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Section: Demographics > Latinx
Faculty & Staff
Baruch College Reinforces Humanities Curriculum with Hispanic Heritage Month Events
Administrators at Baruch College at the City University of New York are working hard to ensure students are receiving an education in humanities with a robust calendar of events for Hispanic Heritage Month.
October 1, 2012
Students
Academic Coaching: Seeking a Winning Strategy
Academic coaching can help students, particularly those from first-generation and low-income backgrounds, navigate the challenges of academe.
September 25, 2012
Students
Linguists’ Quest To Preserve Languages in Danger
A Utah linguist says dozens of native languages across the Americas could disappear within a few generations with the downsizing of a prominent university program.
September 23, 2012
Latinx
Hispanic Heritage Art Exhibit at HBCU Aims to ‘Pull the Walls Down’
North Carolina Central University Art Museum runs Colores, an exhibition of work by Hispanic artists, through Sept. 21 to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month.
September 18, 2012
Faculty & Staff
900 Jackson State Students Getting iPads
Nine hundred Jackson State University students are taking part in a program in which they will receive iPads for school work.
September 4, 2012
Latinx
CCNY Minority Scholars Program Nurtures Ph.D. Aspirations
The Minority Scholars program is on track to hit its ultimate goal of producing Ph.D.s; out of 36 Black and Latino graduates, 19 entered doctoral programs, and four have persisted.
August 28, 2012
Latinx
Q&A: As Public Policy Scholar, Bill Richardson Talks Politics
Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson speaks to Diverse about American politics in 2012 and his current role as a senior fellow at a Rice University public policy research institute.
August 15, 2012
African-American
Activist Attorney Calls for ‘Militant’ Action Against Injustices in Public Education
Young students are best suited to wage the battle for public education—and against the expansion of charter schools—and large-scale integration of the nation’s public schools should be a paramount goal in the fight.
August 5, 2012
Latinx
Schools Producing Latino STEM Graduates Highlighted in Report
Institutions that produce the most Latino graduates in the STEM fields were singled out for recognition Thursday in a report hailed as a guide for other colleges and universities that are looking to achieve similar results.
August 2, 2012
African-American
Soledad O’Brien’s Education Foundation Celebrates Second Annual Gala
Two years after launching, the Soledad O’Brien and Brad Raymond Foundation is well on its way to becoming a key change agent in higher education.
July 29, 2012
Latinx
Senator: DREAM Act’s Passage by Congress Would Complete President’s Action on ‘Undocumented’ Youth
U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin said Tuesday that the DREAM Act will become law if advocates follow the example set by the Civil Rights Movement.
July 24, 2012
Latinx
Virginia State University Hosts College Prep Program for Latino Students
In addition to providing college preparation advice, the Hispanic College Institute offers high school students the inspiration than they can enroll and succeed in college.
July 22, 2012
Latinx
Forum: Scholar Offers View of 2012 Latino Presidential Vote Outlook
At a Washington forum on Thursday, Stanford political scientist Gary M. Segura described the recent surge in support for Obama among Latino voters as being a case of choosing between the “frying pan and the fire.”
July 19, 2012
Latinx
Report: California Schools Serving Socially Disadvantaged Students Send Too Few to College
The vast majority of California high schools that serve high numbers of low-income students and students of color do a poor job of sending their students on to college, a new report has found.
July 16, 2012
Latinx
Fire Brings Challenges at Washington State’s Heritage University
A fire at a private, liberal arts college in Washington state has left school officials scrambling to ensure academics aren’t adversely affected for the largely minority students who make up the school’s student body.
July 11, 2012
African-American
Experts: Expanding Age Gap between Whites and Minorities May Increase U.S. Racial Divide
A generation gap in several states between older Whites and younger minorities has race relations experts concerned.
July 9, 2012
Latinx
California DREAM Act ‘Graduation’ Ceremony Draws Hundreds to San Francisco
Hundreds of young, undocumented immigrants gathered in San Francisco recently to celebrate those given the opportunity to graduate by the California DREAM Act.
July 5, 2012
Latinx
Hartford Mayor Faults Handling of Trinity College Student Assault
An investigation into the March 4 attack has not produced any arrests, but police are now investigating the possibility that fellow Trinity students beat the victim.
July 4, 2012
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