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LOC Highlights People of Panamanian Islands

The Library of Congress Hispanic Division will convene a symposium this Friday focusing on the culture of a people indigenous to the San Blas Islands off the coast of Panama.

Hispanic Channel Photo

Budget Bill Seeks Immediate Education Increases

Last fall, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate decided not to fight with the Bush White House over education spending for fiscal 2009, which began last Oct. 1.

Leadership & Policy

Documentary on Landmark Civil Rights Case Premiers Tonight on PBS

PBS tonight will premier a documentary, “A Class Apart,” that sheds light on a landmark Mexican-American civil rights case handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 3, 1954 – two weeks before the watershed Brown v. Board of Education ruling.

Community Colleges May Soon Start Turning Students Away

Nicole Rodriguez has been waiting a year to get into Pima Community College’s nursing program. But she’s running out of patience.

Faculty & Staff

Pushing for a More Inclusive University

From age 8 through his years as a Stanford University student, Dr. Charles Ogletree, the Jesse Climenko Professor of Law at Harvard University, labored in the fields with his migrant-worker parents.

TV Festival Explores Latino Image in Film

Forty films showing the progression of how Latino characters and culture are depicted in cinema will be the stars of a festival hosted by Turner Classic Movies and Chon Noriega, author and film professor from the University of California/Los Angeles.

Hispanic Enrollment Up, Bucking Trend at UT Austin

Although spring enrollment is down over all at the University of Texas at Austin, numbers are up slightly for Hispanic, African American and foreign students, a preliminary report shows.

University and R.I. Latino Policy Institute Enter Agreement

Roger Williams University and the Rhode Island Latino Policy Institute have agreed on a research partnership.

Leadership & Policy

Minorities in Massachusetts find path to university presidential ranks difficult to tread

Once a pioneer, Massachusetts is experiencing a slowdown in the promotion of minorities to the university president ranks, particularly at elite private institutions.

Idaho Agency Urges Help for Students Who Struggle with English

The state should hire more bilingual teachers and allow students who are not proficient in English to skip standardized tests or take them in their native language, the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs says.

Study Finds Bias in Florida Exemptions for Promotion

Researchers at the University of Arkansas found evidence of discrimination in how schools grant exemptions from a test-based promotions system.

Maryland Closes Advanced-Placement Gap for Latinos

Maryland was one of 18 states recognized by the College Board for eliminating the equity and excellence gap in advanced placement achievement for the Hispanic and Latino population. Hispanics represented 6.1 percent of Maryland’s population last year, and 6.9 percent of the seniors who scored a “3” or higher, demonstrating college mastery, were Hispanic.

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