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Hispanic Faculty Associations a Recruitment, Retention Resource

As Latino/Hispanic faculty associations strive to increase recruitment and retention, students are feeling the positive impact. Not only do faculty association events — both structured and informal — enable faculty members to connect and share their experiences, they also include opportunities to connect with students and expand the pipeline to new talent in the academy.

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Report Puts Spotlight on Educational Opportunities in New Mexico

New Mexico’s educational system and an analysis of the state’s aid for low-income students is the focal point of a newly released report by the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CSMI).

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Graduate School Enrollment on the Rise

Graduate school applications and first-time enrollment are on the rise with the largest increases in mathematics and computer sciences.

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Institutions Stepping Up to Serve Hispanic Students

As colleges and universities work to reach enrollment and college completion goals, increased focus has turned to the Hispanic populations in their communities.

Our Lady of the Lake University Receives $3M to Improve Postgraduate Programs for Hispanic Students

The United States Department of Education gifted $3 million to Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) to establish a postgraduate program aimed to help Hispanic students. Post-baccalaureate Opportunities Dedicated to Equity and Retention (PODER) project will focus on improving graduate student facilities and services on OLLU’s three campuses of San Antonio, Houston and the […]

Puerto Rico’s Higher Ed Institutions Show Resilience After 2017 Hurricanes

In September 2017, hurricanes Irma and Maria blasted through Puerto Rico and wrecked Inter American University’s campus in Arecibo and left many of its students displaced. Following the storms, student enrollment tumbled.

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Start with How: Inhabiting our Public Roles for Effective Leadership

In his best-selling, 2009 book on leadership, Start with Why, Simon Sinek offered that the best leaders and organizations give their groups clear guidance regarding the importance of an undertaking, starting with the “why” of the action to be endeavored. Sinek likely never imagined a time and environment in national and international discourse when a necessary precursor to the thing itself (Sinek’s “why”) would need articulation.

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FUTURE Act Stalls in the U.S. Senate

Historically Black colleges and universities are growing nervous as federal funding for minority serving institutions – set to expire Sept. 30 – stalls in the United States Senate.

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Graduate Programs in Higher Education Won’t Prepare You for Equity Centered Student Affairs Work – You Need to Seek It Out

As an alumnus of a Higher Education Administration masters program, and through my involvement in conferences in student affairs, my impression is that the higher education curriculum is disconnected with the lived reality of student affairs professionals. While a number of programs have grown their course offerings to include classes about diversity and equity, the way the courses are structured and experienced determine whether or not they are effective in preparing the current and future workforce of higher education to address issues related to diversity and equity on their campuses.

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California Lutheran University Adds Ethnic and Race Studies Major

California Lutheran University – a Hispanic serving institution in Thousand Oaks, California – will offer an ethnic and race studies major starting in fall 2020. Formerly a minor, the interdisciplinary full-degree program is designed to prepare students to engage with diversity in a range of future careers. Studies show that taking ethnic studies courses boosts […]

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University of Houston-Downtown Supports Its Local Economy

University of Houston-Downtown – a Hispanic-serving institution and minority-serving institution – is helping to drive the local economy, according to a new report by Emsi, a labor market analytics firm. Last year, the campus contributed 0.4 percent to the region’s total gross regional product, which comes out to about $2 billion. The campus also helped […]

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Higher Education Organizations Urge Congress to Pass the FUTURE Act

A group of higher education organizations have thrown their support behind the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, calling on Congress to pass it by September 30th when a set of funds for their member schools is set to expire. The organizations advocating for passing the FUTURE Act this month include […]

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