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Officials: Enrollment exceeds expectations at Diné College

Officials: Enrollment exceeds expectations at Diné College

TSAILE, Ariz. (AP) — Officials at Diné College are excited about enrollment numbers this fall as more students than expected have registered for classes despite challenges stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Provost Geraldine Garrity initially thought the limitations of internet access and connectivity on the Navajo Nation might affect numbers. […]

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College on Navajo has record number of bachelor’s degrees

College on Navajo has record number of bachelor’s degrees

TSAILE, Ariz. (AP) — A college on the Navajo Nation has a record number of students receiving bachelor’s degrees. Diné College holds one graduation ceremony each year in the spring. It was scheduled Friday, but the coronavirus changed that. Instead, students are being recognized for a month on the college’s […]

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Symposium centers on creation of law school at Dine College

Symposium centers on creation of law school at Dine College

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP)-The first college established decades ago by an American Indian tribe in the United States is now working to create a law school. Formal efforts picked up speed with a recent two-day symposium held at Diné College on the Navajo Nation. Officials talked about everything from the college’s […]

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Grant aims to boost number of Navajos studying neuroscience

Grant aims to boost number of Navajos studying neuroscience

TSAILE, Ariz. (AP) — Researchers at the University of Arizona and Dine (dih-NEH’) College are partnering to try to get more Navajo students into biomedical sciences. The schools recently were awarded a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. Kathleen Rogers and Roberta Diaz Brinton from UofA and […]

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