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SACNAS Guiding Indigenous Populations to STEM

The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science focuses on providing access education around leadership opportunities in the STEM disciplines.

Brown Student: Editors Shouldn’t Have Apologized for Columns

A Brown University student whose newspaper columns prompted protests from other students says she doesn’t think the editors should have apologized for the articles, which they called “racist.”

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Urban Colleges Dealing With Unique Retention Issues

No sprawling campus, a majority of commuter students, many first-generation college students and the necessity to work make retention and graduation efforts especially challenging at urban institutions.

Suicide Heavily Impacts LGBTQ, Native American Youth

When it comes to suicide prevention, awareness and support can’t be limited to just one month.

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$5.3M in Grants Issued to Combat Native American Education ‘Crisis’

The Departments of the Interior and Education announced that $5.3 million in grants will go to Native American tribal organizations to help improve college readiness among tribal youth.

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Tennessee Promise Scholarship Boosts Community College Enrollment

Tennessee community college enrollment has increased with the state Promise Scholarship availability. Many of the state’s 13 community colleges report increased student enrollment since the beginning of the academic year.

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Report: Underfunded Tribal Colleges Also Undervalued

Despite meager resources, tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) are actively working to revitalize native languages and culture, promote tribal sovereignty and further economic growth aligned with tribal values in the communities they serve.

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MARCUS A. WHITEHURST

MARCUS A. WHITEHURST has been named vice provost for educational equity at Pennsylvania State University. He was interim vice provost for educational equity at Penn State. Whitehurst holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from Binghamton University, State University of New York, and a master’s and a doctorate from Penn State.

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Rejuvenated ASALH Gearing Up for Centennial Commemoration

More than 1,500 participants will travel to Atlanta later this month to commemorate the Association for the Study of African American Life and History’s centennial during a four-day annual meeting and conference.

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University of Texas Moving Statue of Jefferson Davis

The University of Texas will move a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis away from the center of campus, but statues of other Confederate figures will remain, school president Greg Fenves announced Thursday.

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DAVID GOMEZ

DAVID GOMEZ has been named president of Hostos Community College of the City University of New York. He was interim president of Hostos Community College. Gomez earned a bachelor’s from the University of Albany, State University of New York, and a master’s and a doctorate from Columbia University.

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LEAH BORNSTEIN

LEAH BORNSTEIN has been named president of Aims Community College in Colorado, effective August 1. She was president of Coconino Community College in Arizona. Bornstein earned an associate and bachelor’s from Bradford College in Massachusetts, a master’s from the University of Vermont and a doctorate from the University of Denver.

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