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South Dakota recently issued a policy that restricts university professors from expressing preferred pronouns and tribal affiliation via email signature.

South Dakota is more than 8% Indigenous, but both the faculty and staff and the student body makeup at Board of Regents universities range from 0% to 3.25% Indigenous.

In this episode of Seawolf Voices, business alumnus and Native Student Services director Jason Hotch talks about transitioning from working in business to education, resisting the need to rush things unless you absolutely want to, and making education more equitable for everyone.

Megan Red Shirt-Shaw is helping to build momentum behind an idea that was deeply explored by researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

VERMILLION — Megan Red Shirt-Shaw is helping to build momentum behind an idea that was deeply explored by researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

USD President Sheila Gestring dropped major news about what the university hopes the Board of Regents and Legislature will approve next year.

On an abnormally snowy Saturday outside of Beasley Coliseum, Native American tribes from all over the region traveled to partake in the 44th annual Pah-Loots-Puu Powwow.  A Powwow is a Native American Indigenous ceremony with various groups coming together to dance and honor the traditions of their ancestors.  This year’s Powwow was put together by...

Five alumni have been elected as new members of Harvard University’s Board of Overseers and six as directors of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA).

Tiospaye Student Council received a budget exemption for their annual Wacipi at this week’s SGA meeting. The Tiospaye Student Council petitioned SGA to appeal the vote from last week to deny the budget exemption.  “In previous years, SGA has been generous in giving us this exemption,” Tiospaye President Julianna Benge said. “With the knowledge that we have gained in the past week and looking at budgets, we are requesting to exempt four thousand of our allocated funds given for fiscal y...

Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/ Caroline Culler In light of the importance of the annual election for members of Harvard’s Board of Overseers—and heightened interest stemming from last year’s vigorously contested results and the possibility of a similar contest this year— Harvard Magazine is providing enhanced coverage. We asked each candidate presented by the HAA nominating committee and each member of the Harvard Forward slate seeking a place on the ballot by petition to answ...