{"id":1174,"date":"2016-01-15T22:05:23","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T22:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/diversity\/?p=1174"},"modified":"2018-11-29T16:00:04","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T16:00:04","slug":"january-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/diversity\/2016\/01\/15\/january-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Table of Contents<\/strong>
\n1.\u00a0Article:<\/strong>\u00a0Veterans\u2019 Needs Go Misunderstood by Colleges
\n2.\u00a0Article:<\/strong>\u00a0Yale Takes Collaborative Approach to Increasing Faculty Diversity
\n3. Article:\u00a0<\/strong>Are Linguistics the New Forefront of Diversity Initiatives?
\n4.\u00a0Article:\u00a0<\/strong>Number of Foreign Students Studying at U.S. Colleges Significantly Increase, Few Americans Study Abroad
\n5. Article:\u00a0<\/strong>U.S. Colleges See A Big Bump in International Students
\n6.\u00a0Article:<\/strong>\u00a0Brown University Pledges $100M to Enhance Diversity
\n7.\u00a0Article:\u00a0<\/strong>Students\u2019 Protest May Play Role in Supreme Court Case on Race in Admissions
\n8.\u00a0Article:\u00a0<\/strong>Protesters Want Qualitative Diversity on Campus
\n9. Article:\u00a0<\/strong>Despite Progress, Graduation Gaps Between Whites and Minorities Persist
\n10. Article:\u00a0<\/strong>Beyond Coming Out: New Insights About GLBQ College Students Of Color
\n11. Event:\u00a0<\/strong>Haki R. Madhubuti: “Taking Bullets: Terrorism and Black Life in Twenty-First Century America\u201d
\n12. Event:\u00a0<\/strong>The 35th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Concert
\n13. Event:\u00a0<\/strong>Project Inclusion Webinar
\n14. Event:\u00a0<\/strong>Minnesota Education Equity Partnership (MnEEP) 2016 Conference
\n15. Event:\u00a0<\/strong>Augsburg College 8th<\/sup>\u00a0Annual Traditional Powwow
\n16. DICP:\u00a0<\/strong>Upcoming Workshops
\n17.\u00a0Misc:<\/strong>\u00a0Diversity and Inclusion Newsletter Notes<\/p>\n

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1. Article:\u00a0<\/strong>Veterans’ Needs Go Misunderstood by Colleges
\nhttp:\/\/www.gallup.com\/poll\/186548\/returning-vets-don-feel-college-understood-needs.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Article:\u00a0<\/strong>Yale Takes Collaborative Approach to Increasing Faculty Diversity
\nhttp:\/\/www.insightintodiversity.com\/yale-takes-collaborative-approach-to-increasing-faculty-diversity\/<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Article:\u00a0Are Linguistics the New Forefront of Diversity Initiatives?
\nhttps:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3052771\/are-linguistics-the-new-forefront-of-diversity-initiatives<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Article:\u00a0<\/strong>Number of Foreign Students Studying at U.S. Colleges Significantly Increase, Few Americans Study Abroad
\nhttp:\/\/www.ischoolguide.com\/articles\/34369\/20151117\/report-foreign-students-studying-u-s-colleges-significantly-increase-few.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

5. Article:\u00a0<\/strong>U.S. Colleges See A Big Bump in International Students
\nhttp:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/ed\/2015\/11\/18\/456353089\/u-s-colleges-see-a-big-bump-in-international-students<\/a><\/p>\n

6. Article:\u00a0<\/strong>Brown University Pledges $100M to Enhance Diversity
\nhttp:\/\/www.insightintodiversity.com\/brown-university-pledges-100m-to-enhance-diversity-inclusion-efforts\/<\/a><\/p>\n

7. Article:\u00a0<\/strong>Students’ Protests May Play Role in Supreme Court Case on Race in Admissions
\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/12\/02\/us\/politics\/justices-to-rule-once-again-on-race-in-college-admissions.html?ref=education<\/a><\/p>\n

8. Article:\u00a0<\/strong>Protesters Want Qualitative Diversity on Campus
\nhttp:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/news_and_politics\/jurisprudence\/2015\/11\/student_protesters_want_qualitative_diversity_on_campus.html<\/a><\/p>\n

9. Article:\u00a0<\/strong>Despite Progress, Graduation Gaps Between Whites and Minorities Persist
\nhttp:\/\/strongmail1.multiview.com\/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2156131&messageid=2156131&databaseid=Mailing.DS156131.2156131.139614&serial=17493723&emailid=reeck@augsburg.edu&userid=52079141&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2076&&&http:\/\/multibriefs.com\/ViewLink.php?i=56672a3ead229<\/a><\/p>\n

