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Minority-Serving Schools Targeted by Howard Hughes Medical Institute STEM Grants

Ten minority-serving institutions are among 47 small colleges and universities receiving science education grants totaling $50 million-plus from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Biomolecules class

Report Highlights Institutions That Educate Latinos in Health Care Fields

A select group of colleges and universities were hailed in a new report Wednesday for being the top producers of Latino graduates in the health care field.

Latino health care graduate

Making Diversity a Priority at Purdue

Under the leadership of Dr. France Córdova, Purdue University has nearly doubled the ranks of tenured and tenure-track minority women faculty in STEM disciplines over the past five years.

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Proposed Federal Legislation Seeks to Boost Minority STEM Education

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced a new bill on Tuesday that seeks to increase the proportion of minority students who graduate with STEM degrees.

Eddie Bernice Johnson

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White House Promotes Entrepreneurship Focus for HBCUs and MSIs

The White House meeting included panel presentations from Obama administration officials and leaders from the African American and Hispanic communities.

Debra Saunders-White

Latino Success Key to College Completion Goal, Report Says

The U.S. will not meet its 2020 college completion goals without a major contribution from Latinos, who continue to trail Whites in key indicators of higher education attainment, a new study says.

Dr. Eduardo Ochoa

Higher Education Provision Stripped from Ga. Immigration Bill

Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday stripped a provision that would have barred undocumented immigrants from state colleges, universities and technical schools from a bill making its way through the state Legislature.

Barry Loudermilk

Higher Education Provision Stripped from Ga. Immigration Bill

Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday stripped a provision that would have barred undocumented immigrants from state colleges, universities and technical schools from a bill making its way through the state Legislature.

Barry Loudermilk

Five from Southern Miss Pep Band Disciplined

Southern Mississippi has revoked the scholarships of five members of its pep band who took part in the heckling of a Kansas State basketball player at last Thursday’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament game.

Summit Addresses Best Ways to Increase High School Graduation and College Enrollment Rates Among Hispanics

Caring adults can play a role in improving the outcomes of youths born into families of lesser economic means in addition to school reform at the local, state and federal levels.

Jose Antonio Tijerino

Obama Plan to Raise Dropout Age Draws Mixed Reviews

Raising the high school dropout age may bring more focus to postsecondary education, but analysts express divergent opinions on how such a requirement would impact the dropout dilemma.

Dr. Antonio Flores

Graduation Study Finds Gains, Challenges for Latino Students

Latinos are making major strides in college completion although they continue to trail Whites, African-Americans and Asian Americans in several key areas, a new report says.

Latina graduate

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