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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.

MSIs, low-income and minority students fare well in higher education funding bill.

At 119 pages, the final agreement on the College Cost Reduction Act are a challenging read. But tucked inside the plan, which promises the largest infusion of financial aid in a generation, are a series of provisions to promote college access for students of color.

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.

Keeping the DREAM Alive

A state reciprocity agreement facilitates in-state tuition for undocumented students in New Mexico and Colorado.

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A Historical Omission

Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez and colleagues were puzzled to learn of a major World War II documentary to air without the voices of Latino veterans. And then the campaign began.

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