Higher Education + Higher Education Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 20, 2009
Yeri Lopez: Student loan rules hamper best and brightest
November 19, 2009
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 installations.
November 18, 2009
Deporting undocumented students affects the chances for legal return if Congress doesn’t address it in immigration reform bill
The Utah Hispanic Leadership Foundation will present academic scholarships to 51 Latino students at the group’s annual holiday gala Friday.
Massachusetts immigrant tuition bill to get new push
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
November 16, 2009
Hispanic College Fund Opens Applications for $2 Million in 2010 Scholarships
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
Speaking Out: Students Support Latino Studies Program – Cornell University
A Chicago City Council committee wants federal officials to halt deportation proceedings against immigrant students. – The Human Relations Committed on Friday approved a resolution urging the Department of Homeland Security to allow immigrant students to stay in the U.S. – Rigo Padilla
Oregon universities try to recruit more Latino students – In 2007, Latinos made up nearly 12% of the 12th-grade class and less than 6% of freshmen in the university system. About 20% of first-graders that year were Latino.
Officials at U.T. Permian Basin are hoping to making this weekend’s Hispanic Youth Summit a regular event. – More than 200 high school students from around the Basin and Big Bend have been in Odessa for the Summit.
Hundreds of young people demonstrated on Friday inside city hall to ask for an end to the deporting of undocumented immigrants, in particular a young Mexican man attending the University of Illinois at Chicago. – Rigo Padilla
November 13, 2009
Juliet V. Garcia, the president of University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, has been named one of TIME Magazine’s Ten Best College Presidents of 2009
Longtime Rutgers Professor, Community Activist, Gay-Rights Pioneer Hilda Hidalgo Loses Cancer Fight
November 12, 2009
Hispanic student reunion scheduled Saturday at Texas State University
University of Central Florida Professor Luis Martínez-Fernández was recently named to the College Board’s governing body
Texan Students Debate Financial Aid for Illegal Immigrants
The scheduled appearance next week of an anti-illegal immigration activist at a student-sponsored forum on the University of Nevada, Reno campus is causing outrage among some faculty, students and members of the community.
November 11, 2009
Hartford-based Hispanic newspaper Identidad Latina has named a UConn Master’s candidate “Student of the Year” in their fifth-annual Latino de Oro Awards. – Robert Cruz
Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez and Paul Espinosa, professors in ASU’s Department of Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, are recipients of awards from the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education. The awards recognize energy, expertise and remarkable contributions to the Hispanic community.
Four Latino Angelenos win scholarships for math, science
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.
November 10, 2009
Undocumented students mobilize to win legal status
An exchange program between the University of Guadalajara and the University of Alberta is at risk because Edmonton students are hesitant to study in Mexico given the ongoing drug wars in parts of the country, Mexican students say.
Miami Dade College to train Mexican Red Cross workers
Hofstra University Cultural Center Bilingual Conference on Jorge Luis Borges, Argentinian Writer, Philospher and Poet, to Attract International Scholarly Participation
November 7, 2009
George Mason University Study Shows Deep Anti-Immigration Sentiment in Pockets of Prince William County
November 5, 2009
Valencia Community College’s Osceola campus was recognized by the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities with its Outstanding HACU-Member Institution Award, in recognition of the college’s efforts in advancing the mission and goals of HACU.
FIU to develop model programs to keep Hispanics in college – Although 57% of non-Hispanic white students nationwide graduate within six years; only 46 % of Hispanics do so.
A top Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) official confirmed that officers were conducting a training exercise at CSUN that involved members of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) earlier this semester. – Members said they were targeted and profiled by LAPD officers during their first meeting on Sept. 2. & that they were followed, harassed and intimidated by “undercover police officers” during a ceremony to welcome first-time freshmen to their organization.
November 2, 2009
Palm Beach Community College officials want every one of their students with Latino roots to update their academic records and document their ethnicity.
Texas needs Spanish-speaking social workers
October 30, 2009
Latino-based Fraternal organizations to host Unity Summit
October 29, 2009
Moving Beyond Borders from University of Illinois Press – examines the life and accomplishments of Julian Samora, the first Mexican American sociologist in the United States and the founding father of the discipline of Latino studies
UCLA Students Lobby for DREAM Act
October 28, 2009
Minnesota State is thinking about the future with its plans to build an on-campus Latino center.
