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March 27-30 MELUS — Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States 22nd Annual MELUS Conference “Towards a Confluence of Multi-Ethnic Arts and the University” The Blackwell Hotel and Conference Center The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Web: http://webspace.ship.edu/kmlong/melus March 29-April 2 American College Personnel Association83rd Annual Convention “Professionalism with Purpose: Advancing […]
March 19, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Divinity School at TCU Still Plans to Honor Obama Pastor
Controversy surrounding the longtime minister of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is not deterring a Texas divinity school from honoring the Rev. Jeremiah Wright at a ceremony later this month.
March 18, 2008
Latinx
Celebrating a Ripe Audience: A New Publishing Imprint Highlights Hispanic Celebrities
With the recent launch of the Celebra publishing imprint, Raymond Garcia hopes to tap into the emergent Hispanic book-buying market.
March 18, 2008
Latinx
Justice and Immigration Clinic Opens at California’s University of La Verne College of Law
The University of La Verne (ULV) College of Law has announced the opening of its Justice & Immigration Clinic (JIC).
March 18, 2008
Latinx
From South America to Europe, Scholars Discuss Equity
While affirmative action programs are being challenged in the United States, Brazil is readily adopting these admissions policies in their colleges and universities as the morally correct thing to do to address the socioeconomic exclusion of Blacks, according to research done by Fulbright New Century scholar, Dr. Michele S. Moses.
March 18, 2008
Latinx
Colleges Encouraged to Improve the Student Experience By Using Identified Best Practices
Jackson State University discovered through a student survey that students were not feeling engaged at the institution, and despite problematic academic probation and retention rates, were not taking advantage of the support services available.
March 12, 2008
Latinx
Report Explores Link Between Latino’s Faith, Politics and Activism
Latinos’ religious affiliation and church attendance influence their political party preferences, degree of support for the war in Iraq and positions on moral issues raised in the last presidential campaign, according to a report recently released by the Center for the Study of Latino Religion (CSLR) in the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies (ILS).
March 11, 2008
Latinx
Mexico Initiates English Classes Throughout U.S. at Consular Offices
Mexico will use its network of 48 consular offices in the United States to offer courses in English- as-a-Second-Language (ESL), diplomatic officials have announced.
March 11, 2008
Latinx
Latino School Enrollment Up in Texas Cities With Immigration Laws
North Texas cities debating local laws to deal with illegal immigration are also home to school districts with some of the state’s largest increases in Hispanic student enrollment, a Fort Worth Star-Telegram analysis found.
March 11, 2008
Latinx
Report Links Hate Crimes to Anti-immigrant Sentiment
Anti-immigrant sentiment is fueling nationwide increases in the number of hate groups and the number of hate crimes targeting Latinos, a watchdog group said Monday.
March 11, 2008
Leadership & Policy
For Hispanic Leaders, College Affordability Is Top Concern
A panel of Hispanic college and university presidents said affordability is greatly affecting Hispanic students’ access to college and offered suggestions for boosting public investment in higher education at a plenary session at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education’s annual meting.
March 9, 2008
Latinx
Congress To Give More, Demand More
A Pell Grant increase is in the HEA bill, but so are provisions for colleges to explain large endowments and tuition increases.
March 4, 2008
Latinx
11 Universities Will Lead New Centers of Excellence
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on Feb. 26 the selection of 11 universities that will be among partner institutions leading five new Centers of Excellence and receiving a multi-year grant of up to $2 million per year, over a period of four to six years.
March 4, 2008
Latinx
Virginia Hispanic Population Triples in 16 Years
Virginia’s Hispanic population tripled from 1990 to 2006, to more than 460,000 or 6 percent of the population, according to a study released Feb. 25 by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
March 4, 2008
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Latinx
North Carolina Hispanic Group Works on Achievement Issues
The North Carolina Society of Hispanic Professionals has kicked off a fundraising campaign to hire staff to raise the group’s profile and bolster its political influence.
March 4, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Making Strides
HBCUs seek progress on information technology resources.
March 4, 2008
Students
Riding Into College With Your Posse
Foundation eases transition by sending students to campuses in groups.
February 26, 2008
Students
Classes Help University of Missouri Custodial Employees Communicate
Some classes being offered at the University of Missouri-Columbia are for the custodial employees, with the aim of helping them better communicate with each other.
February 26, 2008
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