Higher Education + Did You Know Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
October 7, 2009
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
89% Latino young adults ages 16 to 25 say that a college education is important for success in life, yet only about half that number-48%-say that they themselves plan to get a college degree
September 8, 2009
Margaret Montoya, a longtime member of the University of New Mexico law school faculty, was the first Latina to be admitted to Harvard Law School.
June 23, 2009
College enrollment for Hispanic students at Georgia’s public and private schools grew by almost 150 percent, or about 7,700 students, from 1997-2007
June 8, 2009
The number of Hispanic students at the Naval Academy is more than 14 percent in the Class of 2013, up from more than 10 percent the year before
November 17, 2008
The University of Missouri-Kansas City posted a 6.1 percent gain in its total minority enrollment and a 17 percent increase in Hispanic freshmen.
September 18, 2008
25% of Texas State incoming freshman for the fall of 2008 are Hispanic
September 11, 2008
Hispanic students increased by 13.8% – Fall 2008 University of Indiana
September 10, 2008
Hispanic enrollment at the University of Kentucky is at 61 this year, a 39% increase
July 24, 2008
A review of congressional nominations to the military academies shows that black and Hispanic lawmakers often recommend fewer students
April 28, 2008
Did You Know? UTEP ranked fourth for enrolling Hispanic students in graduate programs overall. In 2007, 1,855 students, or 57 percent, were Hispanic.
April 25, 2008
Did You Know? Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now! co-host and a columnist for the New York Daily News. In 1968 Juan was a member of SDS and one of the only Latino activists on the Columbia campus- Forty Years After Historic Columbia Strike
April 15, 2008
Did You Know? The University of California system admitted 12,432 students of Hispanic descent – that’s 1,717 or 16% more than last year
March 26, 2008
Did You Know? Bbetween 1972 and 1992, the percentage of Hispanic high school graduates who went to college climbed from 47 percent to 70 percent. However, the college completion rate fell. In 1975, 40 percent of all Hispanics who entered college completed their bachelor’s degrees. By 2004, the percentages had dropped to 34 percent for Hispanics.
February 20, 2008
Did You Know? Researchers found that Hispanic and black Americans were falling behind whites and Asians in earning college degrees, making it harder for them to enter the middle class or higher.
September 27, 2007
Did You Know? There are 2.7 Hispanics inmates for every Latino in a college dorm
September 18, 2007
Did You Know? Hispanic enrollment increased from 5,671 to 6,016 and now represents 22 percent of the student body at Texas State University-San Marcos
September 11, 2007
Did You Know? Purdue ranks second among best engineering schools for Hispanics
September 9, 2007
Did You Know? s many as 200 undocumented immigrants who graduated from Arizona high schools have received private scholarship money through Arizona State University to help pay for out-of-state tuition this semester.
July 31, 2007
Did You Know? Among Latinos nationwide, 47% do not attend college, 23% go to a four-year school, 25% go to community college and 5% get some form of postsecondary education
July 24, 2007
Did You Know? Lynda de la Viña, Business dean at University of Texas at San Antonio was the first Mexican-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in economics in the United States
July 23, 2007
Did You Know? Only 3.9 percent of Hispanics are enrolled in higher education in Texas
June 14, 2007
Did You Know? Some 98 percent of Hispanic high school students say they want to attend college, according to a new study
May 23, 2007
Did You Know? Fernando Treviño, 57, has been selected as new chancellor of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, another accolade in a long and diverse career.
April 17, 2007
Did You Know? There are 590 Hispanic students at Virginia Tech
March 26, 2007
Did You Know? Between 1988 and 2005, the number of full-time Hispanic faculty increased from 35 to 107 at the University of Florida
January 28, 2007
Did You Know? 10 states allow illegal immigrants to qualify for in-state tuition rates at the state’s public colleges
January 8, 2007
Did You Know? The rate of Latino high school graduates in California going directly to college is 43 percent,