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.
Georgia colleges pitch education to Latinos
Washington State University Doctoral Researcher Documents Skills of Latino Child Care Providers
October 27, 2009
88 students earn honors for research as SACNAS conference concludes
October 17, 2009
A book that aims to explain the business and culture of drug trafficking playing out in El Paso and Juárez was released today. – “Drug War Zone: Frontline Dispatches from the Streets of El Paso and Juárez” is written by University of Texas at El Paso professor Howard Campbell.
Cabrillo College has been awarded one of the most competitive grants in the country, the Title V Hispanic-Serving Institutions grant by the U.S. Department of Education. – $2.8M grant for transitioning students at Hispanic-serving institutions
Junot Díaz at Notre Dame
Analysis of Martinez vs. Regents of the University of California, a case before the California Supreme Court involving whether undocumented residents of California are entitled to in-state college tuition.
Less than a year after speaking at a Harvard University student conference, the head of an anti-illegal immigration movement had his invitation to speak at a similar forum tomorrow rescinded following a student uproar over his aggressive position on immigration. – Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project
October 15, 2009
Leaders in Science Research, Mentoring, and Teaching honored by SACNAS
Hispanics Increasingly Leaving Established U.S. Gateway Communities – new research by the University of New Hampshire
October 14, 2009
1969: Chicano Movement Rising – Notes on Raza history in East LA, Oct 14 at Cal State LA
The seventh annual Latino Youth Summit is set for Friday in the Hal and Inge Marcus Pavilion at Saint Martin’s University – Olympia, WA
In its September issue, Hispanic Business Magazine named Cornell’s College of Engineering the No. 4 graduate school nationwide for Hispanic students.
Reading brings Latino LGBT poetry to life – Penn State
October 13, 2009
The University of Texas at El Paso is pleased to announce that Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Ph. D, chair for the Department of Chemistry, has been honored with the 2009 Distinguished Scientist Award by SACNAS, the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.
October 12, 2009
Graduating Hispanics earn Fresno State top ranking
Organicarte: Bringing more Hispanic Culture to UM – brings Latin American and Caribbean arts and artists to the University of Miami
YVCC Organiza “Tú y WSU” Para Promocionar la Enseñanza Superior – Yakima
Scenes from Ana Castillo at UC Berkeley
Berklee music school reaches out to Latin America – the school has launched an even more aggressive effort to recruit more and be a dominant force in music education in Spanish-speaking countries.
October 9, 2009
The National Congress for Puerto Rican rights is holding its’ national conference at Temple University this weekend.
Disturbing Statistics about Latino Educational Attainment
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
October 7, 2009
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Awards $12,000 in Scholarships to Aspiring Latino Education Leaders
Eva Longoria Parker has enrolled at Cal State-Northridge
Latinos have scant access to higher education, Pew Hispanic survey finds
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
October 6, 2009
Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho to receive the University of Michigan Wallenberg Medal
October 5, 2009
2009 Mexican-American Dream Scholarships – COFEM supports immigrants and descendants of immigrants so they can to go to college
University of Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery hosts celebration of vibrant Hispanic culture
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: HSF Alums are Living the American Dream – Hispanic Scholarship Fund Hall of Fame Gala
Latina heritage, gender embraced by young girls – Soy Unica! Soy Latina! seminar on Saturday at Colorado State University-Pueblo
LatiNU brings students closer with Latin culture – Northwestern University
October 2, 2009
Latino Faculty Want to End ‘Brown Out’ at Cal State Long Beach
September 30, 2009
William McKenzie: Why the Dream Act makes sense for illegal immigrants – and our country
Rice University’s mathematician Richard Tapia receives Hispanic Heritage Award
LVL Letter to Congressman Baca Supporting H.R.2681, the PROUD Act
September 29, 2009
Dallas to host national conference of minority students and professionals in science – SACNAS – Advancing Hispanics/Chicanos & Native Americans in Science
Leading experts, professionals and immigrants to discuss undocumented immigration at Connecticut College’s three-day conference
September 28, 2009
Protests at University of California Campuses
Challenging the likes of Pat Buchanan, Latino immigration expert Leo Chavez will discuss at University of the Pacific how pundits and the media have contributed to prejudices and stereotypes used to malign Latino immigrants – particularly Mexicans – in the U.S.
