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Section: Demographics > Latinx
Latinx
DREAM Act Enters New Phase Among Certain Progressive States
States instituting laws antagonizing undocumented immigrants have surged, while the number of states that allow undocumented students to get in-state tuition have peaked.
May 19, 2011
Latinx
Maryland Governor Signs Immigrant Tuition Bill
Illegal immigrants who meet certain conditions will be able to pay in-state college tuition in Maryland under a bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Martin OâMalley at a time when many other states are taking a harder stance against illegal immigration.
May 11, 2011
Students
Georgia College Student a Reluctant Immigration Symbol
Advocates for more restrictions on illegal immigrants complained to the Georgia university system that undocumented immigrants like Jessica Colotl shouldnât be allowed to attend state schools.
May 11, 2011
Students
Conn. Senator Blumenthal, Gov. Malloy Help Student Stay in the U.S.
By all accounts, it was the politiciansâ involvement that made the difference to help undocumented student Mariano Cardoso avert deportation.
May 3, 2011
Latinx
Obama Administration Releases Latino Education Report
Changing demographics mean challenges facing Latino students are of importance to the entire nation, a senior U.S. Department of Education official presenting a report in Miami said Wednesday.
April 28, 2011
African-American
Education Secretary Arne Duncan Says Minority Teachers Needed
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday, during stops in N.J., promoted a program aimed at recruiting more teachers to work in urban and rural areas.
April 21, 2011
Students
Recent Law School Graduates Face the Tightest Job Market in Years
But amid lingering industry wide uncertainties, officials at some law schools are scrambling to ensure that underrepresented minorities get jobs.
April 20, 2011
Latinx
Federal Program Helping Eastern Washington University Transform Lives
Dr. Christina Torres Garcia and her husband, Dr. Martin Meraz-Garcia, are Eastern Washington University professors and the first in their families to earn post-graduate degrees.
April 12, 2011
African-American
NAACP, Newt Gingrich Urge Prison Reform
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People released a report on Thursday that said between 1987 and 2007, state prison spending grew at six times the rate of higher education spending.
April 10, 2011
Latinx
Look Broadly for Funds, Fed Official Urges
Hispanic-serving institutions must think beyond programs targeted just at HSIs, or minority-serving colleges, and look toward broader competitive federal grants open to all of higher education, says an Obama administration official.
April 4, 2011
Latinx
Obama Woos Hispanic Vote on Education
President Barack Obama, aware of news that the U.S. Hispanic population has hit 50 million, is turning his attention on issues key to Hispanics, including education.
March 31, 2011
African-American
Teen Girls Discover Digital Technology as âCOMPUGIRLSâ
Dr. Kimberly Scott, an associate professor in women and gender studies at Arizona State University, the digital divide is not just about âwho has access to computers, but what happens during that access.â
March 31, 2011
Faculty & Staff
AACR Recognizes HBCU and HSI Faculty Contributions to Cancer Research
The American Association for Cancer Research will recognize leaders in the minority cancer community with the Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholars in Cancer Research Awards. The 36 recipients will be honored at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011, held April 2-6.
March 28, 2011
Latinx
New Census Milestone: Hispanics Reach 50 Million
Hispanics accounted for more than half of the U.S. population increase over the last decade, exceeding estimates in most states as they crossed a new census milestone: 50 million, or 1 in 6 Americans.
March 27, 2011
Latinx
Maryland Immigrant In-state Tuition Bill Advances
A measure allowing some undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates in Maryland has passed the Maryland Senate.
March 15, 2011
Asian American Pacific Islander
Latinos, Asians Fuel Calif.âs Population Growth
In the period from 2000 to 2010, the stateâs Latino population grew by 28 percent, to 14 million in the nationâs most populous state, while Asian numbers grew by 31 percent, to 4.8 million.
March 10, 2011
Students
Conference: UC-Berkeleyâs Equity Chief Gibor Basri Says Data Collection Key to Diversity Push
UC-Berkeleyâs vice chancellor of equity and inclusion, Gibor Basri, says his efforts are focused on developing the Haas Diversity Research Center, which has seven endowed chairs and targets disparities in education, public health and economics.
March 8, 2011
African-American
Immigrant Students Revive U.S. Pentecostal Church
Just 15 years ago, membership fell to just three dozen. But now a Cambridge, Mass. Pentecostal church claims more than 350 members thanks to aggressive recruitment of immigrants and international students.
March 7, 2011
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