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USDA Land-Grant Development/Tribal Fellowship Program accepting Applications

February 19, 2013 Lavinia Panizo, USDA 1994 Tribal Land-Grant Colleges & Universities Program

From June first through the eighth, USDA will host faculty and staff from the 32 land-grant tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) that work in the areas of agriculture, conservation, science, or community development to participate in the USDA Land-Grant Development/Tribal Fellowship Program, a...

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Secretary Vilsack Confirms Support for Tribes at Meeting with Tribal College Presidents

February 11, 2013 Max Finberg, Acting Director, Office of Tribal Relations

Speaking to the presidents of tribal colleges from across the nation at the Agriculture Department last week, Secretary Tom Vilsack expressed his commitment to support Tribes and further strengthening the government-to-government relationship.

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Highlighting Inclusion, Diversity and Human Rights at the Special Olympics World Winter Games

February 01, 2013 Tom Vilsack, Agriculture Secretary and Head of the Presidential Delegation to the 10th Special Olympics World Winter Games. Judith Heumann, Special Advisor for International Disability Rights at the U.S. Department of State and is a member of the Presiden

Cross posted from the White House blog: During recent days we have had the honor as part of a U.S. Presidential Delegation to accompany more than 150 U.S. Special Olympians to the 2013 Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. In addition to the Opening Ceremonies of the games on Tuesday, the...

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