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Latinx
UMd. Approves Latino Studies Minor
The University of Maryland at College Park has decided to create a minor in U.S. Latino studies –the first such program at a major university in the Washington area.
April 20, 2008
Latinx
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Win Grants To Spur Economic Growth
Colleges will receive much-needed funds from a Labor Department program, which works closely with businesses to fill work force gaps.
April 16, 2008
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Latinx
HSI Leaders Appeal For Increased Funding
With the White House proposing cuts for their favored programs next year, leaders of Hispanic-serving colleges and universities descended on Washington, D.C., this week to state their case for more, not less, funding for fiscal year 2009.
April 15, 2008
Latinx
Minority Doctors Underrepresented in California, Study Finds
A new report finds a “vast ethnic disparity in the state’s physician workforce, particularly for Latinos and African Americans,” when compared to the distribution of minority groups in the state’s population.
April 8, 2008
Latinx
Seminar on Border Relations Puts Spotlight on University of Arizona
United States and Mexican experts are attending a seminar this week at the University of Arizona on issues facing Arizona and trends along the border, the university announced.
April 8, 2008
Latinx
Book Lets Latino Dropouts in Rural Areas Tell Their Stories
A new book, Latino Dropouts in Rural America: Realities and Possibilities, allows former high school students from rural communities in Idaho to tell their own stories about why they left school.
April 8, 2008
Latinx
Diverse Calendar
April 13-15 Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities 13th Annual National Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education Madison Hotel Washington, D.C. Web: www.hacu.net April 13-16 The Community College Foundation TechEd 2008 Ontario Convention Center Ontario, Calif. Web: www.techedevents.org/2008 April 15-18 American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) 31st Annual National Conference “Advancing the Understanding of […]
April 2, 2008
Latinx
MSIs Score Significant Victory in Congress
More minority-serving institutions are competing for and winning Homeland Security Department funding.
April 2, 2008
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Northeastern Illinois University Program Seeks to Empower Hispanic Scholars
In Spanish, the word “enlace” is defined as a mechanism that unites two or more things or elements together.
April 1, 2008
Professional Development
Latinx
Addressing Low Representation
Despite 30 years of affirmative action, the faculty profile at the majority of American colleges and universities remains largely White.
April 1, 2008
Professional Development
Latinx
UT-El Paso and Community College Join in Program to Help Students Succeed
Academic advising, institutional programs and student engagement are critical factors to Hispanic student success, according to officials at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and El Paso Community College (EPCC). The two schools have formed a joint partnership program for the students in their area.
April 1, 2008
Latinx
Chicana Educator Honored at UC San Diego
Gracia Molina Enriquez de Pick, an activist in the international feminist movement and lifelong proponent of educational reform was the honoree for the University of California at San Diego’s Cesar Chavez celebration kickoff on Tuesday (April 1).
April 1, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Chicano/Latino History Scholar Named Dean at UC Irvine
Dr. Vicki L. Ruiz, a University of California/Irvine historian specializing in Chicano/Latino studies, has been named dean of the UCI School of Humanities.
April 1, 2008
Latinx
Immigrants More Likely to Commit Suicide After Divorce, Study Finds
A study of Riverside County residents co-authored by a team of sociologists found that divorced immigrants are more than twice as likely to commit suicide as native-born Americans who are divorced.
March 25, 2008
Latinx
Immigrants More Likely to Commit Suicide After Divorce, Study Finds
A study of Riverside County residents co-authored by a team of sociologists found that divorced immigrants are more than twice as likely to commit suicide as native-born Americans who are divorced.
March 25, 2008
Latinx
New Report Says Oklahoma’s Anti-illegal-immigrant Bill to Cost State $1.3B
A new study estimates that Oklahoma’s anti-illegal immigration law will cause $1.8 billion in economic losses as foreign-born workers flee the state.
March 25, 2008
Leadership & Policy
State Board Says No Time for Hispanic Input on New Curriculum
The chairman of the State Board of Education said there is insufficient time to seek input from Hispanic experts before new reading and writing curriculum standards for Texas public school students are adopted.
March 19, 2008
Latinx
Significant Increase in College-bound Hispanics Projected For The South
The current number of Hispanic high school graduates in the 16 states that constitute the Southern Regional Education Board is projected to more than double by 2022, outpacing national projections, according to a new report released by Denver-based Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
March 19, 2008
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