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Section: Demographics > Latinx
Latinx
Hispanic, White Achievement Gap as Wide as in 1990s
The achievement gap between Hispanic and White students is the same as it was in the early 1990s, despite two decades of accountability reforms, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Education.
June 26, 2011
African-American
New College Board Research on Young Men of Color Stirs Demand for Action
While a panel discussion held by The College Board on Capitol Hill this week was meant to highlight a new report on the lagging rates of educational attainment among non-White men, some of the panelists questioned the need for more research on the subject.
June 22, 2011
Latinx
Pennsylvania Legislation Seeks In-state Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants
Undocumented immigrants would qualify for the less expensive in-state tuition rates at Pennsylvania universities if they meet residency requirements included in proposed legislation introduced Monday.
June 20, 2011
Students
Averting Deportation, Undocumented Student Realizes DREAM
After political intervention by federal officials leads to withdrawal of deportation order, community college graduate pursues studies to become civil engineer.
June 20, 2011
Students
College Mentoring for Access and Persistence Program Gives Graduating High School Seniors a Boost
What started as a group of high school students who stopped by for pizza and soft drinks at a monthly meeting with mentors from the Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young has turned into the College MAP program’s first cohort of polished college-bound seniors.
June 15, 2011
African-American
New Bill Targets College Access, Academic Success in Low-Income Areas
Education leaders in the U.S. Senate want to promote college success in low-income communities through a new “cradle-to-career” educational support program in the nation’s highest poverty neighborhoods.
June 14, 2011
Students
N.J. Student Aid Bid Rejected Due to Mom’s Immigration Status
An American-born high school student from New Jersey has been denied state tuition assistance because her mother is an undocumented immigrant, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
June 13, 2011
Latinx
More Hispanic Students Finishing High School
The percentage of Hispanic 18- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school and don’t have an equivalent degree was 22 percent in 2008, down from 34 percent in 1998.
June 12, 2011
Students
Diversity Still Matters in Michigan
Five years since Proposition 2 dismantled Michigan’s race-based programs from state-funded institutions, schools still refuse to abandon diversity.
June 8, 2011
African-American
Report: Low-Income Students “Priced-Out” of College
Of 1,186 colleges surveyed in a college affordability study, only five provide adequate financial support, the Education Trust organization reports.
June 6, 2011
Leadership & Policy
NCORE Conference: College Presidents Share Impact of International Programs
Remarks by Howard University president Sidney Ribeau and other college presidents came Thursday in a symposium examining the internationalization of their institutions during the annual meeting of the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education.
June 2, 2011
African-American
MSIs Seek To Defy Budget Trend By Lobbying for New Teacher Education Program
Under the proposal to Congress, a minority-serving college or university could obtain $500,000 a year for five years for enhancements to teacher education programs.
June 2, 2011
Students
Lawmakers Approve Private Fund for Undocumented Immigrants
The children of immigrants, both legal and undocumented, would be able to obtain private college scholarships and enroll in state savings programs under legislation approved Monday.
May 31, 2011
Students
Arizona State Graduate in Limbo Over Immigration Status
Undocumented immigrants like Angelica Hernandez who were brought here as children have virtually no chance of earning legal status under current federal immigration laws.
May 24, 2011
Latinx
Influential Speakers Inspire 2011 Graduates to Pursue the American Dream
This spring, minority-serving institutions, including historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions, are hosting a number of influential leaders as graduation speakers.
May 22, 2011
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 O’Malley 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 shouldn’t be allowed to attend state schools.
May 11, 2011
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