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In U.S., Hispanics Outlive Whites, Blacks by Years

U.S. Hispanics can expect to outlive Whites by more than two years and Blacks by more than seven, government researchers say in a startling report that is the first to calculate Hispanic life expectancy in this country.

Georgia Regents Approve Restrictions for Undocumented Students

The state Board of Regents voted Wednesday to tighten policies governing undocumented immigrant applicants to Georgia colleges and universities.

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Latino Men See Dramatic Jump as First-year Medical School Students

While the number of first-year enrollees to U.S. medical schools has gradually risen in recent years, the demographic with the most dramatic jump was among Hispanic males whose medical school enrollment increased by 17.1 percent over last year.

Morehouse medical school president Dr. John E. Maupin, Jr.

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Number of Education Civil Rights Complaints on the Rise

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights received nearly 7,000 complaints this fiscal year, an 11-percent increase and the largest jump in at least 10 years, according to data provided by the department.

Former Texas Public School Teacher Leaves Millions to UT-San Antonio

An elementary school teacher who became inspired to help low-income students finish college when she heard them lament about rising costs has left the bulk of her estate — estimated at $22 million — to the University of Texas at San Antonio for scholarships.

The late Mary E. McKinney (right) with her mother Elizabeth Dee Carnes McKinney in an undated photo (photo courtesy of the University of Texas at San Antonio)

Conference Highlights Helping Students With Timely Degree Completion

Colleges and universities must find ways to help their increasingly diverse student bodies earn their degrees on time and accept responsibility if large numbers of students persistently take too long to graduate, expert panelists said Wednesday at a Baltimore education conference.

Dr. Jolene Koester, president of California State University, Northridge, implemented a campus task force to focus on timely degree completion.

Hispanic Scholarship Fund Launches “Generation 1st Degree” Campaign

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) organization on Tuesday convened its Education Summit 2010 in New York and launched the ‘Generation 1st Degree’ program, which aims to fulfill the fund’s goal of helping Hispanic families attain a college degree in every household.

2010 Hispanic Scholarship Fund awardees and HSF president Frank Alvarez (far left) (photo by Lois Elfman)

Game Delay: Latinos Not Yet Scoring With College Athletics

Despite their growing presence in professional sports, Latinos remain underrepresented in collegiate athletics.

Irma Garcia finds fulfillment in teaching others the rules of sports and sports administration.

Proprietary Colleges Accused of Scamming Vulnerable Populations at Senate Hearing

U.S. Senate hearing demonstrates that debate over for-profit colleges is growing political with Republicans charging that Democrats’ motivations are all wrong.

Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa

National Academies Committee Recommends Measures To Boost Minority STEM Participation

Citing the relatively low levels of minority representation in science and engineering, leaders of a group working to increase diversity in those fields released a report Thursday that shows the extent of the problem and makes recommendations on how to solve it.

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski

Latino Student-focused College Programs Honored at U.S. Capitol

Prominent political officials helped Washington-based nonprofit group Excelencia in Education salute collegiate programs that boost Latino student success Wednesday during the non-profit’s fifth annual awards ceremony.

Excelencia in Education President Sarita Brown says all agencies involved in the Latino college completion campaign must remain optimistic.

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Summit: Improving American Education Key To Maintaining U.S. Living Standards

Speakers at a Washington education summit Wednesday touted college education as the means to a better life, both for individuals and society as a whole.

Anthony Carnevale

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