Community + Higher Education Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 7, 2009
George Mason University Study Shows Deep Anti-Immigration Sentiment in Pockets of Prince William County
October 28, 2009
University of Illinois at Chicago sociologists have received a $420,000 National Science Foundation grant to study how local communities respond to the issue of immigration.
October 12, 2009
YVCC Organiza “Tú y WSU” Para Promocionar la Enseñanza Superior – Yakima
October 9, 2009
Pew Hispanic Center study reveals blocks in Latinos’ road to college – Two Latinas say they would have gone to universities if they’d had the chance – Salinas, CA perspective
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.
Penalizing children of illegal immigrants is not the answer – North Carolina community colleges – The chair of the policy committee that considered the policy change, Stuart Fountain, told The Associated Press, “These children cannot be held in limbo while the federal government decides what to do with immigration.”
September 17, 2009
Nevada Hispanic Services awarded 12 scholarships to students at the University of Nevada, Reno and Truckee Meadows Community College on Sunday at a community festival in Reno’s Miguel Ribera Park.
August 18, 2009
Rogue Community College students have created a mural honoring the contributions of the Rogue Valley’s Latino community – Oregon
July 31, 2009
Hispanic enrollment at colleges and universities in Texas would need to almost double by 2015 to meet the state’s higher education goals – Poverty, lack of health insurance, other social ills complicate the challenge.
July 21, 2009
Santa Ana backs bill to help illegal-immigrant students – The city passes a symbolic resolution urging Congress to give undocumented students a path to legal residency.
June 25, 2009
Hispanics could make up as much as 30 percent of the student body at Tulsa Community College this year, the result of an effort to increase the college’s outreach to underserved populations.
June 18, 2009
Dalton State College faculty contribute to book on Latino immigration: “Voices from the Nueva Frontera: Latino Immigration in Dalton, Georgia”
June 15, 2009
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
March 6, 2009
The University of Illinois at Chicago says it’s closing a medical clinic geared for low-income women in a mostly Mexican neighborhood. But a community group is fighting to keep the facility open.
January 21, 2009
The Mohawk Valley Community College board of trustees officially welcomed its first Hispanic trustee this week. – Anthony J. Colòn – New York
December 28, 2008
Kansas City Kansas Community College will expand its English as a Second Language program, hoping to eventually reach up to 500 students a semester.
December 10, 2008
Winston-Salem State University experiencing an increase in Hispanic/Latino students
November 21, 2008
Lubbock officials predict one-third of the population of Lubbock will be Hispanic by 2010. But campus statistics tell a different story about Hispanic presence at Texas Tech.
November 19, 2008
Ohio Latino Affairs’ “Road Show” comes to Terra Community College
November 3, 2008
Reaching out to county’s Latinos – Penn State Cooperative Extension seeks to inform Latino community about services.
October 23, 2008
Purdue’s Latino Cultural Center to celebrate Día de los Muertos – Indiana
The University of Central Florida Art Gallery presented an art collection by Hispanic artists for the first time during Hispanic Heritage Month.
October 21, 2008
Local radio show reaches out to area’s Spanish-speaking audience – The source is “Radio Latina,” which is broadcast Wednesday at noon on WESN 88.1 FM, Illinois Wesleyan University’s student-run radio station.
September 25, 2008
School of Social Work’s 10th Latino conference will be Oct. 10-11 in Des Moines – Grand View College
September 17, 2008
The Hispanic Affairs Office at Eastern New Mexico University is holding 20 events in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
September 16, 2008
Four Austin leaders who have increased awareness of Hispanic life in central Texas and have found innovative ways to preserve its history and culture have been honored by The University of Texas at Austin for their commitment to serving the community through the arts and humanities. The four honored were: author Martha Cotera; museum founder and director Sylvia Orozco; and theater founders JoAnn Carreon-Reyes and Rupert Reyes.
More than 50 kick off Hispanic heritage month – University of Indiana
September 15, 2008
Latinos are in the spotlight in a national Smithsonian exhibit opening Tuesday at the Michigan State University Museum in East Lansing, Mich. The free exhibit, “Our Journeys/Our Stories, Portraits of Latino Achievement,” runs through Jan. 4 at the museum on West Circle Drive. It is the final stop on the exhibit’s national tour.
September 11, 2008
Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp will be the featured speaker at 2008 Hispanic Achievement Awards, sponsored by the Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board of Lee County. – Florida
The University of Arizona on Thursday will kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, which will offer a variety of events that are free and open to the public.
September 9, 2008
National Hispanic Heritage Month Begins With Lecture Series – University of Wyoming
September 3, 2008
Nebraska summit to address Latino education issues
August 14, 2008
Terra Community College is one of eight organizations to receive a grant from the Ohio Latino Affairs Commission to better assist Hispanic Ohioans, specifically in the areas of education and integration of American customs.
August 12, 2008
Study looks at health of farmworkers – MICASA follows everything from aches to diabetes in laborers. – University of California at Davis
August 7, 2008
Another California Community Colleges board member steps down – Randal Hernandez withdrawals his application for reappointment. He is the fourth to leave in the year since the panel angered Republican lawmakers by supporting illegal immigration legislation.
July 24, 2008
The Southwest Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has awarded $300,000 in scholarships to high school seniors from the Southwest Florida area pursuing a college education.
July 17, 2008
Hola! Reaching out to Hispanics – Albany Technical College – South Georgia
June 26, 2008
Latino summit coming to East Carolina University on Friday
June 16, 2008
McDonald’s Awards $80,000 in Scholarships to Local Hispanic High School Seniors – San Diego
May 14, 2008
UAMS Study: More Hispanics in Arkansas Population in 12 Years
April 30, 2008
Latino artist pushes benefits of higher education – Washington
Group Offers Latino Students Scholarships – Harrisonburg, Virginia
April 25, 2008
13th Annual Hispanic Leadership Conference this weekend – Lorain County Community College in Ohio
April 15, 2008
Mesa Community College Hispanics reach out
April 14, 2008
Pasadena City College to Host 14th Annual Adelante Mujer Latina Conference
March 5, 2008
Northern Kentucky University program takes mystery out of computers for Hispanic families
February 13, 2008
Purdue and Ivy Tech to Discuss Immigration – Indiana
December 3, 2007
Michoacan governor visits Napa Valley College, discusses future
Hancock College numbers surge, especially among Latinos – Lompoc, California
November 26, 2007
Hispanic Bar, Florida Coastal team to form networking program
October 29, 2007
Latino conference to be held at Marshalltown Community College – Iowa
October 24, 2007
Vice provost Havidán Rodriguéz receives Delaware Hispanic of the Year award – University of Delaware
October 9, 2007
Cesar Chavez Statue Unveiling At University of Texas – Austin
October 4, 2007
STANFORD: HISTORY PROFESSOR RECEIVES AWARD FOR VOLUNTEER WORK – Albert Camarillo
September 30, 2007
Students creating brochure, DVD to reach Hispanic community – University of Southern Utah
September 12, 2007
National speaker (Alma Martinez) coming to Arapahoe Community College – September 26 – Colorado
August 1, 2007
Mano a Mano gives 64 more chance to succeed – Corpus Christi
January 21, 2007
Hispanic students work to give back to community – Savannah, Georgia