‘Hispanic Business’ hails FSU programs – FSU College of Law, Medicine ranked top-10 schools for Hispanic students
Waded Cruzado, a finalist for the president’s job at Montana State University would be the first female president and the first Hispanic president
‘Housewives’ actress Eva Longoria back to school – will enroll in a master’s program in Chicano studies and political science.
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.
As part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at Governors State University, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez will speak to students, faculty, staff and the community at a free and public presentation at 6 p.m. Oct. 1
Rita Moreno, Star of Stage, Screen, and Television to Deliver 14th Annual Burian Lecture, October 7, 2009
CAUSA: Students Around the Nation Call for Passage of DREAM Act
Dreaming of a future – Chicago Dream Act rallies and a video
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 22, 2009
ISU professor hopes doll display stimulates diversity, race discussions – Gerardo Cummings, an assistant professor of Spanish
Professor’s new book explores life in Honduras – Janet Gold, professor of Spanish at the University of New Hampshire – “Culture and Customs of Honduras” (Greenwood Press, 2009)
Since 2003, retention rates for Hispanic and black students across the Connecticut higher education system have each grown by 8%, and students of color comprise 17.4% of the student body, an increase of nearly 16% from four years ago.
135 Hispanic Students Across the Country to Receive Nearly $500,000 in Verizon Scholarships
White House seeks advice on getting Hispanics into college
Juan Sepulveda came to Miami on Monday to ask local educators for guidance in how to get more Hispanic students into college
Outspoken Cuban-American writer Achy Obejas to address Indiana University community for Hispanic Heritage Month
UTB-TSC has received nearly $500,000 in federal dollars to extend postbaccalaureate educational opportunities for Hispanic students, U.S. Rep. Solomon P. Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi announced Monday.
National Council of La Raza Supports National Back to School DREAM Act Day of Action
September 21, 2009
Illegal immigrants will have the opportunity to enroll in community colleges across the state starting next year. – On Friday, the North Carolina Board of Community Colleges approved a measure that will allow undocumented immigrants who have graduated from a U.S. high school to register for classes after April 1, 2010.
Thousands of Young People from California to New York Stage Events to Raise Awareness of DREAM Act
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis spoke at the commencement at California State University Dominguez Hills on Friday and urged graduates to keep striving in the face of difficult economic times.
Hispanic Heritage Month keynote Marga Gomez speaking Wednesday – Central Michigan University
The University of Nevada, Reno Latino Research Center and the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada are hosting a lecture about how the growth of the Hispanic population will affect the nation. – The lecture by Juan Andrade Jr. is at 6 p.m. Oct. 5 in the William Raggio Building, Room 2030.
Latino culture put on display through artwork at Columbia, Chicago State University
The Hispanic Student Association hosted The Great Sex Debate Friday night in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, encouraging students to partake in an open-forum discussion about romance, relationships and intimacy.- University of Florida
September 18, 2009
Bridgewater State College celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month – Massachusetts
Wright State celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with free public events – Ohio
September 17, 2009
McDonald’s(R) Joins the Hispanic Scholarship Fund to Offer Free, Bilingual College Workshops in 10 Cities Across the US
Kansas State University will use a special $50,000 grant to expand university efforts for the retention and academic success of Latino students.
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.
Members of the Chicano/Latino Studies program will converge at noon today outside College of Social Science Dean Marietta Baba’s office to address concerns about students’ treatment by the program’s faculty members and administration. – Michigan State University
September 15, 2009
The College of Nursing and Health Innovation announced Monday that it received a $2.5 million grant for research of asthma disparities among Latino children from the National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. – Arizona State University
LATINO STUDIES: Past, Present, Future: An Academic Symposium – University of Notre Dame – September 16, 2009
For the first time, Angelo State University’s student population is more than 25% Hispanic, a goal that puts it on track for significant additional federal funding.
September 14, 2009
Increasing Hispanic enrollment and the resignation of Elsa Murano — Texas A&M’s first Hispanic and female president — were on the minds of many at the annual Texas A&M Hispanic Network summit Friday in College Station.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale will celebrate Latino Heritage Month in coming weeks with guest speakers, dancing, workshops, films, food and entertainment.