10. Article:\u00a0<\/strong>Beyond Coming Out: New Insights About GLBQ College Students Of Color
\nhttp:\/\/www.myacpa.org\/sites\/default\/files\/beyond-coming-out.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

11. Event:\u00a0<\/strong>Haki R. Madhubuti: “Taking Bullets: Terrorism and Black Life in Twenty-First Century America\u201d
\nDate:\u00a0<\/strong>Wednesday, January 20, 2016
\nTime:<\/strong>\u00a06:00-7:30 p.m.<\/span><\/span>
\nLocation:\u00a0<\/strong>BEST Academy,\u00a02131 12th Ave N,\u00a0Minneapolis MN 55411<\/a>
\n\u200bDescription:\u00a0<\/strong>Come hear from the incomparable \u200bHaki R. Madhubuti! Haki R. Madhubuti (born Don Luther Lee on February 23, 1942 in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States) is an African-American author, educator, and poet. Madhubuti is a major contributor to the Black literary tradition, in particular through his early association with the Black Arts Movement beginning in the mid-60s, and which has had a lasting and major influence, even today. A proponent of independent Black institutions, Madhubuti is the founder, publisher, and chairman of the board of Third World Press (established in 1967), which today is the largest independent black-owned press in the United States. Over the years, he has published 28 books (some under his former name, “Don L. Lee”) and is one of the world’s best-selling authors of poetry and non-fiction, with books in print in excess of 3 million.<\/p>\n

This event is free and open to the Public and Madhubuti’s books will be for sale at the talk.<\/p>\n

12. Event:<\/strong>\u00a0The 35th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Concert
\nDate:<\/strong>\u00a0Thursday, January 21, 2016
\nTime:<\/strong>\u00a06:00 p.m.<\/span><\/span>
\nLocation:<\/strong>\u00a0Ted Mann Concert Hall
\nDescription:<\/strong>\u00a0This year’s Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Concert will feature Committed (stars of NBC’s hit show The Sing-Off) plus performances by Jazz Vocalist Pippi Ardennia and Sheri Hixon. This concert is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

13. Event:\u00a0<\/strong>Project Inclusion Webinar
\nDate:<\/strong>\u00a0Friday, January 22, 2016
\nTime:<\/strong>\u00a012:00-1:30 p.m.<\/span><\/span>
\nLocation:<\/strong>\u00a0Webinar
\nDescription:\u00a0<\/strong>With generous support from the Lloyd G. Bafour Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee, and in partnership with Campus Compact for New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Inclusive Excellence Advisory Board, and UMass Boston, NERCHE’s Project Inclusion will pilot and then encourage a statewide effort to assess the institutional structures, policies, and practices around diversity, equity, and inclusiveness in New Hampshire’s Colleges and universities. This webinar is open to all interested in learning more about this statewide effort.<\/p>\n

14. Event:\u00a0<\/strong>Minnesota Education Equity Partnership (MnEEP) 2016 Conference
\nDate:<\/strong>\u00a0Thursday, February 25, 2016
\nTime:<\/strong>\u00a08:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.<\/span><\/span>
\nLocation:<\/strong>\u00a0Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
\nDescription:<\/strong>\u00a0The Minnesota Education Equity Partnership (MnEEP), formerly MMEP, the State’s premier organization for research, policy and engagement in the area of Educational Race Equity, will present a statewide conference. MnEEP conferences have attracted hundreds of educators, policymakers, community leaders, and students and major media to learn about innovative approaches that enhance student of color success and drive change of our education systems. The 2016 conference offers a powerful opportunity to highlight how we can sustain a Minnesota movement for educational race equity and excellence in Minnesota.<\/p>\n

15.<\/strong>\u00a0Event:\u00a0<\/strong>Augsburg College 8th<\/sup>\u00a0Annual Traditional Powwow
\nDate:<\/strong>\u00a0Saturday, April 2, 2016
\nTime:<\/strong>\u00a0Grand Entries –\u00a01:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.<\/span><\/span>
\nLocation:\u00a0<\/strong>Si Melby Gymnasium
\nDescription:<\/strong>\u00a0The Augsburg Indigenous Student Association and American Indian Student Services invites the Augsburg community and greater community to join them at the 8th Annual Traditional Powwow.
\nWeb Link:<\/strong>\u00a0http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/aissp\/traditional-powwow\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

16. Diversity and Inclusion Certificate Program (DICP):\u00a0<\/strong>Upcoming Workshops<\/p>\n