Category: Academic News
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Dr. Dan Wildcat named the UMKC Alumni Association’s Spotlight Award recipient
For nearly four decades, Daniel Wildcat, Ph.D., has dedicated his career to advancing Indigenous education, environmental research and cross-cultural collaboration. A professor at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, Wildcat is an internationally respected scholar whose work explores the intersection of Indigenous knowledge, climate science, public policy and education. Wildcat, a Yuchi member of…
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Haskell-KU Student Research Symposium Set for Friday
Twenty-nine undergraduate and postbaccalaureate scholars supported by research training programs at Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) and the University of Kansas (KU) will present posters of their research at the 26th annual Haskell-KU Student Research Symposium, organized by KU’s Office for Advancing Success in Science (OASiS). The symposium will take place from 4 to 5:30…
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KU, Haskell renew long-standing MOU, recommit to partnership opportunities
Joe Monaco LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University have renewed their long-standing memorandum of understanding on shared areas of interest. Originally established in 2012, the MOU codifies key opportunities for partnership and serves as a framework for cooperation in areas ranging from education to service to research. The two universities celebrated the…
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Haskell to offer New Agriculture Business Program
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Indian Education and the Native American Agriculture Fund today announced a historic investment in a new agriculture business degree program in partnership with Haskell Indian Nations University. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland made the announcement in remarks at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium’s Annual Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C. The educational effort…