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Students, faculty and community members gathered Monday morning to honor Indigenous People’s Day and the 31st anniversary of the WVU Peace Tree.

Held Oct. 20-21, “Lest Silence Be Destructive" will feature readings, discussions and the first public performance of a musical album based on Viramontes' work.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – East Tennessee State University (ETSU) will welcome a man wrongly convicted of murder next week. Anthony Ray Hinton is slated to share his story with students and staff on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. Hinton was arrested in 1985 for the murder of two fast food managers in Birmingham, […]

In honor of Indigenous People’s Day on Monday, Oct. 9, the Native American Studies Program has put together several events for students to be actively involved in honoring and better

UB’s Department of Indigenous Studies will produce a new generation of scholars who know how to respect Indigenous nations that for too long have gotten too little respect, Watson says.

Chris Christie’s jab at First Lady Jill Biden during Wednesday night’s debate has sparked bipartisan condemnation and spotlighted the GOP’s messaging problem with women. Christie, the former Republican New Jersey governor, was bashing teachers unions when he made a snide side comment, saying they are not advocating for children and that President Biden is “sleeping…

Jake Blount, a renowned multi-instrumentalist and scholar specializing in African American roots music, will participate in a two-day artist residency at

The Gorman Museum at UC Davis marks its 50th anniversary with a beautiful new home to showcase its collection of contemporary Native American art.

Ceremony marking the installation of "Effigy: Bird Form," 10 am, 9/15, Van Hise Hall north lawn, with speakers, Wisconsin Dells Singers.

Cornell legal experts will review the fundamentals of free expression during a Sept. 7 panel discussion kicking off the university’s theme year, “The Indispensable Condition: Freedom of Expression at Cornell.”