Tag: American Indian: Page 6

Leadership & Policy

St. Paul’s College Future in Limbo After Potential Lifeline Cut

Last November, St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh, N.C., announced that it was stepping up to support struggling St. Paul’s College of Lawrenceville, Va. Now, that’s not going to happen.

May 16, 2013

Native Americans

Chief Group Wants to Resurrect Mascot at University of Illinois

A group of University of Illinois graduates who in the past portrayed Chief Illiniwek is pitching a plan to bring back the former mascot.

May 8, 2013

Faculty & Staff

American Indian Activist Horse Capture Dies

American Indian activist, curator and professor George Horse Capture has died in Great Falls. He was 75.

May 2, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Navajo Tech Continues Its Ascension

A small college on the eastern edge of the nation’s largest American Indian reservation is getting noticed.

April 21, 2013

Students

Central Missouri Seeks to Boost On-Time Graduation Rate

As part of a national push to produce more college graduates, the University of Central Missouri is launching an initiative designed to help more of its students earn degrees in four years.

March 31, 2013

Native Americans

Two Tribes Move Closer To Securing FM Radio Stations

FLAGSTAFF Ariz. — Two Southwest tribes are moving closer to securing radio stations that others in Indian Country have turned to for emergency alerts, health tips, the latest rodeo news, traditional stories and language lessons.

March 24, 2013

African-American

Black History Month: The Debate Rages On

One cannot log on to the Internet, listen to talk radio (of all political persuasions) come across a number of blogs and other forms of media without encountering a discussion on Black History month.

February 21, 2013

Native Americans

Idle No More Brings Native Voices, Tribal Education to the Forefront

Like many Natives and our allies across our Grandmother Earth, Unci Maka, I have joined the Idle No More movement, attending round dance gatherings, praying for Chief Theresa Spence and her supporters, sharing the stories I hear and read and perusing news and opinion pieces.

January 23, 2013

Students

Pembroke University Celebrates 125 Years of Accomplishments, Growth

Dr. Kyle Carter, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, has some advice for university administrators with major milestones on the horizon

November 26, 2012

Native Americans

Special Focus: American Indian Heritage Month

Tribal colleges make an effort to return to their food roots; Efforts to recruit American Indian males to college are working; Professors work to increase the number of American Indians in business.

November 26, 2012

Students

FAMU Head Coach Joe Taylor Steps Down Immediately

Florida A&M coach Joe Taylor announced Thursday he’s stepping down immediately.

November 13, 2012

Leadership & Policy

University of Alabama President Resigns, Cites Wife’s Health

The president of the University of Alabama is quitting after less than two months in the position.

October 31, 2012