September 11, 2009
Program Puts Sidelined Doctors Back in the Game – As medically underserved Hispanic communities cry out for doctors, a new program puts physicians in their midst back into practice. – UCLA’s International Medical Graduate Program
UNDOCUMENTED HISPANIC MIGRATION CONFERENCE – CONNECTICUT COLLEGE – OCTOBER 16-18, 2009
September 10, 2009
Walmart Helps Even More Hispanics Achieve Their Educational Dreams
September 9, 2009
UTSA College of Business Ranked #1 in the Nation by Hispanic Business
HITN-TV and HACU Announce the Launch Of College Admissions 411
UTSA hosting two lectures on Mexico’s Mayan sites, chilangos
Dividing or Converging? – Political Loyalties, Transnational Organizations, and the Incorporation of Latin American Immigrants in the United States – Lecture and Discussions with Alejandro Portes, Princeton University – Monday, September 21st at 4:00 PM University of Southern California
National Hispanic Coalition Launches STEM Initiative
UNC Wilmington’s first Spanish theater group, Puro Teatro
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.
Wheels of progress are turning for Hispanic college football players in Texas
“LETRAS LATINAS PRESENTS: Alicia Gaspar de Alba/ Orlando Ricardo Menes – September 17, 2009 – University of Notre Dame
September 2, 2009
Wayne State University’s Latino program seeks to boost retention
A college and career fair geared toward Latinos will be held on Sept. 19 at Western Nevada College in Carson City.
September 1, 2009
UCLA running back Christian Ramirez proud of heritage
‘Amigoland’ author makes switch from short stories – by University of Texas professor Oscar Casares
Michael A. Olivas, Undocumented College Students, Taxation, and Financial Aid: A Technical Note, 32 Review of Higher Education 407 (2009)
August 26, 2009
The University of Missouri set an enrollment record this year for black and Hispanic freshmen.
August 24, 2009
Arizona State University’s freshman class of more than 9,200 will include a record 118 National Hispanic Scholars, bringing the total to around 335. ASU has perhaps the highest number of National Hispanic Scholars in the country, up from only 75 in 2002.
Study: Immigration judge as stressed out as emergency room doctors, prison wardens
August 18, 2009
Language services to improve for Indiana’s Latino children with Indiana University speech therapy grant
Rogue Community College students have created a mural honoring the contributions of the Rogue Valley’s Latino community – Oregon
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 16, 2009
Dr. Laird W. Bergad, whose landmark research on slave-based plantation societies has broadened historical understanding of Puerto Rico, Cuba and Brazil, has been named a Distinguished Professor of Latin American and Puerto Rican Studies at Lehman College.
New NYU Press Series: Citizenship and Migration in the Americas
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 13, 2009
Albany Technical College reaches out to Hispanic students
Santa Ana College Hosts Open Forum with the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans on August 17
August 6, 2009
Walden University Launches B.S. in Business Administration Taught in Spanish, Delivered Online; Offers Tuition Success Award
August 4, 2009
Let undocumented youth reach their dreams – Illlinois commentary on the DREAM Act
August 3, 2009
KPMG Foundation Marks 15th Year of Minority Accounting Doctoral Scholarship Program With Awards of $390,000 to Scholars
A small group of Texas Tech University faculty members is objecting to the school’s hiring of former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on the grounds that he demonstrated ethical failings while in office.
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.
Michigan State University has received a $1.5 million federal grant to work with the University of Puerto Rico-Cayey to increase the number of Hispanic doctoral students in neuroscience
An Indiana University cancer center is launching a campaign to shed light on why breast cancer is often more aggressive in Hispanic women than in women of other races.
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 23, 2009
Oral Roberts University officials signed an agreement Wednesday to become the exclusive educational partner of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference.
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.
July 20, 2009
Latina law students get a lift – Sotomayor’s tough climb and her bid for Supreme Court justice awe and inspire DePaul women
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.
