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Section: Demographics > Latinx
News Roundup
Report Shows Pandemic Disproportionately Impacted Latino Students, Families
The COVID-19 pandemic had a disproportionately negative impact on Latino students and their families in the U.S., according to a recent report from UnidosUS.
July 12, 2022
Latinx
To Increase Latinx Graduate Students and Professors, Twenty Universities Come Together
For years, it had bubbled under the surface, popping up in conversations at conventions between university presidents, a theoretical, âWouldnât it be neat, if..?â Now, the idea has come into fruition: The Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities
June 14, 2022
Institutions
UCLA to Fund Research Projects Focused on California's Latino Communities
The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative has awarded a total of $150,000 to six research projects aimed at developing policy solutions to challenges facing Californiaâs Latino communities.
May 26, 2022
MSIs
Emerging HSIs "Beacon of Hope for Latino Students"
Despite the Latinx population growth, some states do not have a higher education institution that qualifies as an HSI, others may only have one or two. For those states, eHSIs can make the difference.
April 26, 2022
Latinx
AAHHE Names Award in Honor of Dr. Mildred GarcĂa
April 21, 2022
Latinx
Number of HSIs Decrease for the First Time in 20 Years
Itâs been twenty years since the number of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) in the U.S. has dropped. According to Excelencia in Education, there are now 559 HSIs in the U.S., 10 fewer than in 2019-2020.
March 17, 2022
News Roundup
The Sallie Mae Fund Provides $125K Grants to LGBTQ- and Hispanic-Serving Organizations
December 21, 2021
Students
Panel Discusses Ways to Support Latinx College Students in California
The Campaign for College Opportunity released their latest â2021 State of Higher Education for Latinx Californiansâ report and hosted a panel discussion featuring school officials and student activists.
November 10, 2021
Latinx
Ten Institutions Earn "Seal of Excelencia" by Proving Latino Student Success Through Data
October 29, 2021
Latinx
Excelencia in Education Names Top Four Latino Student Success Programs
October 28, 2021
MSIs
HACU's 35th Annual Conference Begins With Tips on Student Success Programs
The 35th Annual Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Conference began on Monday. Two workshops shared tips on improving student success metrics for HSIs or any institution looking to better serve its Hispanic population.
October 25, 2021
Latinx
Grant To Help CUNY Community College Students Transfer to John Jay College
October 25, 2021
Latinx
Latinx Group Unites Disciplines at University of Michigan
Being a Latinx scholar and researcher in the academy has often felt like a lonely enterprise, said Dr. Rosario Ceballo.
September 24, 2021
Latinx
Dr. Daisy Cocco De Filippis Appointed President of Eugenio MarĂa de Hostos Community College
An âinternationally recognized pioneerâ in the field of Dominican womenâs studies, Dr. Daisy Cocco De Filippis has been appointed president of Eugenio MarĂa de Hostos Community College in the Bronx, part of The City University of New York (CUNY) system. Having served as interim president of Hostos since August 2020, Cocco De Filippis is the [âŚ]
July 7, 2021
Latinx
Mishaela DurĂĄn Appointed President/CEO of The Forum for Youth Investment
Mishaela DurĂĄn has been appointed president and CEO of The Forum for Youth Investment, effective Sept. 7. DurĂĄn is a senior executive on the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Administration for Children and Familiesâ leadership team. DurĂĄn previously served as chief of staff at the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. âI [âŚ]
July 1, 2021
Latinx
Excelencia in Education Receives $10 Million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
Excelencia in Education has received $10 million from philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and husband Dan Jewett, the largest gift in the organizationâs history. âExcelencia is Ensuring Americaâs Future and engaging institutions whose leaders are ready to transform to intentionally SERVE Latino students,â said Sarita Brown, Excelencia co-founder and president. âWe are energized to receive a gift [âŚ]
June 17, 2021
Latinx
U of Texas at San Antonio Receives âTransformationalâ $40M Gift
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has received an unrestricted gift of $40 million from philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, who say they chose the Hispanic serving institution for its commitment to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Calling the gift âtransformational,â UTSA is developing a âcomprehensive planâ that will allocate the money toward [âŚ]
June 15, 2021
Latinx
Panelists Discuss the Pandemicâs Impact on Latinx Students
Education leaders from UnidosUS, LULAC, The Education Trust, Teach Plus, ALAS, Khan Academy and Leadership for Educational Equity convened virtually this week to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted Latinx students in Kâ12 and strategize on outcomes so tha unfinished learning doesnât impact these students for a lifetime.
May 27, 2021
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