http://www.hispanictips.com Essential Hispanic & Latino News :: Relevant, Trusted, Comprehensive and Useful Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:29:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/junot-diaz-author-of-the-2008-pulitzer-prize-winning-novel-the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao-will-host-a-reading-and-book-signing-at-connecticut-college-dec-2/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/junot-diaz-author-of-the-2008-pulitzer-prize-winning-novel-the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao-will-host-a-reading-and-book-signing-at-connecticut-college-dec-2/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:09:24 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68478 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68478 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/about-350-latino-underclassmen-from-11-northwest-suburban-high-schools-explored-the-campus-of-harper-college-getting-a-sample-of-what-their-lives-could-be-like-if-they-pursue-higher-education-8th-an/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/about-350-latino-underclassmen-from-11-northwest-suburban-high-schools-explored-the-campus-of-harper-college-getting-a-sample-of-what-their-lives-could-be-like-if-they-pursue-higher-education-8th-an/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:45:41 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68399 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68399 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/virginias-assistant-secretary-of-education-douglas-garcia-says-the-department-of-education-will-focus-on-improving-hispanic-college-attendance-numbers/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/virginias-assistant-secretary-of-education-douglas-garcia-says-the-department-of-education-will-focus-on-improving-hispanic-college-attendance-numbers/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:38:27 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68390 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68390 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/20/yeri-lopez-student-loan-rules-hamper-best-and-brightest/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/20/yeri-lopez-student-loan-rules-hamper-best-and-brightest/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:09:14 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68062 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68062 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/19/the-university-of-panama-indefinitely-suspended-classes-on-wednesday-after-confrontations-between-students-and-police-during-a-protest-against-alleged-u-s-involvement-in-plans-to-build-new-military-i/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/19/the-university-of-panama-indefinitely-suspended-classes-on-wednesday-after-confrontations-between-students-and-police-during-a-protest-against-alleged-u-s-involvement-in-plans-to-build-new-military-i/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:14:38 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/19/the-university-of-panama-indefinitely-suspended-classes-on-wednesday-after-confrontations-between-students-and-police-during-a-protest-against-alleged-u-s-involvement-in-plans-to-build-new-military-i/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67865 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/deporting-undocumented-students-affects-the-chances-for-legal-return-if-congress-doesnt-address-it-in-immigration-reform-bill/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/deporting-undocumented-students-affects-the-chances-for-legal-return-if-congress-doesnt-address-it-in-immigration-reform-bill/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:49:33 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67600 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67600 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/the-utah-hispanic-leadership-foundation-will-present-academic-scholarships-to-51-latino-students-at-the-groups-annual-holiday-gala-friday/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/the-utah-hispanic-leadership-foundation-will-present-academic-scholarships-to-51-latino-students-at-the-groups-annual-holiday-gala-friday/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:45:13 +0000 Tomas 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http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/the-center-for-comparative-immigration-studies-announces-the-publication-of-the-first-fieldwork-based-study-of-the-impacts-of-the-u-s-economic-crisis-on-mexican-migration-to-the-united-states/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:12:52 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67536 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67536 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/16/hispanic-college-fund-opens-applications-for-2-million-in-2010-scholarships/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/16/hispanic-college-fund-opens-applications-for-2-million-in-2010-scholarships/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:10:01 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67514 The Hispanic College Fund today opened student applications for its 2010-2011 scholarship season. More than $2 million will be awarded in scholarships to more than 500 deserving Hispanic students from the United States and Puerto Rico. Applications will be open until February 16, 2010.

This is the seventeenth year that the Hispanic College Fund has supported Latino students through its scholarship program. To date, the organization has awarded more than $15 million total in scholarships to approximately 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Last year, it received 38,000 applications for approximately 600 available scholarships.

“Receiving a Hispanic College Fund scholarship provided me with educational opportunities that I never would have had without those funds,” said Luis Andrade, a senior Finance major at the University of North Carolina – Charlotte. “Now, I hope to go into financial planning, to help other people prepare for their education and their children’s education. I am proud to be associated with an organization that is doing so much to help young Hispanics like me be successful in their college and professional careers.”

