Roberto RodriguezHomeSmithsonian embraces Latino HistoryLast year, the Smithsonian Institution accepted charges of “willful neglect” for the glaring absence of Latino contributions to American history, culture, and art among its vast national collection. Now that oversight is about to be rectified as Dr. Refugio Rochin, director of Michigan State University’s Julian Samora Research Center, assumes the helm of the 150-year-old institution’s new Center for Latino Initiatives.July 12, 2007Faculty & StaffPlotting the assassination of little red Sambo: psychologists join war against racist campus mascots – Native American mascotsPsychologists Join War Against Racist Campus MascotsJuly 12, 2007Leadership & PolicyScholars say basta to Chicano/Latino president shortage – enoughEfforts are underway to create a new pipeline to reverse shrinking representationJuly 12, 2007LatinxTreaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo under new scrutinyAs people in Mexico and the United States commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of the Mexican American War, the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo has come under new scrutiny from scholars in both countries. They have been examining the implications of the treaty which ended the war, and its political relevance and meaning to modern Mexico-U.S. relations.July 12, 2007StudentsThe numbers may look good, but… – University of New Mexico, decrease in Hispanic facultyData collected by the federal government on the diversity and distribution of the nation’s academic labor force show that the University of New Mexico (UNM) ranks near the top at recruiting and retaining Latino/Hispanic faculty. In fact, when only tenured and tenure-track faculty are considered (see table on page 31). UNM ranks number one among Research I and II institutions (the ranking omits all University of california schools, as well as four other institutions for whom data were not available).July 11, 2007HomeColorado researchers seek more effective public policy role – Latino/a Research and Policy Center, University of Colorado-DenverDENVER In perhaps the first event of its kind, educators and researchers from the University of Colorado-Denver’s Latino/a Research and Policy Center held a symposium on legislation, research, and its impact on the Latino community. The symposium was held in early January at the State Capitol on the opening day of the 1998 state legislative session.July 11, 2007LatinxAcademic turf war at East Los Angeles: move to include course on Central Americans in Chicano Studies Department meets resistance – East Lost Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, Calif. East Los Angeles College (ELAC) is the site of a controversy that many people have seen coming for a long time. It revolves around what appears to be an academic battle over turf.July 11, 2007HomeCalifornia has another proposition – Ron Unz Initiative to ban bilingual instructionThis One Would Prohibit Bilingual EducationJuly 11, 2007LatinxMarch planned to support affirmative action: Latino law students and professors confront threat of limited accessAlbequerque, N.M. A gathering here last month of organizations representing Latino law students agreed to form a national organization to support a pro-affirmative action march, scheduled for January in San Francisco, being organized by legal educators.July 11, 2007Native AmericansLearning to live a warrior’s life: institute seeks to improve Native American education – National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher EducationALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Native American students often struggle academically at colleges and universities nationwide because the institutions are virtually foreign environments. As a result, says Pam Agoyo, director of the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education, half of the first-year Native American students who start college leave by the end of their first year.July 11, 2007Previous PagePage 5 of 8Next Page