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Section: Demographics
Students
Most Hispanic Students Say College Too Costly
About half of Hispanic high school students in Indiana would be the first in their families to attend college, and most feel they can’t afford a higher education, according to a new survey.
June 24, 2008
Latinx
Lawyer Will Challenge Flag Desecration Charge Against Teacher
An attorney in south-central Idaho says he will ask a judge to dismiss a flag-mutilation charge filed against a former Minico High School teacher.
June 24, 2008
Latinx
UCLA Scholar Seeks to Raise Awareness About University’s Forgotten Mexican American Forefather
The forefather father of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) was a Mexican American politician by the name of Reginaldo del Valle, according to recent research. Although his contributions to the institution’s founding have been largely forgotten, UCLA Professor David Hayes-Bautista is seeking to resurrect del Valle’s memory.
June 24, 2008
Students
Report: To Serve Hispanics, Schools Should Look to the Success of HSIs
By looking at the success of Hispanic-serving institutions, other colleges and universities can find ways to support the growing number of Hispanic college students nationwide, according to a report released Wednesday by the higher education policy group Excelencia in Education.
June 24, 2008
Students
Report: To Serve Hispanics, Schools Should Look to the Success of HSIs
By looking at the success of Hispanic-serving institutions, other colleges and universities can find ways to support the growing number of Hispanic college students nationwide, according to a report released Wednesday by the higher education policy group Excelencia in Education.
June 18, 2008
Students
Most Hispanic Students Say College Too Costly
About half of Hispanic high school students in Indiana would be the first in their families to attend college, and most feel they can’t afford a higher education, according to a new survey.
June 17, 2008
Latinx
Latino Voters Reward Education Candidates, Machinists Survey Says
Latino voters would reward any presidential candidate who pushes for vocational and technical education, according to a poll conducted for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), which represents 720,000 active and retired members nationally.
June 17, 2008
Disabilties
Creating an Atmosphere of Acceptance
When it comes to learning disabilities, minority students are often misdiagnosed.
June 17, 2008
African-American
Black Colleges Still Lacking Ph.D. African-American Studies Program
As African-American studies disciplinarians celebrate the expansion and 20-year anniversary of African American doctoral studies this year, some are wondering when there will be a similar development at historically Black colleges and universities.
June 17, 2008
Students
Hispanic Scholars, Students Pressure Princeton for Latino Studies Program
For more than 30 years, students have been urging the administration to bring Latino studies to Princeton University.
June 16, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander
Princeton’s Record on Asian Admissions Examined
The U.S. Department of Education has broadened a review into whether Princeton University discriminates against applicants of Asian descent.
June 12, 2008
African-American
Philadelphia Owns Up to More of its History of Slavery
Thousands of tourists watched last summer as archaeologists, working in the shadow of Independence Hall, unearthed remnants of the home where George Washington lived with his wife and several slaves.
June 11, 2008
Leadership & Policy
It’s All About Degrees Conferred
College rankings have always been a bit controversial, but over the last year debates over such lists, particularly U.S. News’ rankings, have really heated up.
June 11, 2008
Disabilties
‘Creating an Atmosphere Of Acceptance’
When it comes to learning disabilities, minority students are often misdiagnosed.
June 11, 2008
Leadership & Policy
A Tribal College With an ‘Edge’
Created out of the need to preserve the native language of the Cheyenne tribe, CATC opens its doors in Oklahoma.
June 11, 2008
Latinx
JUST THE STATS
The Hispanic population of the United States reached 45.5 million on July 1, 2007, or 15.1 percent of the estimated total U.S. population of 301.6 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
June 10, 2008
Latinx
JUST THE STATS
Eligible voters in Puerto Rico, which held its presidential primary June 1, 2008, are less likely to have completed high school than are U.S. Latino eligible voters, according to the Pew Hispanic Center.
June 10, 2008
Latinx
Hispanic Teens Try Drugs, Suicide at Higher Rate
Hispanic high school students use drugs and attempt suicide at higher rates than their Black and White classmates, according to a new federal survey that shows a continuation of a disturbing trend.
June 10, 2008
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