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Section: Demographics > Latinx
Latinx
White House Makes New Move on Immigration
President Obama announced plans to spare young undocumented immigrants from deportation in a move that could allow 800,000 students to stay in the country and seek employment.
June 17, 2012
African-American
Minority-Serving Schools Targeted by Howard Hughes Medical Institute STEM Grants
Ten minority-serving institutions are among 47 small colleges and universities receiving science education grants totaling $50 million-plus from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
May 23, 2012
Latinx
Report Highlights Institutions That Educate Latinos in Health Care Fields
A select group of colleges and universities were hailed in a new report Wednesday for being the top producers of Latino graduates in the health care field.
May 16, 2012
Latinx
Making Diversity a Priority at Purdue
Under the leadership of Dr. France CĂłrdova, Purdue University has nearly doubled the ranks of tenured and tenure-track minority women faculty in STEM disciplines over the past five years.
April 29, 2012
African-American
Proposed Federal Legislation Seeks to Boost Minority STEM Education
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced a new bill on Tuesday that seeks to increase the proportion of minority students who graduate with STEM degrees.
April 24, 2012
African-American
White House Promotes Entrepreneurship Focus for HBCUs and MSIs
The White House meeting included panel presentations from Obama administration officials and leaders from the African American and Hispanic communities.
April 16, 2012
Latinx
Latino Success Key to College Completion Goal, Report Says
The U.S. will not meet its 2020 college completion goals without a major contribution from Latinos, who continue to trail Whites in key indicators of higher education attainment, a new study says.
April 10, 2012
Latinx
Higher Education Provision Stripped from Ga. Immigration Bill
Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday stripped a provision that would have barred undocumented immigrants from state colleges, universities and technical schools from a bill making its way through the state Legislature.
March 28, 2012
Latinx
Higher Education Provision Stripped from Ga. Immigration Bill
Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday stripped a provision that would have barred undocumented immigrants from state colleges, universities and technical schools from a bill making its way through the state Legislature.
March 27, 2012
Latinx
Five from Southern Miss Pep Band Disciplined
Southern Mississippi has revoked the scholarships of five members of its pep band who took part in the heckling of a Kansas State basketball player at last Thursday’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament game.
March 21, 2012
Latinx
Summit Addresses Best Ways to Increase High School Graduation and College Enrollment Rates Among Hispanics
Caring adults can play a role in improving the outcomes of youths born into families of lesser economic means in addition to school reform at the local, state and federal levels.
March 19, 2012
Latinx
Obama Plan to Raise Dropout Age Draws Mixed Reviews
Raising the high school dropout age may bring more focus to postsecondary education, but analysts express divergent opinions on how such a requirement would impact the dropout dilemma.
March 11, 2012
Latinx
Graduation Study Finds Gains, Challenges for Latino Students
Latinos are making major strides in college completion although they continue to trail Whites, African-Americans and Asian Americans in several key areas, a new report says.
March 7, 2012
African-American
Commentary: Why Diversity Still Matters
If the Supreme Court bars the use of race in college admissions decisions, it threatens years of work by civil rights activists who fought to make campuses more integrated, diverse and just, a think tank analyst writes.
February 27, 2012
Latinx
NASA-MUST Program Aims To Propel Students Into STEM Disciplines
Latinos are among the students targeted by the NASA-funded program that involves the Hispanic College Fund along with the United Negro College Fund, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, the Association on Higher Education and Disability and the Institute for Broadening Participation.
February 15, 2012
Latinx
Civil Rights Project: California Maintains Segregated Community College System
The vast majority of Black and Latino students in California are being subjected to a “segregated” community college system where very few transfer to four-year institutions, researchers charged Tuesday as they released three reports.
February 14, 2012
Latinx
Hispanic Education Highlighted at Twitter Town Hall Meeting
During a Twitter Town Hall hosted by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, more than 400 tweeted questions and received answers related to Hispanic education.
February 8, 2012
Latinx
Emerging Scholars: Cell Biology Pioneer – Magdalena Bezanilla
The ninth profile in a 12-part series on prominent young scholars is that of Dr. Magdalena Bezanilla, who is an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts.
February 1, 2012
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