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Section: Demographics > Latinx
Students
Virginia HBCU Hosts Latino Student Symposium
The Hispanic Youth Symposium (HYS) is a live-in learning experience for Latino high school students aimed at motivating them to pursue higher education.
July 18, 2010
Students
Undocumented Students Hold D.C. ‘Teach-In’ to Push DREAM Act
A coalition of student immigrant advocacy groups in Massachusetts, Colorado and California on Wednesday launched a makeshift school in the nation’s capital, reminiscent of the “teach-ins” of the 1960s, to encourage a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants through college enrollment.
July 15, 2010
Students
Fellowship Program Opens Doors for Minority Researchers
The Keystone Symposia works to ensure more minority scientists can access career-advancing life sciences research and networking opportunities.
July 15, 2010
African-American
University Medical Schools Test Cell Phones for Health Care Tasks
Howard University Hospital diabetes patients in Washington, D.C. are among those getting help from medical doctors who are testing Internet-connected cell phones that provide daily medical instructions.
July 13, 2010
African-American
Association Creates Plan for ‘1890’ HBCUs To Meet Modern Challenges
Dr. Lorenzo Esters has spoken resolutely about the “bold, futuristic and intentional” plan launched last month for 18 historically Black land-grant colleges and universities, but he could have easily been summing up his first year as the person tapped by the nation’s oldest higher education association to advance access and diversity among its member institutions.
July 12, 2010
Latinx
Best & Brightest: UTEP Student’s Study of Success Recognized
University of Texas at El Paso doctoral candidate wins Distinguished Scholar award for proposal to raise student retention and graduation rates in Texas by studying influences on students who achieve against all odds.
July 11, 2010
African-American
Experts Say Feds vs. State Conflict in Arizona Rooted in U.S. Founding
The federal lawsuit against Arizona’s tough new immigration law focuses heavily on a question that has been in the spotlight repeatedly the past decade and dates back to the Founding Fathers.
July 7, 2010
African-American
Census Undercount Feared in Poorest U.S. Areas
As the U.S. Census Bureau prepares to wrap up its door-to-door count across the country next week, there are some who worry many may have been missed.
July 6, 2010
African-American
Coast Guard Cadet Diversity Surges With Minority Wave
Swabs, or cadets, from racial and ethnic minority groups make up 24 percent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Class of 2014—the second highest percentage in the school’s history, surpassed only by one class that was a percentage point higher.
July 5, 2010
African-American
Scholarship and Activism Help Cultivate Community Farming Movement
Often assisted by local colleges, farming initiatives in small-town and urban communities teach residents to combat their lack of healthy food resources by growing their own nutritious produce.
July 5, 2010
African-American
President Obama Calls for Bipartisan Immigration Reform
At American University, President Barack Obama called for bipartisan action on immigration reform, outlining essential elements of a comprehensive reform package, without setting timetables or introducing new policies.
July 1, 2010
African-American
Affirmative Action Advocates Consider Recession’s Impact on Diversity
At a national meeting of affirmative action advocates, higher education and corporate officials agreed that institutions of all types must be proactive to prevent the faltering economy from overly impacting one or more underrepresented groups.
June 30, 2010
Asian American Pacific Islander
Advocates Work To Develop Asian Pacific American-serving Higher Education Sector
Eight institutions have obtained the federal designation of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, a new category that recognizes schools where 10 percent or more of the student body are Asian American or Pacific Islander.
June 23, 2010
Latinx
Assessing Arizona
Three Mexican-American scholars discuss Arizona’s immigration law and its ramifications on the state’s colleges and universities.
June 21, 2010
Latinx
Officials: Harvard Student Will Not Be Deported
An undocumented Harvard University student is no longer facing deportation to Mexico after being detained nearly two weeks ago by immigration authorities at a Texas airport.
June 20, 2010
Latinx
Georgia Colleges Working To Verify Students’ Status
Georgia’s 35 colleges and universities are working to carry out a mandate from their governing body and verify the citizenship status of nearly 316,000 students by mid-August.
June 20, 2010
Faculty & Staff
New Initiative To Examine Equity of College-access Programs
A new Kresge Foundation-funded research effort launching this summer will better equip teachers and administrators at two Boston high schools in getting their students prepared for college.
June 20, 2010
African-American
Policy Summit Tackles Changing U.S. Demographics
During a National Journal policy summit on demographics and the workforce of the future, it was pointed out that 65 percent of the population is White, compared to 70 percent in 2000 and 80 percent in 1980. Generation Y, aged 30 and under, is two-fifths non-White.
June 17, 2010
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