July 16, 2009
Latinos in Ivy League colleges face special challenges
July 14, 2009
First Hispanic studies Ph.D. awarded at Texas A&M
July 13, 2009
Hispanic Law Students React to Sotomayor – University of Kentucky
Undocumented people live in a shadowy world of high fear and stress — fear of deportation and stress brought on lack of economic, linguistic and educational resources. – study from UCLA
July 9, 2009
McDonald’s(R) Funds $100,000 RMHC(R)/HACER(R) Scholarships Awarded to Four Hispanic Students
July 8, 2009
Alberto Gonzales, who resigned as U.S. attorney general two years ago, is coming to Texas Tech this fall to teach political science.
June 25, 2009
Annual Fundraiser for Palomita Education Fund Shines in Tough Economy
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.
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 24, 2009
Five years ago, eight medical students came to UC Irvine as pioneers in an innovative education program designed to address the unique healthcare needs of California’s largest underserved population. Now the first graduates are prepared to fulfill that mission.
IMMIGRANT YOUTH AND SUPPORTERS URGE CONGRESS TO APPROVE “DREAM ACT” AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO COLLEGE
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
DeVry University is the Leading Producer of Hispanic Computer Science Degree Graduates in California and Illinois
June 23, 2009
Quartet of Latina professors at Cal State San Bernardino file grievance – Maria Balderrama, Nena Torrez, Barbara Flores & Lynne Diaz-Rico
Maryland Hispanic Youth Symposium – Towson University | June 23-June 26, 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 22, 2009
Western Washington University’s Joseph Garcia has been named to the editorial board of The Business Journal of Hispanic Research.
June 19, 2009
Dream Act Advocates Hold Graduation Ceremony on Capitol Hill
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.
June 18, 2009
Dalton State College faculty contribute to book on Latino immigration: “Voices from the Nueva Frontera: Latino Immigration in Dalton, Georgia”
June 17, 2009
Leaders in Milwaukee’s Latino community expressed outrage Wednesday that state Sen. Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) and other Democrats removed provisions in the state budget that would allow some undocumented students to pay in-state college tuition and let illegal immigrants receive certificates that would allow them to legally drive.
Announcing our 2009 Google Hispanic College Fund Scholars
June 16, 2009
DePauw University will serve as host of the National Hispanic Institute’s Great Lakes Great Debate program, June 20-25
Greivis Vasquez, Latest Hispanic Player to Be Eyed By NBA, Decides to Stay in School
June 15, 2009
The Latino Scholarship Fund awarded $50,000 to 26 Danbury, New Milford and Newtown high school seniors Sunday.
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
Thoughts about Elsa Murano’s resignation – from Texas A&M’s student paper
The president of Texas A&M has resigned — the day before a meeting of school regents to discuss her job. Elsa Murano, the school’s first female and first Hispanic president, announced her resignation in a statement Sunday
June 11, 2009
The University of South Florida College of Medicine was named one of the country’s top 25 medical schools enrolling Hispanic students.
A nearly 100-year-old Mexican university was awarded Spain’s Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities on Wednesday in recognition of its role in providing Latin America with outstanding intellectuals and scientists. The National Autonomous University of Mexico
Dr. Filipe de Ortego y Gasca, considered the founder of Chicano literary history, will teach a course on Chicano studies this summer at Western New Mexico University.
June 8, 2009
Leaders of Hispanic-Serving Colleges, Universities Share Their Strategies
University of Arizona plan to merge minority centers is stirring protest
National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization Participates in UNC Kenan-Flagler New Ventures: Discovery Class
Our Lady of the Lake University has earned a spot on the Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education’s annual list of the 100 four-year colleges and universities in the United States for being a top granter of master’s degrees to Hispanics.
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
June 7, 2009
More than 100 graduate at National Hispanic University commencement Saturday
June 5, 2009
El 95 por ciento de los padres hispanos en EE.UU. desea cumplir el sueño de enviar a sus hijos a la universidad, pero el 67 por ciento cree que si el coste de las matrículas siguen en ascenso, la mayoría no lo logrará, según una encuesta difundida recientemente.
New & first Hispanic president of Texas A&M University Elsa Murano not getting good grades/reviews
After 15 years at the University of Houston, the Spanish government’s Spanish Resource Center this fall will relocate to Rice University — a move that a top Rice official said underscores the elite private school’s commitment to Hispanic studies.
