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California Professor Accused of Falsifying Native American Heritage Agrees to Step...
After over a decade of controversy and accusations of falsely claiming Native American heritage, a professor at the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside)...
Portland State University Offers Tuition Discount to Out-of-State Native American Students
Portland State University (PSU) recently announced that it will offer in-state tuition to any student from across the U.S. who is a member of...
Dartmouth College Returns Historic Indigenous Documents to Mohegan Tribe
Dartmouth College recently returned a collection of historic documents — including letters, diaries, and sermons — written by Native American orator, writer, and minister...
DEI Expert Lee Bitsóí Explains Why ‘Chief’ Should Be Eliminated from...
Dozens of educational institutions and athletic organizations have changed the names of their mascots and sports teams in recent years in response to demand...
Higher Education Celebrates Native American Art
American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, celebrated each year in November, is a time to recognize the important contributions made by Indigenous peoples...
First Native American U.S. Poet Laureate to Serve Third Term
Joy Harjo will serve a third, one-year term as the United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry or commonly referred to as U.S. poet...
Underrepresented Women Make History During Unprecedented Presidential Election
As election officials continue to count ballots in key swing states for the 2020 presidential race between Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, other...
Eradicating Native American Mascots Is a Victory, but Racial Justice Efforts...
The momentum of this year’s Black Lives Matter protests and nationwide demands for racial justice have helped propel calls for justice and equality for...
First Native American Woman to Become a Dentist Continues to Be...
Jessica Rickert, DDS, had been working as a dentist for nearly five years before she discovered that she was the first Native American woman...
Acknowledging Native Land is a Step Against Indigenous Erasure
Like many American organizations, colleges and universities in the U.S. often occupy land that was once home to Native American communities. While modern Americans...
The PhD Project Celebrates its 25th Anniversary
On November 22, PhD Project members and supporters will attend the organization’s 25th anniversary celebration in suburban Chicago.
In 1994, when the nonprofit first launched,...
