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Le Cordon Bleu Miami Launches Culinary VIP Series

To support its Spanish-language program, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Miami (LCB Miami) is launching a Visiting Culinary VIP Series, which will bring leading industry restaurateurs, writers, chefs and consultants to the campus.

JFKU Degree on Counseling Latinos Wins Approval

John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) has received final approval of the first fully accredited counseling psychology program focusing on cultural competence training in mental health and counseling skills for serving the Latino/Hispanic community. Classes begin this fall.

Hispanic Heritage Month 2008

On September 15, academic institutions and cultural groups nationwide embarked on a month-long celebration of Hispanic heritage and culture.

Parents, Community Holds Key to Hispanic Education Achievement

“Parents and family are the No. 1 enablers, and the No. 1 obstacles” to student success, Sara Martinez Tucker, the undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Education, told a group of educators, parents and community organizers at the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans on Thursday.

Bonds to Faculty Help Keep Latinos in STEM Majors

Latino students who major in math, sciences, and technology have a better academic performance if they also have strong relationships with the faculty, according to a recent study from the University of Southern California.

Woman’s Mission: Keep Hispanic Youths in School

Maria Gonzalez spends Friday evenings in a church basement, surrounded by 30 teens chattering in a mix of English and Spanish, because she has assigned herself a mission: to improve graduation rates and college attendance of Torrington and Winsted’s Hispanic youth.

UA Interpreter-Training Center Earns Grant to Grow Program

An interpreter-training program at the University of Arizona center has won a highly selective U.S. Department of Education grant that will allow it to develop an online curriculum for schools around the nation.

UC Santa Barbara to Honor Poet and Children’s Advocate

The University of California at Santa Barbara has announced that Pat Mora, a poet and author, will receive the 2008 Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature at the Santa Barbara Book & Author Festival on Saturday, September 27.

Castro’s Daughter to Speak at SIU-Carbondale

Alina Fernandez, daughter of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, is scheduled to speak Sept. 29 at Southern Illinois University’s student center as part of Latino Heritage Month. (National Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 – Oct. 15.)

Nebraska Calls Summit on Latino Education

The Nebraska Department of Education and the state Mexican-American Commission have announced the fifth annual Hispanic/Latino Education Summit to be held Oct 6.

Study: Ph.D. Completion Rates Vary By Gender, Race

International students, men and Whites complete their Ph.D. requirements faster than domestic, women and minority students, according to a Council of Graduate Schools study being released today.

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