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Top 100 Degree Producers, 2014
For several years now, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education has produced the Top 100 Degree Producers rankings of the institutions that confer the most degrees to minority students.   Click the link above to discover the institutions that confer the most degrees to students of color.  Ranked institutions are searchable by institution name, state, discipline or race/ethnicity of graduates.
September 29, 2011
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Sports
Students File Lawsuit Over North Dakota School’s Nickname
The complaint alleges that a new law requiring the school to keep the nickname violates the state constitution and reverses a court-ordered settlement between UND and the NCAA that retired the logo.
August 14, 2011
Robert Kelley
Native Americans
Drawing From the Same Well
Caltech admissions director uses his American Indian roots to attract Native students to the elite school.
June 27, 2011
Jarrid Whitney
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Taking Action to Abandon Offensive American Indian Mascots Often Mired in Controversy
Six years ago, the National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a policy that penalizes schools that use American Indian mascots, nicknames or logos.
May 18, 2011
A student at Miami University of Ohio says an American Indian headdress he wore to show school spirit got him thrown out of a home football game.
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North Dakota House Panel Says University Must Keep Fighting Sioux Name
The House Education Committee voted to support legislation that says UND must keep its nickname and a logo that shows the profile of an American Indian warrior.
February 20, 2011
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Lawmaker Tries To Revive Ole Miss’ Colonel Reb Mascot
A state lawmaker says he’s trying to protect a unique part of southern culture with a bill that would require the University of Mississippi to bring back Colonel Rebel as its mascot.
January 25, 2011
The University of Mississippi has taken another step to reduce the visibility of its old mascot Colonel Reb
Native Americans
Book Review: Lending Credibility to the Oral Tradition
Native American scholar validates indigenous oral history as a source of academic information with book exploring the murder of a famed Ojibwe chief.
December 12, 2010
Anton Treuer
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Tribal Officials: Indian Education Needs Money
American Indian students could achieve more academically if their crumbling schools are fixed, more money is provided for teachers and supplies and tribes gain more control of what happens in classrooms, tribal officials said Friday at a congressional hearing.
August 8, 2010
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Award-Winning Journalist Recalls Intervention by College Professor
With assistance from a caring professor, CBS news correspondent Byron Pitts overcame illiteracy and graduated in four years from Ohio Wesleyan University, according to his new autobiography.
August 1, 2010
Byron Pitts
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American Indians Grow Wary of Genetics Research
In the wake of the Havasupai-Arizona State University genetics research dispute, some tribes have opted out of participating in genetics research projects.
June 22, 2010
Daniel Wildcat
Native Americans
Climate Change-Themed STEM Curriculum Developed for Tribal Colleges
An AIHEC partnership helps tribal colleges build capacity to sustain science and technology education and research programs.
March 28, 2010
Tribal college STEM faculty
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Preserving a Native Language and Culture
With the Myaamia Project at Miami University, the Miami Tribe seeks to rediscover its language and culture.
March 10, 2010
Myaamia Project Director Daryl Baldwin
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