To qualify for the scholarships, undergraduate and graduate students must maintain a 3.0 out of 4.0 GPA; be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident residing in the United States or Puerto Rico; be enrolled full-time at an accredited university for the 2010-2011 school year; and must demonstrate financial needs. Certain scholarships are restricted by major. For more information, visit http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org. Scholarships range in amount from $500 to $10,000 and may be used to cover tuition and academic fees and expenses.

All scholarship applications must be submitted to the Hispanic College Fund on-line. Students are encouraged to submit their applications in advance of the February 16, 2010 deadline to ensure that all supplemental materials are received in a timely manner.

Corporations and programs supporting the 2010 scholarship cycle include: Denny’s, Ford Motor Company Fund, Google, Kaiser Permanente, the Manuel Candamo Memorial Scholarship, Verizon, PepsiCo, and J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation.

For more information about the Hispanic College Fund, visit www.hispanicfund.org.

About the Hispanic College Fund Founded in 1993, the Hispanic College Fund is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., with a mission to develop the next generation of Hispanic professionals. For 15 years, the Hispanic College Fund has provided educational, scholarship, and mentoring programs to students throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, establishing a career pipeline of talented and career-driven Hispanics who are trained in the fields of business, science, technology, engineering and math. The Hispanic College Fund has an annual budget of $6 million with 20 full-time employees. In 2006, the Hispanic College Fund received the Brillante award for “Nonprofit of the Year” from the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, and in 2007 was recognized by USA Today as one of the nation’s top 25 charities. In 2009, the organization was honored with Charity Navigator’s highest rating for non-profit management and financial responsibility. For more information, please visit: www.hispanicfund.org

Contact: Anne Guarnera (202) 503-1397 Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67514 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/16/hispanic-graduate-students-benefit-from-online-education-grant-university-of-st-thomas-in-houston-strives-to-improve-retention-and-graduation-rates-for-hispanic-graduate-students-ust-received-a-2/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/16/hispanic-graduate-students-benefit-from-online-education-grant-university-of-st-thomas-in-houston-strives-to-improve-retention-and-graduation-rates-for-hispanic-graduate-students-ust-received-a-2/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:16:14 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67459 The U.S. Department of Education awarded the School of Education at the University of St. Thomas in Houston a $2.8 million Title V Education Grant to fund the Promoting Post Baccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Program. The purpose of the education grant is to implement programs to achieve parity among Hispanic graduate students and other underserved groups in retention and graduation rates.

The education grant will offer two options for students seeking a master's degree in education (MEd): 1) a complete online MEd, or 2) a hybrid master's degree that combines online classes with traditional face-to-face classes.

"This grant will not only infuse the master in education program with technology, it will also provide flexible course delivery for working adult students," said Dr. Robert LeBlanc, UST School of Education dean. "We will concentrate our efforts on achieving Hispanic graduate student enrollment that mirrors the percentage of Hispanics in Houston and the surrounding area."

The University of St. Thomas will begin teaching graduate education online courses in the fall of 2010. Scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 will be awarded to Hispanic and low-income students in the second through fifth years of the grant. Graduate student fellowships are proposed to increase enrollment of Hispanics and low-income students in UST graduate programs.

Proposed solutions include increasing the information technology infrastructure for online and hybrid delivery of six masters-level education courses per year in the areas of dual language instruction, special education and administration. By increasing access to and completion of these programs, the University of St. Thomas will not only boost enrollment but also help to fill the critical shortages of P-12 masters-level educators in these areas.

"UST's master's education graduates are leaders who will train other teachers and thus have an influence far beyond a single classroom," UST President Dr. Robert Ivany said. "The success of this program will impact the educational pipeline for Hispanics at virtually every level." Visit our Web site at http://www.stthom.edu/education.

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