June 4, 2009
ExxonMobil Honors Local Hispanic Students for Outstanding Achievements in Engineering and Mathematics
Janice Crist has received a $375,000 National Institute of Nursing grant to investigate ways to improve home care for the elderly, particularly those within the Mexican-American Community. The University of Arizona College of Nursing
The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) was named one of the top 100 universities serving Hispanics in the U.S. by Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine.
Fresno State Bulldog football to court Hispanic fans
June 2, 2009
Eight Hispanic University Students Chosen for Selective Leadership Program in Washington, DC
May 30, 2009
The Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will again join with Drexel University to provide a full tuition grant for a master’s degree to an up-and-coming leader from the local Hispanic community.
May 29, 2009
Robert Hernandez is leaving his job as Director of Development for the seattletimes.com to become a USC professor.
Sotomayor ’76: From the ‘Prince’ Archives – from Princton University
The University of Kansas has hired a special recruiter to work with the growing Latino population in southwest Kansas. Toni Casados
May 28, 2009
State College of Florida hires help to reach out to Hispanic students
In 1961, Albert Pinelo moved to the United States from Cuba with dreams of making a name for himself. Now almost 48 years later Pinelo has done more than that. Pinelo, a retired political science professor, began teaching at Northern Kentucky University in 1972. He was recently awarded the title of emeritus professor.
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked No. 4 in the nation in the number of undergraduate degrees awarded to Hispanic students and No. 12 in the number of master’s degrees awarded to Hispanics, according to the May 2009 edition of Higher Education magazine.
May 26, 2009
Wilmer Valderrama Partners with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s Ready to Lead (R2L) College Readiness Program
May 14, 2009
Cal State Northridge was ranked fifth in the nation, and first among California institutions, for awarding bachelor’s degrees to Hispanic students, according to Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education.
University of Arkansas volleyball coach Robert Pulliza and his wife Jamie are establishing a non-athletic scholarship aimed at Hispanic students.
May 7, 2009
Kaiser Permanente gives UCLA Hispanic physician recruitment program $2 million
April 10, 2009
The highest ranking Hispanic bishop in the U.S., Archbisop Jose H. Gomez, has released a letter saying Notre Dame’s invitation to President Obama is in “direct opposition” to the U.S. Bishops. The Archbishop of San Antonio’s letter, addressed to Fort Wayne- South Bend Bishop John M. D’Arcy, expresses solidarity with him and states that the Catholic Church must not send an “ambiguous message to our leaders or our people.”
April 2, 2009
Growth in Hispanic students at Long Island colleges – (nice data)
Long Island colleges vie for Hispanic students
March 25, 2009
Hispanic enrollment at university continues to rise – Texas Christian University
March 19, 2009
University of Miami SCHOOL OF Law PARTNERS WITH HISPANIC NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION FOR MIDYEAR CONFERENCE AND MOOT COURT – LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS HELP KEEP UM TOP 10 FOR HISPANICS
March 18, 2009
DREAM Act students create new site to foster support for their desire to be educated citizens
University of Illinois Professor Jorge Chapa, director of the Center for Democracy in a Multiracial Society at UIUC, spoke yesterday on behalf of Latinos and the importance of higher education. His speech, entitled “Latinos and the Higher Education Pipeline,” utilized statistics gathered from the past 20 years, comparing the percentages of Latino and non-Latino citizens in correlation to education.
March 17, 2009
DENVER—Latino groups supporting a proposal to allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition took their campaign to the state Capitol on Monday, lobbying lawmakers on both sides of the issue
March 16, 2009
Size, mission of Latino studies department attract students – Arizona State University
Mexican folk healing expert discusses curanderismo with local college students – Dr. Eliseo “Cheo” Torres at The University of Texas-Pan American on March 24 at noon at UTPA’s Student Union Theater
March 13, 2009
As of March 1, SFA’s former president, Dr. Tito Guerrero, became the next president of Cambridge College in Massachusetts.
Texas Christian University’s Office of Admissions invited prospective Hispanic students to campus this week as it began a new program called the Hispanic Senior Experience.
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.
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.
