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Significant Increase in College-bound Hispanics Projected For The South

The current number of Hispanic high school graduates in the 16 states that constitute the Southern Regional Education Board is projected to more than double by 2022, outpacing national projections, according to a new report released by Denver-based Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

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Diverse Calendar

March 27-30 MELUS — Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States 22nd Annual MELUS Conference “Towards a Confluence of Multi-Ethnic Arts and the University” The Blackwell Hotel and Conference Center The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Web: http://webspace.ship.edu/kmlong/melus March 29-April 2 American College Personnel Association83rd Annual Convention “Professionalism with Purpose: Advancing […]

Leadership & Policy

Divinity School at TCU Still Plans to Honor Obama Pastor

Controversy surrounding the longtime minister of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is not deterring a Texas divinity school from honoring the Rev. Jeremiah Wright at a ceremony later this month.

Celebrating a Ripe Audience: A New Publishing Imprint Highlights Hispanic Celebrities

With the recent launch of the Celebra publishing imprint, Raymond Garcia hopes to tap into the emergent Hispanic book-buying market.

Justice and Immigration Clinic Opens at California’s University of La Verne College of Law

The University of La Verne (ULV) College of Law has announced the opening of its Justice & Immigration Clinic (JIC).

From South America to Europe, Scholars Discuss Equity

While affirmative action programs are being challenged in the United States, Brazil is readily adopting these admissions policies in their colleges and universities as the morally correct thing to do to address the socioeconomic exclusion of Blacks, according to research done by Fulbright New Century scholar, Dr. Michele S. Moses.

Colleges Encouraged to Improve the Student Experience By Using Identified Best Practices

Jackson State University discovered through a student survey that students were not feeling engaged at the institution, and despite problematic academic probation and retention rates, were not taking advantage of the support services available.

Report Explores Link Between Latino’s Faith, Politics and Activism

Latinos’ religious affiliation and church attendance influence their political party preferences, degree of support for the war in Iraq and positions on moral issues raised in the last presidential campaign, according to a report recently released by the Center for the Study of Latino Religion (CSLR) in the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies (ILS).

Mexico Initiates English Classes Throughout U.S. at Consular Offices

Mexico will use its network of 48 consular offices in the United States to offer courses in English- as-a-Second-Language (ESL), diplomatic officials have announced.

Latino School Enrollment Up in Texas Cities With Immigration Laws

North Texas cities debating local laws to deal with illegal immigration are also home to school districts with some of the state’s largest increases in Hispanic student enrollment, a Fort Worth Star-Telegram analysis found.

Report Links Hate Crimes to Anti-immigrant Sentiment

Anti-immigrant sentiment is fueling nationwide increases in the number of hate groups and the number of hate crimes targeting Latinos, a watchdog group said Monday.

Leadership & Policy

For Hispanic Leaders, College Affordability Is Top Concern

A panel of Hispanic college and university presidents said affordability is greatly affecting Hispanic students’ access to college and offered suggestions for boosting public investment in higher education at a plenary session at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education’s annual meting.

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