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Section: Demographics > Latinx

Latino Teens More Likely Than Blacks, Whites to Attend High Schools, Says Report

Hispanic teens are more likely than Blacks and Whites to attend public high schools that have the most students

November 2, 2005

Student Looks to Open Latino Fraternity at Iowa State University

Is there enough interest at Iowa State University to support a multicultural fraternity aimed at Latino students? That’s the question facing Juan Guardia, a graduate student…

October 26, 2005

Against All Odds

While a graduate student at Stanford University, Veronica Mendoza conducted research on six Latino students

October 19, 2005

Project Puente

Concerned about the low percentage of Latino and Mexican American community college students who transferred

October 18, 2005

Katrina’s Aftermath: What Now?

As the floodwaters drowning New Orleans recede, they may well be swamping other HBCUs across the country as schools gear up

October 5, 2005

HBCUs Reach Out

It had not occurred to Lorena Sajardo to consider Texas Southern University as a possible college until

September 21, 2005

Faculty & Staff

An Academic Partnership

Black and Hispanic studies are separate fields at most universities

September 21, 2005

Leadership & Policy

College Officials Lobby Congress For Boost

Hispanic-serving colleges and universities are asking Congress to create a new $125 million program

September 21, 2005

An Education in Survival

By the time you read this edition of Diverse, we will have been living with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for just under one month

September 21, 2005

Events

SEPTEMBER Sept. 16-17 National Black MBA Association 27th Annual Conference and Exposition “Leading With Passion, Purpose and Power” Ernest N. Morial Convention CenterNew OrleansWeb: www.nbmbaa.org/annual_conference.cfm Sept. 16-17Hip Hop Journalism Summit Black Press All-Star Awards and Onsite Media ClinicChicagoWeb: www.hiphopjournalists.com Sept. 18-21Council for Opportunity in Education 24th Annual Conference“Higher Education Act of 1965 & The Federal […]

September 7, 2005

From the Inner City to the Elite

When Maribel Perez arrived at the tree-laden campus of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in June

September 7, 2005

Dissecting Diversity PART II

Scholars weigh in on group identity, the Black/Brown Alliance and the future of historically Black colleges

September 7, 2005

Events

August 24, 2005

Latino Students Lag Behind In Financial Aid For College, Report Reveals

Although the percentage of Latino students receiving financial aid for college is at an all-time high Story:

August 24, 2005

Low Unemployment in the South Contributing to Rise In Hispanic Population

The Hispanic population is growing faster in much of the South than anywhere else in the United States. Story:

August 24, 2005

College Access and Opportunity Bill Passes House Committee

College would become more affordable for specific groups under amendments to the Higher Education Act reauthorization bill being readied for House consideration this fall. Story:

August 24, 2005

Hispanic Population Continues to Grow

Alabama’s Hispanic population continues to grow at a fast rate, according to the latest U.S. Census figures Story:

August 16, 2005

Senate Joins House in Support of TRIO, GEAR UP Programs

Despite facing a difficult 2006 budget process, Congress has soundly rejected President Bush’s plan to eliminate three early college awareness programs for at-risk youth. Story:

August 10, 2005