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University of Arizona Offers Free Tuition to Indigenous Students
The 74 via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor the first time in Arizona, Indigenous undergraduate students will get the opportunity to take...
The history of 'Taps,' played at countless American military ceremonies, has Utica ties
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 10 months ago1862, 161 years ago A haunting 24 notes (In the southeast corner of the 2,000-acre Sakura Park in...
Where is Penn State’s birthplace? A new Centre County historical marker celebrates the spot
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAfter nearly a 170-year wait, Penn State finally has a historical marker to commemorate its...
Universities in Mississippi profiles
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) in Mississippi consists of eight state-funded universities. Three of the eight are Historically Black Colleges...
Juneteenth is an original Texas celebration
The Abilene Reporter-News via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"Juneteenth," a colloquial combination of “June” and “nineteenth,” is an American holiday originating in Texas and celebrated June 19. It is the oldest celebration of the end of slavery in the ...
Langston University's historic underfunding
Stillwater NewsPress, Okla. via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSep. 26—The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently informed governors of 16 states — including Oklahoma — that their land-grant Historical Black Colleges ...
A Black soldier from NJ saved lives in Vietnam. Should he have received a Medal of Honor?
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 11 months agoU.S. Army Specialist Four Lester Williams Jr. had been in Vietnam just seven months when all hell...
What is compensated emancipation, and why did Joseph Smith campaign for it?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Russell M. Nelson mentioned compensated emancipation Thursday night when he received the...
30 Colleges With the Highest Acceptance Rates
Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoIn this article, we are going to discuss 30 colleges with the highest acceptance rates. You can skip our detailed analysis of the rise of EdTech, the...
Six news outlets join forces for NEW News Lab's 'Families Matter' series. Here's what we've written
The Post-Crescent via Yahoo News· 7 months agoEarlier this year, reporters from multiple local news organizations across northeastern Wisconsin...
