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Getting to Know: Dr. Gregory Chan

Dr. Gregory Chan is provost and chief academic officer at St. Thomas University in Miami, where he has been second-incommand since 2001.

Web Site Offers College Consumers One-Stop Comparison Shop

WASHINGTON The association representing the single largest group of independent, private higher education institutions has introduced a Web site that allows aspiring college students and their parents to research and compare private colleges and universities.

High-tech Help on the Way

Both chambers of Congress have passed a technology bill for MSIs. Now they need to bridge their differences to bridge the digital divide at MSIs.

King of Spain Bestows Honor on William and Mary Professor

WILLIAMSBURG Va. The king of Spain is honoring a College of William and Mary professor with his country’s highest cultural achievement award.

New Jersey Eyes Ways to Improve Latino Services

Language translators would be made available in all state departments and the state would recruit teachers from Spain and Puerto Rico under recommendations delivered Monday to New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine.

International Panel to Address Latino Education at Annual HACU Conference

An international panel of experts will discuss critical issues for Hispanics in higher education as part of the annual meeting of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) set for Oct. 20-22 in Chicago.

Improving Outcomes of Latino Students Focus of Forum

Latino college students who have the support of their families, start college planning by the eighth grade, take three or more years of mathematics, and start at a four-year institution are more likely to finish college, according to a new report that suggests these attributes form a strategy for closing the college-completion gap between Latino and Whites.

Tennessee universities take steps to recruit more Hispanics

NASHVILLE Tenn. Universities across Tennessee are taking steps to recruit more Hispanics to diversify their student bodies, officials say.

Group Wants Hate-crime Inquiry into Mexican Flag Incident at the University of New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE The New Mexico League of United Latin American Citizens has asked state and federal officials to investigate a University of New Mexico student who is accused of tearing down a Mexican flag.

New Report: College Readiness of Latino Students Improving

Latino high school graduates are more prepared for college and workforce training than they were in 2002, according to a recent report released by The ACT, a national achievement testing firm.

Leadership & Policy

Hispanic graduation rate at the University of Maryland lagging

The six-year graduation rate among Hispanic students at the University of Maryland is lagging behind those of white and Asian students by about 15 percent, university President Dan Mote said in his State of the Campus address this year.

Cuban Program to Educate Minority Health Professionals Has Some Americans Going Abroad to Earn Medical Degrees

The idea of becoming a physician never crossed his mind. But when Jose Eduardo De Leon learned of a free medical degree program in Havana, he jumped at the opportunity to apply.

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