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Leadership & Policy

Surgeon Ready for Challenge as Head of UT System

Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, a pediatric transplant surgeon, is preparing for his toughest challenge ever.

February 3, 2009

Faculty & Staff

UCSC Professor to Unveil Research on Migration and Poverty

Patricia Zavella, a professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz, will present the results of more than a decade of research during a talk, “Migration and Poverty in Santa Cruz County,” on Tuesday. February 10.

February 3, 2009

Hispanic Media Group Plans Hate Speech Petition

The National Hispanic Media Coalition, a media advocacy and civil rights organization, plans to unveil its preliminary findings on hate speech in commercial radio today and to follow up with a petition to the Federal Communications Commission.

January 27, 2009

Immigrants’ Son Struggled for Legal Status

Fernando Guadarrama was 12 when he decided he couldn’t stay in America illegally any longer.

January 27, 2009

Parent Complain That Pep Talks Singled Out Latinos, Blacks

Parents of black and Latino students at Camden County’s Eastern Regional High School complained to the school board last week that the school may have been discriminating by scheduling pep talks just for minority students.

January 27, 2009

Native Americans

Course Gets Teachers Ready for Reservations

The University of Wyoming has developed a new graduate course designed to help educators who are teaching on American Indian reservations.

January 25, 2009

BATTLE OF THE WILLS

In Georgia, the budget crunch has prompted one state senator to propose closing some public colleges, but not the ones you think.

January 21, 2009

Leadership & Policy

The New Era of Diversity

Molly Corbett Broad, president of the American Council on Education, weighs in on the prospects for diversity in the Obama years.

January 21, 2009

Latino Inaugural Celebration Not High Profile Enough?

Latino entertainers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony graced “la alfombra roja” — the red carpet — at Union Station Sunday to give a Hispanic flair to the inauguration pre-celebration Sunday.

January 20, 2009

Hispanic Student Heads to Washington to Be Congressional Page

When Glance High School student Jose Echevarria arrived in Oregon at age 9 he spoke no English and had no political favors to call in.

January 20, 2009

Lawyers Help Stranded Peruvian students

Three work-experience exchange students from Peru were supposed to spend their three-month break from college working in retail, perfecting their English and discovering a new part of the world.

January 20, 2009

With Nation’s New President, Promise and ‘No Excuses’ for Black Students

Less than 15 minutes into his presidency, President Barack Obama uttered the words “we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age.”

January 20, 2009

African-American

Most of Little Rock 9 Headed to Inauguration

President-elect Barack Obama has said the Little Rock Nine’s courage in desegregating an Arkansas public school helped make the opportunities in his life possible.

January 19, 2009

Latino Inaugural Celebration Not High Profile Enough?

Latino entertainers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony graced “la alfombra roja” — the red carpet — at Union Station Sunday to give a Hispanic flair to the inauguration pre-celebration Sunday.

January 19, 2009

African-American

Battle of Wills, Part 2

Seth Harp found an unlikely ally in his quest to close two Georgia colleges, but he still faces an uphill fight.

January 15, 2009

Ski Coach Uses Flashcards to Bridge Language Gap

The Nordic skiing coach at Jackson Hole High School and his assistants were having trouble communicating with the two freshmen members from Mexico City, who spoke almost no English.

January 13, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Latinos Upset Over Process for Denver Schools Chief

Latino leaders are complaining that the Denver Public School Board’s did not consider Hispanics before choosing a finalist for the superintendent’s job even though Latino students make up 60 percent of those enrolled in the district.

January 13, 2009

Tribal Colleges’ Top Priority for Obama: ‘Full and Forward Funding’

As enrollment at tribal colleges spikes, American Indians are hoping the Obama administration will make good on campaign promises to increase funding.

January 11, 2009