March 4, 2009
The U.S. State Department and universities around the country are warning college students headed for Mexico for some spring-break partying of a surge in drug-related murder and mayhem south of the border
UC Santa Barbara Sociologist Named Outstanding Latina Faculty in Higher Education, Elected President of Scholarly Association – Denise Segura
Continental Airlines, Adelante Fund Announce Hispanic Student Contest: ‘Destino: Latinoamerica’
March 3, 2009
Essay contest gives Latino college students opportunity to travel to Latin America – “Destino: Latinoamericano” contest sponsored by Continental Airlines and Adelante! U.S. Education Leadership Fund.
February 10, 2009
South Texas College alum intent on inspiring his generation – Leo Lopez III
February 1, 2009
A Mexican-American pediatric surgeon will become the nation’s first Hispanic to preside over a major university system when Dr. Francisco Cigarroa takes the helm at the University of Texas System, which faces financial woes and complaints about diversity.
January 26, 2009
Group promotes University of the Pacific to Latinos
January 21, 2009
This past week Liberty University forged a strategic partnership with the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, the largest Hispanic Christian organization in America
Inspiring University of Texas at San Antonio employee Rose Mendez dies at age 80
Drexel University and the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce have announced that Gloria Mirazo of Elk Grove has been awarded the inaugural Hispanic Leadership Masters’ Grant, which supports a student pursuing a degree at Drexel’s new Sacramento Center for Graduate Studies.
The Mohawk Valley Community College board of trustees officially welcomed its first Hispanic trustee this week. – Anthony J. Colòn – New York
La policía reprime protesta universitaria en Caracas
McDonald’s :: RMHC(R)/HACER(R) Scholarship Deadline Approaching for Hispanic High School Seniors
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.
Berklee College of Music Partners With SGAE to Build Music College In Spain
December 22, 2008
The Latino Education Crisis: The Consequences of Failed Social Policies, just published by Harvard University Press, is a scholarly attempt to focus on one fast-growing ethnic group. The authors are Patricia Gándara, professor of education at the University of California at Los Angeles, and Frances Contreras, professor of education at the University of Washington. The book primarily deals with elementary and secondary education, but a major chapter focuses on higher education.
A generous donor has offered to match every donation made to the Hispanic College Fund before the end of the year $3-to-$1.
December 19, 2008
Francisco Cigarroa named sole finalist for University of Texas chancellor
University of Central Florida dean aids effort to establish Hispanic museum – Jose B. Fernandez
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.
December 18, 2008
Online Magazine Trains Latino Students to be Journalists – Borderzine, a bilingual online magazine launched by the University of Texas at El Paso
Verizon Wireless Funds Scholarships to 20 Southern California Hispanic Students
University of Texas at San Antonio’s English department emphasizing cross-cultural identity – emphasis on transnational and cross cultural studies is only seven years old and is already turning out U.S. Latino literature experts such as Patricia Trujillo and June Pedraza who have had personal experiences with these issues.
Why Hispanic Media Ignores College Soccer
December 17, 2008
University of Texas Regents reportedly have narrowed their search for a chancellor to replace the departed Mark Yudof to two candidates — John Montford and Francisco Cigarroa
December 15, 2008
México y Cuba relanzarán sus relaciones educativas con la firma de un acuerdo de intercambio de becarios y la negociación de un acuerdo general que analizará entre otros la homologación de títulos.
December 12, 2008
University of Central Florida Dean of the College of Arts & Humanities José B. Fernández has been appointed to serve on a 23-member commission that will explore the potential of creating a national museum dedicated to American Latinos.
Sandra Mendoza, a December graduate-to-be with a B.A. degree in sociology, is the fall 2008 winner of the UTSA Office of Information Technology Laptop Award. The winner is selected from graduates of the Academic Development Program (ADP) in UTSA’s Tomas Rivera Center for Academic Success.
Peru is suing Yale University to recover thousands of Incan relics excavated by an American explorer at Machu Picchu.
The State Board of Education recently awarded Santa Barraza, professor of art at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, one of its 2008 Heroes for Children Awards during a Nov. 21 ceremony.
December 10, 2008
Iowa Educators Address College Success for Latinos
Winston-Salem State University experiencing an increase in Hispanic/Latino students
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.
