higher education for underrepresented groups.

September 3, 2008

African-American

Getting to Know Dr. Kofi Lomotey

While Dr. Kofi Lomotey has held appointments at predominately White institutions, he understands the critically important roles that historically Black colleges and universities play in educating Black students.

September 3, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Professional Appointments

Dr. Guy Bailey has been appointed president of Texas Tech University. Previously, he served as chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Bailey earned a bachelor’s and master’s from the University of Alabama and a doctorate from the University of Tennessee. DR. DAVID KROLL has been named the first chairperson of the pharmaceutical sciences department […]

September 3, 2008

Students

IU Offers Support for American Indian Group

Indiana University administrators are working to find a new space and director for a support group for American Indian students weeks after student leaders accused IU of not supporting the group.

September 1, 2008

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From the Classroom to the Democratic National Convention Hall

Victor Cedeno’s academic year began earlier than usual when he arrived in Denver in mid-August for seminars, lectures and volunteer opportunities with the Democratic National Convention.

August 27, 2008

Students

Report Highlights Latino Education Concerns

Education is a key issue to Hispanic Americans, according to a preliminary report released at the Democratic National Convention by groups hoping to bring attention to the concerns of the nation’s fastest-growing minority.

August 26, 2008

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Retired Tennessee State University Teacher Attends her Last DNC as a Super Delegate

As Democratic and Republican political leaders across the nation gather for their respective national party conventions (Democrats this week in Denver and Republicans next week in St. Paul), one among the thousands is a standout: Inez Crutchfield.

August 26, 2008