Diverse StaffNative AmericansASU Looks Back on 3 Decades of American Indian Projects WorkThe bulky, 1970s-era phones stacked in a corner of Edwin Gonzalez-Santin’s office at Arizona State University remind him how far he’s come. Back when the phones were new, he taught courses via conference calls to students in Navajo communities from Tempe to New Mexico who would have lost their vital jobs if they had left their reservations to attend classes on campus.July 22, 2008Native AmericansStudents Learn Entrepreneurial Skills at UAStudents representing American Indian tribes across Arizona are gaining real-world business experience they can apply toward starting their own enterprises at the Native American Youth Entrepreneur Camp, this week at the University of Arizona, the university announced.July 22, 2008Native AmericansPenn State Receives Grant for Leadership TrainingPenn State’ College of Education has received more than $960,000 to offer new graduate fellowships to American Indian and Alaska Native students who are interested in becoming school principals, the university announced.. The fellowship program is funded by the Office of Indian Education, part of the U.S. Department of Education.July 22, 2008LatinxLatino Scholar to Lecture at Princeton SeminaryThe Princeton Theological Seminary announced that its Hispanic Theological Initiative (HTI) will award the Reverend Dr. Raúl Gómez Ruiz, SDS, its annual book prize for 2008.July 22, 2008LatinxEx-INS Commissioner Named to Migration PostJames W. Ziglar, who served as the last Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and has had a distinguished career in the private and public sectors, is joining the Migration Policy Institute as a Senior Fellow in August 2008, MPI announced.July 22, 2008LatinxExtra-Curricular Activities Are the Glue to Keep Students in School, Researcher saysExtra-curricular activities, the kinds of programs most likely to be cut when state budgets shrink, may well be the glue that keeps students in school, a University of California at Riverside study indicates.July 15, 2008StudentsFoundation Unveils Bilingual Scholarship Program for Social WorkA bilingual scholarship program that will offer up to $1 million to Spanish-speaking students at accredited graduate social work programs in Texas in the next three years has been approved by the he Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.July 15, 2008StudentsAwards and Scholarships for LatinosFollowing are some recent awards and scholarships given to Latinos by various organizations in recent weeks.July 15, 2008Community CollegesTo Off-set Students’ Gas Price Woes, Community Colleges Change Class SchedulesAs gas prices continue to rise, community colleges are modifying class schedules and boosting online course offerings to accommodate students who must commute to campus.July 14, 2008Native AmericansKansas Law Professor Named Fletcher FellowA University of Kansas law professor has joined a distinguished handful of scholars, writers and artists who have been named Fletcher Fellows.July 9, 2008Previous PagePage 81 of 115Next Page
