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It was 45 years ago in 1980 when Women’s History Month became national recognition forged by a group of women’s organizations from around the country who petitioned President Jimmy Carter for the recognition and won.  According to the National Women's...

Dr. Robert Strickland, Jennifer Nez Denetdale and Len Kravitz will be honored at the upcoming graduation commencement ceremony as the 2017 recipients of the Presidential Award of Distinction.

Jennifer Nez Denetdale grew up in Tohatchi, N.M., a Navajo community 25 miles north of Gallup. She and her three sisters and one brother never missed school, she said, because her father insisted they become educated. "We always had books in our home. ...

University of New Mexico Associate Professor of American Studies Jennifer Nez Denetdale is filling the position on the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission that requires an "extensive background in education," according to the Commission. Her ...