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Section: Demographics > Latinx
Latinx
Report Highlights MSIs as âEngines of Upward Mobilityâ
A new report this week from the American Council on Education affirms what those familiar with minority serving institutions (MSIs) know to be true of the institutionsâ significant role in bolstering the economic mobility of low-income students.
June 13, 2018
Students
Southwest Arkansas Schools Courting Hispanic Students
Holding an ESL course at a local chicken processing plant, diversity celebrations, connecting with student families and Spanish-speaking campus tour guides are just some of the ways universities in an area like Southwest Arkansas reach the local Hispanic population.
June 11, 2018
Latinx
HSI Increases Reflect Growing Student Enrollment, Matriculation
New data analysis about Hispanic Serving Institutions from Excelencia in Education and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities reveals that such institutions are on the rise around the country, including in less-expected states such as Connecticut, Oregon and Tennessee.
June 5, 2018
Latinx
Growing Roses in White Concrete
As an academic, I am constantly traveling to present at conferences, network and create change in communities. The one question I am always asked is, âWhere are you from?â My response is Salt Lake City, Utah. It is my home, and not the answer people expect to hear.
May 22, 2018
Latinx
Study Tackles Issues of Latino College Access, Completion
A study by UnidosUS in collaboration with the Center for Community Capital at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill highlights challenges of college access, affordability and long-term success for Latino students.
April 30, 2018
Latinx
Forum Advocates for Enhanced Hispanic Higher Education Legislation
WASHINGTON â The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities convened educators and thought leaders from Hispanic Serving Institutions to advance the organizationâs legislative agenda during the 23rd Annual National Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education.
April 9, 2018
Latinx
VSU Joins Verizon STEM Initiative For Boys of Color
PETERSBURG, VA. â Virginia State University will be among 24 schools in a program that offers minority males from middle schools in Petersburg, Hopewell and Dinwiddie summer intensive courses in science, technology, engineering and math. The Verizon Innovative Learning program, the education initiative of the Verizon Foundation, works with historically Black colleges and universities and [âŠ]
April 1, 2018
Latinx
Stellar Academic and Business Leader Tapped to Lead Whittier College
Dr. Linda OubrĂ© will become Whittier Collegeâs 15th president, taking office July 1, 2018, college officials announced this week. She will be the first person of color to serve as president in Whittierâs 131-year history.
March 28, 2018
Latinx
Study Reports Wide Gender Disparity Among MSI Presidents
A new report from the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions explores the dearth of women in presidential positions at Minority Serving Institutions. At 650 such schools, less than 12 percent of presidents are women.
March 27, 2018
Students
Recruitment Changes Needed to Expand Access to Higher Ed
Admissions policies in higher-ranking universities and colleges favor high-achieving applicants. While much has been written about access, affordability, diversity and student loans, the focus on GPA, aptitude tests and the reputation-enhancing concept of âselectivityâ has negatively impacted minorities and underprivileged applicants.
March 25, 2018
Latinx
Program Preps Latinx Students for Professoriate in Humanities
The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions recently held its inaugural Cross-Institutional Conference for the HSI Pathways to the Professoriate Program, a $5.1-million grant initiative sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that aims to diversify the professoriate by supporting 90 students at three Hispanic Serving Institutions as they prepare to apply and matriculate into doctoral programs in the humanities.
March 22, 2018
Latinx
Pathways Program Seeks to Diversify the Academy
PHILADELPHIA â After graduating from college in 2002, Johanna Lopez spent a decade working in the banking industry before enrolling in community college. Now, sheâs a fellow in a program created to increase the number of Latino professors working in the humanities at colleges and universities across the nation.
March 4, 2018
Latinx
Challenges Remain for Latino College Presidents
Ten years ago, the number of Hispanic College presidents in the United States was about 5 percent. Today, it is down to roughly about 4 percent.
October 29, 2017
Students
Brown University Enrolls Students from Puerto Rico Tuition Free
PROVIDENCE, R.I. â Brown University is enrolling up to 50 students from the University of Puerto Rico tuition free following the destruction of Hurricane Maria. The Ivy League school in Providence will help the students find housing, as many still have no power or running water at their homes in Puerto Rico. Brown has already [âŠ]
October 25, 2017
Students
Celebrate Latino High School Graduation, but Work Toward College Degree Attainment
While there is much to rejoice, thereâs a drastic chasm in graduation from 4-year colleges among Hispanics and other racial and ethnic groups.
October 18, 2017
Students
For Medina, Being Administrator Makes a Difference
Dr. Carlos Medina, vice chancellor and chief diversity officer for the State University of New York (SUNY), says that his introduction to higher education administration did not have a linear trajectory. He initially wanted to become a teacher and did achieve this goal after having obtained a bachelorâs degree in education from the State University [âŠ]
October 16, 2017
Students
Muñoz Pours His Heart Into Service
Conversations about Dr. Mike Muñoz and his work at Rio Hondo College always seem to come back to his equity-centered approach.
October 12, 2017
Leadership & Policy
University of Washington Feels Like âHomeâ for President Cauce
During her time as president of the University of Washington, Dr. Ana Mari Cauce has been vocal about her passion for equity and inclusion. As a Cuban emigrant, she understands what she represents for those who imagine a more diverse future for higher education. âI hope that 10 years from now, when people close their [âŠ]
October 12, 2017
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