December 9, 2008
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Launches New Initiative to Double the Number of Low Income Students in the U.S. Who Earn a Postsecondary Degree by Age 26
December 8, 2008
Spanish-language radio show airs 5,000th episode – Universo, a brief Spanish-language radio program broadcast from University of Texas-Austin
National Hispanic University team wins third, fourth in regional ethics bowl
December 6, 2008
An Oklahoma state task force looking at the status of Hispanic students in higher education may expire next year because some in the first-ever Republican-controlled Legislature frown on a group that has “lightning-rod-type words” such as Hispanic or multicultural, the task force chairman said Friday.
Sólo 20 policías vigilarán a 18,000 universitarios – Mexico
December 5, 2008
Hispanics Less Likely to Enter Journalism at Arizona State University Than Other Programs
Texas Institutions Along Border Lead State, Nation In Latino Enrollment and Degree Completion – Thirty Percent of Degrees and Certificates Earned by Latinos in Texas Awarded by Community Colleges and Universities on U.S./Mexico Border
Ricardo Romo, president of the University of Texas at San Antonio, has been appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on a 23-member commission charged with exploring options for creating a national museum dedicated to American Latinos.
December 2, 2008
DePaul Partnership With Puerto Rican Cultural Center Wins Top Prize of $15,000 From Illinois Campus Compact
November 25, 2008
The future of the Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services (LARES) program remains uncertain due to the possibility of a university-wide rescission, according to a State Legislature proposal. – University of Illinois
University of Arizona Hispanic Alumni Host Scholarship Benefit – Dorothy Finley former CEO of Finley Distribution and Macario Saldate IV director of the UA Guadalajara Summer School will be honored at the semi-formal dinner and dance event.
November 21, 2008
Guest Voz: Latino educators implore Hispanic Scholarship Fund to stop discriminating – Jose Lara co-chair of the Association of Raza Educators
UTEP’s Jose Martinez nailed five Field Goals despite bruised hip
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.
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
November 19, 2008
Ohio Latino Affairs’ “Road Show” comes to Terra Community College
More than 150 area high school students and their counselors attended the Latino Leadership Summit last month at the University of Kansas.
¿Quién es Mario Molina? El científico mexicano es uno de los pioneros de la química de la capa de ozono de la estratósfera
Joining President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team – Mario Molina, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UCSD, will help spearhead a group looking at the nation’s science and technology policies. Molina won the 1995 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his research examining the threat posed by chlorofluorocarbon gases, or CFCs, to the Earth’s ozone layer.
November 18, 2008
The 1st Annual Gracia Molina de Pick Latina Feminism Lecture was presented at UCSD last week
Chile y Universidad de California acuerdan dar becas
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.
November 12, 2008
La Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR) obtuvo 15 millones de dólares de fondos federales de Estados Unidos para investigar la alta prevalencia de diabetes y asma entre la población de la isla.
DeVry University to Sponsor 9th Annual Latin GRAMMY(R) Awards After-Party Gift Bag
November 7, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama has looked to South Texas where he selected University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College President Juliet V. Garcia to join his transition team
November 6, 2008
Bilingual Latino Literature conference to feature public readings by acclaimed writers, poets – UCSC campus November 6-8
November 3, 2008
Obama’s “Oportunidad” for college scholarships should include Dream Act students
University of Arkansas journalism professor receives “Héroes de Corazón” medal – Katherine Shurlds
Diversity coordinator hired: Rey Hernandez will start in his new position on Monday. – Northwest Arkansas Community College
Latino vibe at UCLA’s Fowler Museum
Reaching out to county’s Latinos – Penn State Cooperative Extension seeks to inform Latino community about services.
Dr. Francisco Cigarroa has decided to pursue his true life’s passion — again. After serving as head of the University of Texas Health Science Center for eight years, he has announced his intent to return full time to his medical specialty of transplant surgery.
A boost for Hispanics – Officials with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund want more Hispanic parents to set their sights on college for their kids.
October 23, 2008
Purdue’s Latino Cultural Center to celebrate Día de los Muertos – Indiana
3rd annual Dia de los Muertos altarpiece celebrates lives of the dead – University of 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.
October 17, 2008
The number of Hispanic students enrolled at Eastern New Mexico University has increased 7 percent in the past 10 years, according to school officials, which means more than a quarter of the school’s 4,000 students are Hispanic.
