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Section: Demographics > Latinx
Students
Opinion: Righting the Ship for Students With Limited English Skills
In 1974, Lau v. Nichols, set a new precedent in bilingual education when it required school districts to assist all students without regard to English language deficiencies. All school programs conducted exclusively in English were deemed unconstitutional because they denied equal access to education to English learners.
October 7, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Illinois Professor Wins Poetry Prize
Paul Martinez Pompa, a faculty member in the English department at Triton College in River Grove, Ill., is the 2008 recipient of the Andres Montoya Poetry Prize given by Letras Latinas, the literary program of the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies (ILS), university officials announced.
October 7, 2008
Latinx
Latina Scholar to Lecture on Church Issues
The growing Latino population — largely Roman Catholic — and the challenges and opportunities it presents to the Catholic Church in the United States will be the subject of the annual Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at the University of South Carolina.
October 7, 2008
Students
UMD Assesses Campus Climate Among Hispanic Students
At the University of Maryland, College Park, Hispanic students want more faculty and administrative support, additional mentorship opportunities and a cultural center to address their needs and concerns, according to a recent survey conducted by the institution’s Adele H. Stamp Student Union for Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy.
October 2, 2008
Students
All-Star Player and Wife Start Education Foundation
The Martinez Foundation, which launched September 25, aims to help more Latino students attend college and more minority students become teachers.
September 30, 2008
Latinx
Shakira Expanding Focus to Global Poverty
Shakira, the highest-selling Colombian singing artist of all time and a longtime activist for Latin American’s poor children, plans to make her Colombian children’s foundation a global one in the near future.
September 30, 2008
Latinx
College Will Offer Business Training in Spanish
Two entrepreneurial classes taught in Spanish will be offered in late fall through Wenatchee Valley College’s Continuing Education and Workforce Development departments.
September 30, 2008
Students
Nissan Funds Educational Initiative
Nissan North America, Inc. presented the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) with a $20,000 donation to fund a new educational initiative: “El Reto Supremo Academico.”
September 30, 2008
Latinx
The ‘Cisco Kid’ as Cultural Icon
In the new book “The Cisco Kid: American Hero, Hispanic Roots,” co-authors Gary D. Keller and Francis M. Nevins trail the history of the character, from his initial creation outside the Hispanic world to his Hollywood interpretation as a Latino persona, Arizona State University’ s Bilingual Press announced.
September 30, 2008
Latinx
Georgia Program Wins Honor
The Hispanic Outreach and Leadership Program (HOLA) at Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) has been selected as a semifinalist for a national award from Excelencia in Education, the university announced.
September 23, 2008
Latinx
Hispanic MBAs Name Award Winners
Florida International University and Loida Rosario of DePaul University were among recipients of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs’s 2008 Brillante Awards for Excellence announced on September 19.
September 23, 2008
African-American
Forging Ahead in a Changing Landscape
I am passionate about three things: the news, diversity and education. A newspaper reporter by training, I was attracted to the profession by its public watchdog role.
September 17, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Getting to Know Dr. Ricardo Romo
When Dr. Ricardo Romo scouted photos that might pair well with his writings on urban Los Angeles, his search took him to an art gallery.
September 17, 2008
Students
Expanding the Scope of Advanced Placement Classes
Hispanic educators launch an effort to create an AP Latin American History course.
September 17, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander
The Hybridization of Ethnic Studies
The intersection of Asian and Latin American studies has produced a burgeoning new field in transnational studies.
September 17, 2008
Latinx
Diverse Calendar
Oct. 1-4 National Academic Advising Association Annual Conference “Taking Advising to New Heights” Hyatt Regency Hotel Chicago Web: www.nacada.ksu.edu/ AnnualConf/2008 Oct. 1-5 Association for the Study of African American Life and History 93rd Annual ASALH Convention “Carter G. Woodson and the Origins of Multiculturalism” Sheraton Birmingham Hotel Birmingham, Ala. Web: www.asalh.org/93rdconvention Oct. 9-11 National Society […]
September 17, 2008
Latinx
Report Calls for Presidential Commission on Latino Issues
The University of Denver (DU) Latino Center and Grupo Salinas’ Fundacion Azteca America, a non-profit affiliate of Azteca America Television Network, are calling for a U.S. presidential commission on Latino issues to increase access to educational, health, economic and civic opportunities.
September 16, 2008
Latinx
Le Cordon Bleu Miami Launches Culinary VIP Series
To support its Spanish-language program, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Miami (LCB Miami) is launching a Visiting Culinary VIP Series, which will bring leading industry restaurateurs, writers, chefs and consultants to the campus.
September 16, 2008
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