Mary Annette PemberHomeNorth Carolina News NuggetsHere is a glimpse at what’s happening at various colleges and universities throughout the Tar Heel state, which chartered the United States’ first public university in 1789.October 1, 2008StudentsSTAYING TRUE TO ITS MISSIONCelebrating 40 years, the tribal college movement remains committed to sustaining native culture, language and community, officials say.August 6, 2008StudentsTribal Colleges Stay True to MissionCelebrating 40 years, the tribal college movement remains committed to sustaining native culture, language and community, officials say.August 5, 2008Leadership & PolicyA Tribal College With an ‘Edge’Created out of the need to preserve the native language of the Cheyenne tribe, CATC opens its doors in Oklahoma.June 11, 2008HomeGetting to Know Laurel VermillionDr. Laurel Vermillion of the Hunkpapa-Lakota tribe is president of Sitting Bull College. Her path to leadership represents a remarkable full circle journey in her life and career.April 30, 2008Native AmericansAmerican Indian Higher Education Consortium Prepares for New LeadershipCarrie Billy of the Navajo tribe will take over the position of executive director of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium effective June 1.April 21, 2008Native AmericansDIVERSIFYING PEDAGOGYIndigenous Ways of Knowing has been making its way out of tribal colleges into mainstream universities, but this method of teaching has its critics.April 16, 2008HomeGetting to Know Debbie ReeseAlthough Debbie Reese’s popular American Indians in Children’s Literature blog may not further her academic publishing needs, it feeds her first loves as a parent, teacher and librarian.April 2, 2008HomeMaintaining Balance or ‘Hozho’From the first female president of the American Council on Education to the first female and Hispanic president of Texas A&M University, women have been appointed to a number of high-profile presidencies over the past year. In our tribute to female presidents, Diverse talks to Dr. Cassandra Manuelito-Kerkvliet, the president of Antioch University Seattle.March 23, 2008StudentsProviding a ‘Full Circle of Support’With less than 1 percent of American Indian students majoring in the sciences, AISES founders say they are on a mission greater than themselves.March 4, 2008Previous PagePage 3 of 6Next Page