Professor Adrian Burgos Jr. has been named interim director of the American Indian Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Burgos' appointment is effective Aug. 16, 2016.

Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert was interviewed by ESPN for a film on Hopi running and a Hopi cross country team

The core faculty of the American Indian Studies Program supports the efforts of the Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition (NTFC) to negotiate a fair first contract with the University.

The American Studies Association joins many native organizations and institutions in calling for the Washington Redskins to immediately change the team’s racist logo and name.

The Committee recommends that Dr. Salaita’s candidacy be remanded to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for reconsideration by a committee of qualified academic experts

The scale and breadth of this collection make it a landmark in the development of indigenous studies

What is most fascinating about Tribal Television is how Tahmahkera traces the ways in which sitcom story lines from the 1950s through the 1970s tended to echo federal government policy

The editors make a compelling argument for retheorizing essentialized dichotomies like female and male, homosexuality and heterosexuality, and femininity and masculinity

No confidence based on Wise's decision to effectively fire Steven Salaita, whose de facto hire had been properly vetted by the unit and approved by the college through standard procedures.

From the moment that the story broke of Chancellor Phyllis Wise’s underhanded nixing of Steven Salaita’s de facto hiring, Nelson has rushed forward as the administration’s biggest cheerleader

This is an extremely dangerous moment for the future of shared governance and academic freedom at UIUC

There is good reason to fear that Professor Salaita's academic freedom and possibly that of the Illinois faculty members who recommended hiring him have been violated.

Professor whose writings have angered many was offered job at U. of Illinois, pending formal board approval. He didn't get it.

Howe’s tribalography is a powerful analytic tool through which to confront, challenge, and reconfigure the stories colonizers like to tell about themselves and their place in the world.

Why American Indians don't see 'Redskins' team name as an honor