Education + Higher Education Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 16, 2009
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 $2.8 million education grant to offer two options
October 9, 2009
Disturbing Statistics about Latino Educational Attainment
October 5, 2009
Latina heritage, gender embraced by young girls – Soy Unica! Soy Latina! seminar on Saturday at Colorado State University-Pueblo
September 30, 2009
William McKenzie: Why the Dream Act makes sense for illegal immigrants – and our country
September 17, 2009
McDonald’s(R) Joins the Hispanic Scholarship Fund to Offer Free, Bilingual College Workshops in 10 Cities Across the US
August 18, 2009
Language services to improve for Indiana’s Latino children with Indiana University speech therapy grant
August 13, 2009
Santa Ana College Hosts Open Forum with the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans on August 17
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.
June 25, 2009
Nine 2009 Latino high school graduates were honored by State Farm Insurance along with the Latin-Anglo Alliance Foundation at State Farm’s annual banquet Wednesday night. – Grand Junction, Colorado
June 19, 2009
Professor Charles Calleros recently led several students and staff from the College of Law in providing information, inspiration, and skill-building for about 50 high school students participating in the ASU Cesar Chavez Leadership Institute.
May 26, 2009
Wilmer Valderrama Partners with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s Ready to Lead (R2L) College Readiness Program
January 21, 2009
McDonald’s :: RMHC(R)/HACER(R) Scholarship Deadline Approaching for Hispanic High School Seniors
December 10, 2008
Iowa Educators Address College Success for Latinos
California’s Latinos and blacks still lag in university eligibility – New report finds that the groups are doing better on meeting application requirements for UC and CSU but still trail whites and Asians.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said it will give nearly $70 million in grants to aid Hispanic education efforts concentrating in New York City, New Mexico and California.
September 27, 2008
The non-profit organization Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) will recognize Dr. Alberto Ochoa at an event on Sunday, September 28, “for more than 30 years of advocacy, inspiration, encouragement, and motivation to the Latino community and San Diego State University.”
September 8, 2008
A college push for Hispanic teens Maria Gonzalez helps teens excel with an after school program. – Connecticut
June 26, 2008
High school latino leaders descend on Washington State University
June 17, 2008
Idaho summit at BSU to address Hispanic student scores
June 10, 2008
College of Lake County expands program for Hispanic kids – Illinois
March 24, 2008
‘You can do it’: Latino students urged to set a goal, achieve it – Hispanic Education Conference at Modesto Junior College
March 20, 2008
UMass study: Latino students improve on MCAS; dropout, absence rates high
February 20, 2008
Does immigration law unfairly affect state students? – Oklahoma
February 19, 2008
Club Despertar Brings Students to Swarthmore – Pennsylvania
February 11, 2008
San Jose State University, districts help Latinos prepare for college – 2,800 Latino students attend
February 5, 2008
Hispanic youth get challenged to ‘educate others’ at the fourth annual Latino Youth Leadership Conference at Oklahoma City University
January 14, 2008
Workshop Helps Latino Students Prepare for College – Kennewick, Oregon
November 4, 2007
Education professor wins grant to promote math instruction in Spanish – University of Connecticut
October 25, 2007
University of Kansas to provide information on college preparation to Latino high school students
October 9, 2007
New Report: College Readiness of Latino Students Improving (except in reading)
October 1, 2007
Claflin University receives $1 million grant to improve Hispanic literacy rates – South Carolina
August 20, 2007
Latino students discover science – Cal State Los Angeles
July 26, 2007
Academy is timely, necessary – Professional Development Academy at Anderson University – Indiana
July 15, 2007
Hispanic athletes learn life skills from West Palm professor – Dr. Lynette Nadal
June 21, 2007
Latino male dropout crisis focus of symposium – Arizona State University
April 30, 2007
Twenty Area Latino Students Awarded $1,000 College Scholarships – Philadelphia
April 6, 2007
Latino Conference Focusing on Wyoming Students April 19-20 – University of Wyoming
March 28, 2007
CU-Boulder BUENO Center Partnership Offers New Opportunities For Denver Residents To Earn GEDs | News Center | University of Colorado at Boulder
February 5, 2007
Award winner touts bilingual education – Annette Elias Torres – Texas
January 25, 2007
Sonia Manzano, the actress who played Maria Figueroa Rodriguez in “Sesame Street,” will present “Valuing Diversity in the Classroom” at Rivier College. Her presentation will also examine the lives of pre-schoolers post-Sept. 11, 2001. – New Hampshire
Summit aims to guide Latino education – California State University, East Bay
January 24, 2007
Ad Council launches KnowHow2Go campaign
St. Johns University – Graduate Program in Dominican Republic Is Launched to Foster Cultural Awareness Among Teachers
January 19, 2007
Just the Stats: Hispanics in Education, Are they Achieving?
January 5, 2007
Program gets Latinas on path to college – San Mateo County, California
December 8, 2006
THE LAGRANT FOUNDATION is Accepting Applications for $100,000 In Scholarships for Minority Students Studying Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations
Kansas State’s Clemente Jaquez-Herrera Receives Gilman International Scholarship To Study Abroad In Orvieto, Italy
December 7, 2006
Hispanics’ four-year degrees in short supply – Pima County, Arizona
December 4, 2006
Excelencia Offers Specific Strategies For Boosting Latino College Enrollment – California
November 30, 2006
Latina Lista: Study Shows Latino College-Bound Students the Tech Savviest Among Peers but Missing Parental Help
College Web site use by Hispanics charted
November 29, 2006
E-Expectations Survey Examines Hispanic Students’ Communications Preferences
November 28, 2006
Massasoit Community College attracting Hispanic students – Massachusetts
November 14, 2006
Nine universities combine for border consortium
November 6, 2006
Group reaches out to Latino students – More scholarships sought for overseas studies
