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Veteran Sues U.S. Government, Alleges Racial Discrimination Against Black Vets

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After he returned from service in the Vietnam War, the VA denied Mr. Monk’s applications for education, housing, and disability benefits for decades, before finally agreeing in December 2020 that he was, in fact, eligible all along,” a Yale Law School Veterans Service Clinic announcement read. for white applicants, the suit claims.

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Exploring the History of Latinos in Baseball

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Burgos arrived at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2001, where he earned tenure as an associate professor in 2007 and rose to full professor in 2012. Though he looks at the past for his work, the discoveries he’s made are applicable even today, he says, specifically those about the labor market and social perceptions.

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Point Foundation was founded in 2001 and most of its early applicants were gay males whose parents refused to pay for college after they came out. The number of applicants and their diversity have increased significantly over time. As marriage equality became national, there was a shift toward greater acceptance. “One

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

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Their time at Hartford will be tied to the five-year duration of the grant, which the applicants are hoping to extend, Rola explains, adding that the faculty search is now ongoing. The professor will be based on the Hartford campus in UConn’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. One example of domestic anti-Muslim racism is the U.S.’s

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Renewed Push Apace to Return Native American Remains

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These stark shortcomings – in the face of NAGPRA and California’s 2001 CalNAGPRA – have been the topic of more than one state audit and report in recent years. Beasley is associate director of cultural resources, partnerships, and science for the National Park Service (NPS).

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Featured Scholarships: January 2024

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Our Browse Scholarships page is your one-stop destination to make the most of your application time, and now’s the perfect time to check it out. Duff, II Scholarship Program, open now for applications. You can receive both types of awards in the same year, but you will have to fill out separate applications for each.

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Their time at Hartford will be tied to the five-year duration of the grant, which the applicants are hoping to extend, Rola explains, adding that the faculty search is now ongoing. The professor will be based on the Hartford campus in UConn’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. One example of domestic anti-Muslim racism is the U.S.’s

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