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Emory, College of the Muscogee Nation Partner for $2.4M Grant

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The partnership began in 2021 after Emory sought a land acknowledgement since it was built on Muscogee (Creek) Nation land. The partnership between the two colleges came about after Emory launched a land acknowledgement initiative in 2021. The grant will support CMN's transition to a four-year institution.

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Should the U.S. Provide Reparations? Start With HBCUs

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Earlier this year, the Department of Education reported that land grant, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in 16 states have been underfunded by $12.6 However, after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the land assigned to Black families in the form of reparations was taken back and given to Confederate families.

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action at U.S. Colleges

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Exactly what form those plans take at any given institution will depend on its legal team’s close-reading of the new law of the land. Insofar as an applicant’s race factors into any of these core factors, colleges should still be able to acknowledge it, so long as they focus on the individual.

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day

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Native people are often referred to in the past tense – “those who used to live on this land”… “the ones who came before us”… – and honestly, it’s creepy. Acknowledge diversity (of identity and experience). Craft land acknowledgement statements carefully and thoughtfully. Avoid historification. When in doubt, ask!

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Cherokee Nation Medical School to Graduate First Class

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However, she acknowledges that it was a long journey for OSU to get to this point. It may take some time, but she looks forward to when OSU can help another land-grant institution kick-start a similar program. She hopes that OSU's program within the Cherokee Nation can serve as an example for other universities across the country.

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Do Colleges Owe BIPOC Communities for Displacing Them?

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Not only does the report acknowledge the harm Christopher Newport created by displacing this community, it also revealed it wasn't the only college guilty of impactful displacement practices.

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Brown University Students Speak Out Against Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’

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Members of the Brown community who signed the letter say they refuse to acknowledge the charges of domestic terrorism and state that they stand in solidarity with the Atlanta communities who are against "Cop City."