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SPECTRUM : SPEAKING FROM THE HEART

Dr. Anton Treuer’s passion for the Ojibwe language goes beyond the purview of academic study.

November 25, 2009

Faculty & Staff

AWASH IN WISDOM

Tribal colleges employ elders to impart a higher level of learning that cannot be found in traditional classrooms and textbooks.

November 25, 2009

African-American

DIVERSE BOOKSHELF: Further Along the River

A new study sheds light on the effects of student life on college success.

November 25, 2009

Native Americans

Native American Scholar Links Language and Tribal Identity

Dr. Anton Treuer’s work to expand usage of the Ojibwe language preserves a heritage and identity.

November 22, 2009

Students

College Students Find Support in Campus ‘Posses’

The Posse Foundation, founded by Deborah Bial, targets students in disadvantaged urban school districts who have strong leadership skills and helps keeps them in college by supporting their psychological and academic needs.

November 16, 2009

MSIs

MSIs To Get New Help in Going ‘Green’

A new grant to the United Negro College Fund should help a cross-section of minority-serving institutions – including Hispanic-serving universities and tribal colleges – promote environmentally friendly building practices in the years ahead.

November 12, 2009

Students

PUBLISHING IN PERIL

Recent state budget cuts in education leave some university publishers pinched.

November 11, 2009

African-American

New Hampshire Scholar-Lawmaker Wants Monument to Slaves

Dr. David Watters, a state representative from Dover, N.H. and English professor at the University of New Hampshire, has introduced legislation that would authorize a monument to acknowledge and commemorate New Hampshire’s slaves.

November 2, 2009

African-American

Tough Times: African-American Realities Beneath the Breakthroughs

Despite enjoying progress on political fronts, poverty, HIV/AIDS and unemployment still plague Black America.

October 29, 2009

Faculty & Staff

ECONOMIC BLUES

As the recession continues to take its toll, many Black Americans find themselves almost back at square one.

October 28, 2009

Community Colleges

DIVERSE BOOKSHELF : FALLING BEHIND

No sooner had the ink dried and the Sept. 9 news embargo on this book passed than it became one of the most widely reviewed and analyzed academic studies released in a long time.

October 14, 2009

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STUDY INVESTIGATES IF ONLINE EDUCATION IS KEY TO HELPING MORE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS OBTAIN DEGREES

Peter Schenk believed a college degree was the key to a more financially stable life. To that end, the 22-year-old worked two jobs to support his family and pay college tuition for himself and his wife.

October 14, 2009