Higher Education + Blogante Business Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 11, 2009

Antonio Cepeda-Benito, dean of faculties for Texas A&M University, has been named in Hispanic Business Magazine as one of the Top 100 Influential Hispanics.

October 7, 2009

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Awards $12,000 in Scholarships to Aspiring Latino Education Leaders

Young Latino adults in the United States are more likely to be in school or the work force now than their counterparts were in previous generations. In 1970, 77% of Hispanics ages 16 to 25 were either working, going to school or serving in the military; by 2007, 86% of Latinos in this coming-of-age group were taking part in these skill-building endeavors

September 24, 2009

Hodges University is gathering statistics about Hispanic residents of Lee and Collier counties. – The report aggregates data mined from federal census activities. It’s the precursor to the university’s Hispanic Institute “moving toward filling in the gaps, by doing our own research,” said Aysegul Timur, professor in business administration.

September 22, 2009

135 Hispanic Students Across the Country to Receive Nearly $500,000 in Verizon Scholarships

September 17, 2009

McDonald’s(R) Joins the Hispanic Scholarship Fund to Offer Free, Bilingual College Workshops in 10 Cities Across the US

September 9, 2009

UTSA College of Business Ranked #1 in the Nation by Hispanic Business

August 18, 2009

Idaho’s Hispanic Business Association has announced 31 recipients of the 2009 HBA Richard G. Cortez Scholarship Fund Awards totaling $30,250

August 17, 2009

New study shows that white men get a lot more tips about job opportunities in upper management than Hispanics

Online Hispanic Marketing Communication Course Will Be Offered Again in Fall 2009!

August 14, 2009

Partners for Digital Equality (PDE), The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and the National Hispanic University (NHU) Announce Strategic Alliance

August 6, 2009

Walden University Launches B.S. in Business Administration Taught in Spanish, Delivered Online; Offers Tuition Success Award

August 3, 2009

KPMG Foundation Marks 15th Year of Minority Accounting Doctoral Scholarship Program With Awards of $390,000 to Scholars

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Business MBA program has been ranked as one of the top 25 programs in the nation for Hispanics.

July 19, 2009

Dr. Michele Hernandez, a former Dartmouth admissions officer, says she counsels as many as 25 students in each high school grade each year. She also offers four-day “boot camps” every August in a Boston hotel, charging 40 incoming high school seniors as much as $14,000 each.

June 24, 2009

Local members of the New York Chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs who recently completed graduate degrees were honored Tuesday by the chapter and the city of Rochester

June 15, 2009

Wal-Mart Supports Scholarships for Hispanic Law Students – Company commits $125,000 to the Mexican American Bar Foundation

More than $1.3 million in scholarships was awarded to 35 area Hispanic students tonight at the 14th Annual Gala and Scholarship Awards at the Hyatt Regency Rochester. – Rochester Hispanic Business Association – New York

June 8, 2009

National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization Participates in UNC Kenan-Flagler New Ventures: Discovery Class

June 4, 2009

ExxonMobil Honors Local Hispanic Students for Outstanding Achievements in Engineering and Mathematics

Fresno State Bulldog football to court Hispanic fans

May 29, 2009

Robert Hernandez is leaving his job as Director of Development for the seattletimes.com to become a USC professor.

May 7, 2009

Kaiser Permanente gives UCLA Hispanic physician recruitment program $2 million

March 11, 2009

Hispanic Immigration: Facts versus Fallacies, Clarifying America’s Opportunity – Three Rawls College of Business professionals address the booming Hispanic population in the U.S. and its economic, political and social impacts.

December 19, 2008

The Idaho Small Business Development Center at Boise State University is expanding its programs to include a new business consultant position focused on supporting and training Hispanic businesses.

November 21, 2008

Hispanic Chamber and St. Mary’s University Announce Economic Research Institute -The SABÉR Institute will be led by Steve Nivin, Ph.D., Director and Chief Economist – San Antonio

October 2, 2008

Anheuser-Busch, American Nicaraguan Foundation Announce Formation of Scholarship Fund – Inaugural Donation of $10,000 for ANF Scholarship Fund

September 18, 2008

Hispanic Scholarship Fund and Procter & Gamble Team Up to Support Hispanics Pursuing Careers in Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

September 17, 2008

Hispanic marketing strategies focus of UTEP symposium – second Emerging Faces in Hispanic Advertising Conference

September 3, 2008

Professor Shows Relationship Between Lower Wages and Poor English is Larger than Previously Shown – Arthur H. Goldsmith, Jackson T. Stephens Professor of Economics at W&L, has co-authored an article on “Measuring the Wage Costs of Limited English”

McDonald’s(R) Joins the Hispanic Scholarship Fund to Offer Free, Bilingual College Workshops in 11 Cities Across the US

August 28, 2008

McDonald’s ups outreach on Hispanic scholarships

August 14, 2008

LATINA Style’s Commitment to Support the Development of Latina Entrepreneurs: The Anna Maria Arias Memorial Business Fund & the Tuck School of Business

July 29, 2008

Penn State Lehigh Valley and the Latino Economic Council of the Lehigh Valley have launched a study to document the Hispanic contribution to the local economy.

Many African-American and Latino Families in Danger of Falling Out of Middle Class, According To New Report – 80% of Latino middle-class families are on shaky financial ground

July 28, 2008

President of Colorado State University Joins National Society of Hispanic MBAs Board of Directors

July 24, 2008

Dieste & Florida State University Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication develop Experiential Program

July 17, 2008

New Mexico State University names Waded Cruzado as interim president

July 10, 2008

Laureate Education, Inc. Acquires Leading Universities in Mexico and Costa Rica

June 17, 2008

University of Delaware program helps Latino businesses

May 28, 2008

Ad school offers internships to students with Latino market interest – Hispanic MPR

The State of Spanish Language Media for 2007 – from The Center for Spanish Language Media

May 6, 2008

State Farm Companies Foundation Increases Support, Furthers Commitment to Hispanic Scholarship Fund

IBM Launches Effort to Address Shortage of Hispanic Students in Technology Careers

March 26, 2008

Staples Celebrates Opening of First Houston Store with $25,000 Donation to Hispanic Scholarship Fund

February 27, 2008

State’s economy needs more college-educated Latinos – California

February 14, 2008

University of California-Berkeley study shows strong support for cross-border health insurance between the U.S. and Mexico

January 29, 2008

The Lagrant Foundation Will Award a Quarter of a Million Dollars ($250,000) to Minority Students Studying Advertising, Marketing or Public Relations

December 13, 2007

Online Course on Hispanic Marketing: Spring 2008

November 28, 2007

Kaplan University Dean Shares Insights On Hiring And Retaining Latino Talent – With the Latino population booming and Boomers retiring, it’s critical for companies to develop a Latino talent strategy, according to Robert Rodriguez, Ph.D.

November 13, 2007

McDonald’s targets students with free bilingual college workshops – Hispanic MPR

September 20, 2007

Neely School of Business named one of the best b-schools for Hispanics – Texas

August 10, 2007

No habla español? Austin Community College hopes to fix that for workers – Texas

August 1, 2007

Hispanic Marketing Online Course for Professionals from Florida State University