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Study Highlights Benefits of Tribal Colleges

Study Highlights Benefits of Tribal CollegesWASHINGTONTribal colleges and universities play a vital role in helping American Indian communities devise innovative and culturally appropriate solutions that shape the community’s social and economic vision for the future, according to a recent study jointly released by two nonprofit higher education organizations. The study, Building Strong Communities: Tribal Colleges […]

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Bill Provides Incentives for Faculty at Tribal Colleges

Bill Provides Incentives for Faculty at Tribal Colleges Senate Democrats want to provide incentives to increase support for faculty at the nation’s tribal colleges. The new bill, S 340, would forgive educational loans for those who agree to serve as instructors at tribal institutions, most of which are two-year colleges. To qualify, individuals would have […]

U of Arizona Approves Formation of Its First American Indian Fraternity

U of Arizona Approves Formation of Its First American Indian Fraternity TUCSON, Ariz. The University of Arizona formally approved the first American Indian fraternity in the school’s history. The five-member fraternity, Beta Sigma Epsilon, is dedicated to improving low enrollment and retention rates for American Indian males, says chapter president Nathan Pryor. In addition to […]

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North Dakota School Divided Over ‘Fighting Sioux’ Nickname

North Dakota School Divided Over ‘Fighting Sioux’ NicknameGRAND FORKS, N.D. The University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname is dividing the campus in a dispute involving administrators, students, American Indians and a major contributor for an $85 million hockey arena. Opponents say the nickname demeans American Indians, and they contend it undermines the university’s efforts […]

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Education Department Offers New Funds to HSIs, Tribal Colleges

Education Department Offers New Funds to HSIs, Tribal CollegesThe U.S. Dept. of Education is offering new grants to support improvements at Hispanic-serving colleges and universities and tribal institutions.The Education Department made applications available Nov. 30 for new grants under the Title V HSI grant program and the Title III Higher Education Act program for tribal […]

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Lower Percentage of Hispanic, American Indian Students Enter UC Berkeley

Lower Percentage of Hispanic, American Indian Students Enter UC BerkeleyBERKELEY, Calif.The percentage of Hispanic and American Indian freshman students entering the University of California-Berkeley declined this year, the university recently announced. However, the percentage of Black freshmen increased.Out of a freshman class of approximately 4,000 students Hispanic freshmen make up 9.1 percent of this year’s […]

Black, Hispanic, American Indian Colleges May Reap Gains From New Grant Program

Black, Hispanic, American Indian Colleges May Reap Gains From New Grant ProgramBy Charles DervaricsHistorically Black colleges and other institutions with a history of serving minority students stand to benefit from a new U.S. Department of Labor program to improve the skills of tomorrow’s work force.The department is looking for HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal colleges […]

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Culturak References to Math

Culturak References to MathDr. Jim Barta, a professor in the Elementary Education Department at Utah State University whose emphasis is ethnomathematics, especially as it relates to American Indians, cites the concept of infinity as one of his favorite examples of ethnomathematics. While he was conducting research among the Seminole Indians of Florida, he asked a […]

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Survey Confirms Tribal College Role in Alleviating Unemployment

Survey Confirms Tribal College Role in Alleviating UnemploymentWASHINGTON — A new national survey reveals that tribal college graduates do very well in the workplace, offering new hope that higher education can be a big boost to one of the nation’s poorest and most undereducated minority groups.The study, Creating Role Models for Change: A Survey of […]

Minority Convocations Lend Cultural Flavor to Celebration

Minority Convocations Lend Cultural Flavor to CelebrationPHOENIX — When Alejandro Contreras graduated last month from Arizona State University, he was thinking about his migrant-worker parents’ mud-caked shoes.“You see our shoes?” Contreras remembers his tired mother saying after returning from a long day in the lettuce fields. “They are all muddy when we come home. Look […]

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California’s Minority Enrollment Is Up , But That’s Only Part of the Story

California’s Minority Enrollment Is Up , But That’s Only Part of the StoryBERKELEY, Calif. — The number of Black and Hispanic freshmen admitted to the University of California system has rebounded to the level it was when race and gender preferences were still in place.However, much of the recovery is because more Blacks and Hispanics […]

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BI News Briefs

After Carby Ruckus, Yale Gives Black Studies Department StatusNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University officials announced last month that they will give departmental status to their African-American studies program.The decision comes on the heels a rescinded resignation by the program’s chairwoman, Dr. Hazel Carby, who submitted her pink slip early last month. She had said […]

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