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Section: Demographics > Latinx
African-American
American University Starts a New Race, Gender and Culture Studies Department
American University will launch a new Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies this coming fall in an effort to build âa truly equitable, visionary university.â The university said in a statement that the department grew out of the former Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies Collaborative (CRGC), formed in 2015. âThe transformation of [âŠ]
May 29, 2020
African-American
âMore Rivers to Crossâ for Penn State to Improve Status of Black Faculty
Penn State University still has âmore rivers to crossâ to improve the status of its Black faculty, according to a recent report by two of its professors who spent more than eight months researching the subject in an effort to highlight diversity issues at the institution.
April 30, 2020
Latinx
Webinar Discusses How Institutions Are Supporting Latinx Students During The Pandemic
Since its establishment 15 years ago, Excelencia in Education has looked at how colleges and universities across the country are intentionally serving and supporting Latinx students. Now, rather than looking at the need to increase enrollment and retention among Latinx students, the focus has shifted into how schools can best support them during the time of a pandemic.
April 29, 2020
Latinx
Report: Latinx Enrollment Rises in Colleges and Universities
Enrollment in higher education institutions has increased among Latinx students and the number of Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) continues to grow, shows new research by Excelencia in Education, an organization focused on Latinx studentsâ success. The group released an annual analysis focused on HSIs and emerging HSIs over the last 15 years.
April 24, 2020
Latinx
Ensure Emergency Grants to Students Arenât Taxed: Higher Ed Groups
A host of higher education groups, including the American Council on Education, have written to congressional leaders asking them to ensure that the emergency student financial aid grants authorized by the coronavirus stimulus package, or the CARES Act, are not subject to taxation. Under the act, $6.28 billion was awarded to college and universities âto [âŠ]
April 21, 2020
Faculty & Staff
The Four Eâs to Increasing Diversity of Course Materials
Academia does not always reflect the racial and ethnic makeup of the student body. Schools in diverse areas do not necessarily have a high number of minority faculty members and the texts and readings assigned to students are often written by White authors.
March 23, 2020
Latinx
Ethnic Studies Faculty Embrace Academic Twitter
When Harvard University denied tenure to renowned Latinx scholar Dr. Lorgia GarcĂa Peña, a small group of faculty took GarcĂa Peñaâs plight to perhaps the largest academic forum of them all â academic Twitter.
March 4, 2020
African-American
Despite Passage of FUTURE Act, HBCUs Still âWoefully Underfunded,â Says UNCF President
One could argue itâs been a victorious year for historically Black colleges and universities. The FUTURE Act â legislation sustaining federal funding for minority serving institutions â made a fraught, winding journey to President Donald J. Trumpâs desk, where it was signed into law in December. But on Tuesday, Dr. Michael Lomax, president and CEO of the United Negro College Fund, discouraged unbridled optimism at the organizationâs second annual âState of the HBCU Addressâ where HBCU leaders and allies gathered in Washington D.C.
March 3, 2020
Faculty & Staff
Over 200 Faculty Denounce Harvardâs Decision to Deny GarcĂa Peña Tenure
Over 200 faculty from across the U.S. and beyond sent a letter to Dr. Lawrence Bacow, Harvard Universityâs president, criticizing the decision to deny tenure to Latinx studies scholar Dr. Lorgia GarcĂa Peña.
December 9, 2019
Latinx
ÂÂItâs Time to Give Critical Thought to Disaggregating the Term âMSIsâ
There is a tendency in academia as well as in the media to compound all of the institution types that fall under the Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) designation into one category. Amalgamating all eight MSIs into one classification, fails to delineate the differences between these distinct institutions and can offer an erroneous image of these institutions and the students they serve.
November 19, 2019
Latinx
Excelencia in Education Celebrates its Quinceañera at ALASS Institute
Excelencia in Education celebrated its 15th anniversary with its Accelerating Latino Student Success Institute â or its Quinceañera as Excelencia in Education President Sarita Brown put it. Higher education professionals gathered in Washington D.C. to examine the needs of Latino students, from federal policies to the faculty in their classrooms.
October 25, 2019
Faculty & Staff
Diversifying the Academy the Right Way
NYU Steinhardtâs Faculty First-Look Program is a program that brings together graduate students from across the nation to learn from faculty, post-docs, and administrators at NYU about how to secure a tenure-track position and set yourself up for success once you begin your career as a professor. From the moment I received notification of acceptance, I felt welcomed and wanted.
October 22, 2019
African-American
Report Shows Economic Gaps and Racial Inequality Persist
A new report details the persistent educational and economic disparities between Whites, African-Americans and Latinos.
October 17, 2019
Latinx
Hispanic Faculty Associations a Recruitment, Retention Resource
As Latino/Hispanic faculty associations strive to increase recruitment and retention, students are feeling the positive impact. Not only do faculty association events â both structured and informal â enable faculty members to connect and share their experiences, they also include opportunities to connect with students and expand the pipeline to new talent in the academy.
October 16, 2019
Students
Report Puts Spotlight on Educational Opportunities in New Mexico
New Mexicoâs educational system and an analysis of the stateâs aid for low-income students is the focal point of a newly released report by the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CSMI).
October 10, 2019
Latinx
Graduate School Enrollment on the Rise
Graduate school applications and first-time enrollment are on the rise with the largest increases in mathematics and computer sciences.
October 9, 2019
Latinx
Institutions Stepping Up to Serve Hispanic Students
As colleges and universities work to reach enrollment and college completion goals, increased focus has turned to the Hispanic populations in their communities.
October 2, 2019
Students
Our Lady of the Lake University Receives $3M to Improve Postgraduate Programs for Hispanic Students
The United States Department of Education gifted $3 million to Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) to establish a postgraduate program aimed to help Hispanic students. Post-baccalaureate Opportunities Dedicated to Equity and Retention (PODER) project will focus on improving graduate student facilities and services on OLLUâs three campuses of San Antonio, Houston and the [âŠ]
October 2, 2019
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