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Students
An organization by any other name… – controversial name change of Hispanic Student Services at the University of New Mexico to “Centro de la Raza – includes related article
Controversy Flares Over University of New Mexico’s Centro de la Raza
July 4, 2007
Latinx
HBCU leaders urge expansion of Title III and TRIO programs – Historically Black colleges and universities – Washington Update
Expansion of Title III aid to minority institutions and TRIO programs for disadvantaged youth emerged as top priorities at a December 17 public hearing on Higher Education Act (MEA) reauthorization in Washington, D.C.
July 4, 2007
Students
Latino movement: a target for harassment? – student movement charges school administrations for deliberate harassment
Albuquerque–Members of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA)–which translates to Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan– say their organization is being unfairly targeted by school administrations across the country. The harassment they are facing, says one student, “is like the 1960s, but with a 1990s twist.”
July 4, 2007
Students
Education Department report: Eastern Michigan violated Clery Act
DETROIT A U.S. Department of Education review found that Eastern Michigan University’s handling of information about a student’s slaying violated the Clery Act, which says colleges and universities must disclose campus security information, the school announced Tuesday.
July 2, 2007
Leadership & Policy
NMSU Carlsbad branch names interim executive director
CARLSBAD N.M. A former community college president has been named interim executive director of New Mexico State University’s Carlsbad campus.
June 30, 2007
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Latinx
Hispanic Veterans Suing Over Texas Denial of Tuition Waver
DALLAS Two Texas veterans are challenging a state policy barring them from receiving college tuition waivers because they were legal residents but not yet U.S. citizens when they entered the service.
June 27, 2007
Latinx
Making It Happen
Four Latinas discuss how they, against the odds, realized their higher education and professional dreams.
June 27, 2007
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Students
Bill May Build Consensus on Aid To Predominantly Black Colleges
A series of changes on Capitol Hill is providing new momentum for efforts to create a federal aid program for predominantly Black colleges — institutions that enroll a large number of African-Americans but are not recognized as historically Black schools.
June 27, 2007
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Students
Bill May Build Consensus on Aid To Predominantly Black Colleges
A series of changes on Capitol Hill is providing new momentum for efforts to create a federal aid program for predominantly Black colleges — institutions that enroll a large number of African-Americans but are not recognized as historically Black schools.
June 26, 2007
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Latinx
Clinton opens “Frontiers of Opportunity” for tribal colleges – Bill Clinton, federal grants to Native American schools
After two decades of prayers, politicking and impassioned pleas, tribal colleges have gained greater access to federal grants under an executive order signed by President Clinton.
June 23, 2007
Latinx
Students vow to oppose Proposition 209 – special report: health sciences
The weekend after the elections, approximately 1,600 Chicano students met at California State University at Northridge (CSUN) for the regularly scheduled fall statewide MEChA conference.
June 23, 2007
Latinx
President’s Hispanic education commission releases report
The long-awaited report by the President’s Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans was finally released last month with few surprises and a grim picture for both Latinos and the nation.
June 22, 2007
Latinx
Senate bill freezes HBCUs – Historically Black Colleges and Universities – includes related article on special education grants – Washington Update
Education Department (ED) support for historically Black colleges and universities likely will remain frozen at current levels next year, based on recent action by members of the U.S. Senate.
June 22, 2007
Latinx
UNM Los Alamos branch has new executive director
LOS ALAMOS N.M. The University of New Mexico’s Los Alamos branch has a new executive director.
June 19, 2007
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Latinx
Spending bill would freeze funds for HBCUs – historically Black colleges and universities
Historically Black colleges and universities would receive the same amount of federal funding in 1997 that they received this year under legislation proposed by Republicans in the House of Representatives.
June 19, 2007
Students
… 3,000 and counting – educational aid to underrepresented students
Several years ago, a number of educators, after deciding there were not enough Latinos enrolled in graduate schools around the country, created a program called “Helping 500 U.S. Hispanic Students into Graduate Schools.”
June 19, 2007
African-American
Educational gains by minority students threatened – affirmative action programs
Washington — The nation’s students of color made significant gains in college enrollment and the number of degrees they earned in recent years, but the gap between them and their white counterparts on all educational levels is glaring, says a report released this month by the American Council on Education (ACE).
June 18, 2007
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Latinx
Migrant education shows young Hispanics striving to assimilate
NEW OXFORD Pa. Uprooted from his native Mexico and overwhelmed by an unfamiliar language, Jorge Lua-Ildefonso was miserable on his first day of school in the United States just five years ago.
June 17, 2007
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