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Section: Demographics > Latinx
Latinx
Hispanic Surgeon on Short List to Head Texas System
The search for a chancellor for the University of Texas System has narrowed to two candidates, including a Hispanic surgeon, Texas newspapers have reported.
December 16, 2008
Students
Advocates: Economic Stimulus Needed for Education Too
Education groups join chorus of industries asking for government help that will create school repair jobs and keep students enrolled in college.
December 10, 2008
Sports
DRASTIC MEASURES FOR DIFFICULT TIMES
Hit hard by the global financial crisis, colleges are cutting their budgets in ways that prompt fears about access and retention for minority students.
December 10, 2008
Latinx
Foe of Bilingual/Immigration Reforms Exits Congress
U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, the lightning-rod Colorado conservative, made headlines clashing with Democrats and his fellow Republicans.
December 9, 2008
Students
Coalition Urges Fixes for Dropout Crisis
Education policies that hold high schools accountable and give schools the resources to adequately prepare students for college and the modern workforce are necessary to improve graduation rates, reverse dropout trends, and strengthen the economy, according to a coalition of educational reform and civil rights groups.
December 9, 2008
Students
Iowa Educators Address College Success for Latinos
Schools and colleges can make attending college and succeeding at it a realizable goal for Latino students, but educators and policy makers need to do more to help them, according to a collaborative report from Iowa scholars and a national group of Hispanic educators.
December 9, 2008
Latinx
Oklahoma Task Force Considers Its Future
A task force created by the Legislature to advance the cause of educating Hispanic students is struggling with its identity and its future.
December 9, 2008
Latinx
Telling Tales Helps Students Jump Right into Learning Spanish
Frustrated by traditional language teaching tools, an experienced Spanish teacher from Annapolis has adult students writing imaginative stories and jumping to learn the language — literally.
December 2, 2008
Latinx
Task Force Urges Proactive Recruiting for Federal Jobs
A working group studying ways to improve the representation of Hispanics in the federal workforce for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has called for more accountability in management and proactive recruiting.
December 2, 2008
Latinx
Study: Minorities have higher rates of entrepreneurship than Whites
With a first-time report on minority entrepreneurs, an influential research project on U.S. entrepreneurship detected declining activity among American entrepreneurs from 2005 to 2007, reflecting a likely sign of the U.S. economy’s broader decline in 2008.
December 1, 2008
Latinx
Female Immigrants Mistreated in Detention, Research Suggests
Some female immigrants in detention awaiting decisions on deportation have been mistreated or neglected, according to University of Arizona researchers.
November 25, 2008
Latinx
Denver Police Bring In UCLA Expert on Racism
The Denver Police Department is relying on a social psychologist associated with theories on “racism without racists” for advice on whether it is doing everything possible to rid itself of racial and gender bias.
November 25, 2008
Students
Advocates: Economic Stimulus Needed for Education Too
With the nation’s financial system in turmoil, many education leaders are calling for Congress and President-elect Barack Obama to earmark funding for schools and college students in a new economic stimulus package to help prop up the economy.
November 25, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Some Students Take Jagged Path to Graduation
As the nation moves toward a common graduation rate formula based on the number of students who obtain a diploma in four years, students like Jefferson Lara will appear to have fallen by wayside.
November 18, 2008
Faculty & Staff
ALL IN A DECADE’S WORK
Eugenio MarĂa de Hostos Community College’s longtime president Dolores Fernández reflects on her journey through academia and helping other Hispanics reach the top.
November 12, 2008
Students
N.H. Catholic College Wants Twice the Diversity
St. Anselm College, a Roman Catholic college here, wants to double the enrollment of Hispanics, African-Americans and other minorities.
November 11, 2008
Latinx
Online Bookseller Targets Spanish-Only Market
Its new consumer web site, http://www.librerialectorum.com/ will be the largest U.S. online bookstore operating exclusively in Spanish, Lectorum Publications announced.
November 11, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Hispanics Flex Political Muscle for Choice Obama Appointments
Hispanic advocacy groups are pressing hard to get President-elect Barack Obama to name unprecedented numbers of Hispanics to his administration.
November 10, 2008
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