Latinas + Higher Education Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
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
October 12, 2009
Scenes from Ana Castillo at UC Berkeley
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
October 6, 2009
Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho to receive the University of Michigan Wallenberg Medal
October 5, 2009
Latina heritage, gender embraced by young girls – Soy Unica! Soy Latina! seminar on Saturday at Colorado State University-Pueblo
September 28, 2009
Waded Cruzado, a finalist for the president’s job at Montana State University would be the first female president and the first Hispanic president
September 24, 2009
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
Dreaming of a future – Chicago Dream Act rallies and a video
September 22, 2009
Outspoken Cuban-American writer Achy Obejas to address Indiana University community for Hispanic Heritage Month
September 21, 2009
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
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.
August 3, 2009
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 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.
June 23, 2009
Quartet of Latina professors at Cal State San Bernardino file grievance – Maria Balderrama, Nena Torrez, Barbara Flores & Lynne Diaz-Rico
June 15, 2009
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 5, 2009
New & first Hispanic president of Texas A&M University Elsa Murano not getting good grades/reviews
May 29, 2009
Sotomayor ’76: From the ‘Prince’ Archives – from Princton University
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
UC Santa Barbara Sociologist Named Outstanding Latina Faculty in Higher Education, Elected President of Scholarly Association – Denise Segura
January 21, 2009
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.
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.
December 18, 2008
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.
December 12, 2008
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.
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.
November 18, 2008
The 1st Annual Gracia Molina de Pick Latina Feminism Lecture was presented at UCSD last week
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
September 29, 2008
Elsa Murano Formally Installed As President Of Texas A&M
September 27, 2008
Dr. Erlinda Martinez Honored Among Top 25 Latino Educators by National Latino Leaders Magazine
September 22, 2008
CNN’s Soledad O’Brien says diversity is key to progress – University of Delaware
University of Texas – San Antonio Professor Belinda Flores looks for new ways to prepare successful teachers
September 18, 2008
Maria Echaveste, an aide to former President Bill Clinton and a former adviser to the Hillary Clinton campaign, brought her message to Grand Valley State University students Wednesday as she kicked off this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month at the college. “So what if Hispanics become the largest minority or a significant part of this country? If that population is not voting, it is not going to have any power,” she said.
September 16, 2008
Latina from humble background elected Stanford trustee – Miriam Rivera
To kick off Latino Heritage month, historian and professor Vicki Ruiz spoke to students about the place of Latinos in history – Swarthmore College
September 11, 2008
CNN’s Soledad O’Brien visits University of Florida for Hispanic Heritage Month
September 8, 2008
A college push for Hispanic teens Maria Gonzalez helps teens excel with an after school program. – Connecticut
September 5, 2008
Castro daughter to speak at SIU-Carbondale – Alina Fernandez
Poet and author Pat Mora will receive the 2008 Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature at the Santa Barbara Book & Author Festival on Saturday, September 27. Sponsored by UC Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara Book Council, the annual award will be presented at a 3:30 p.m. ceremony in the Faulkner Gallery of the Santa Barbara Main Library.
September 3, 2008
Danizete Martinez, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of English, received a $15,000 University of New Mexico Center for Regional Studies Graduate Fellowship for 2008-09.
August 28, 2008
Cynthia Olivo, most recently the associate director of Admissions and Student Recruitment at California State University, San Bernardino, has been named the new associate dean of Counseling and Student Success Services at Pasadena City College.
August 14, 2008
Cuban-American Storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy Speaks Sept. 15 – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
August 7, 2008
The Marquette University College of Education will host Dr. Alberta M. Gloria, a professor of counseling at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as the Association of Marquette University Women’s (AMUW) Chair in Humanistic Studies for 2008-2009.
A UC Berkeley professor who was the second Latina to become tenured at a major American journalism school has been selected to receive the Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. – Lydia Chavez
August 4, 2008
Valerie Onsurez named Hispanic Scholarship Fund coordinator at Texas Tech
Sisters beat odds against Hispanics to earn degrees – UNLV
July 29, 2008
Zulmarie Bosques ‘11 is one 32 students from across the country chosen to participate in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s highly competitive Congressional Internship Program.
July 18, 2008
NP Communicator – Finding voces latinas – new blog Latina Voices
July 16, 2008
UTSA students attend Latina youth conference – University of Texas at San Antonio
July 14, 2008
Hostos Community College president Dolores Fernandez steps down – NYC
July 8, 2008
Dr. Vicki Ruiz clarifies western latino history
June 24, 2008
New executive director for Con Mi MADRE – Austin
June 18, 2008
Hispanic Woman President is a Texas A&M First – Elsa Murano
June 12, 2008
University of Arizona Latina Scientists Create CampCIENCIAS for Border Students
AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega to be Inducted into Prestigious Hispanic Scholarship Fund Hall of Fame
June 10, 2008
San Bernardino Community College District names its first Latina, female chancellor – Noelia Vela
May 29, 2008
UTSA, Blue Star host ‘Latina Voices’ panel May 29 – University of Texas at San Antonio
May 21, 2008
Dr. Daisy Cocco DeFilippis New Naugatuck Valley Community College President – Connecticut
May 20, 2008
Latina conference showed girls the impossible is possible – University of Northern Colorado
May 14, 2008
Award-Winning Performer Rita Moreno Speaks at Mills College Commencement May 17, 2008
May 7, 2008
Latina Author, Donna del Oro, Supports Scholarships for Latina College Students at University of California, Davis
April 29, 2008
First Latina President of a California State University Campus Inaugurated Friday – California State University, Dominguez Hills, one of the most diverse universities in the west, celebrates its history and future during President Mildred García’s inauguration this Friday, May 2
April 28, 2008
Marisa Alicea Named New Dean of DePaul University’s School for New Learning
Dehlly Porras ready to take helm at Raritan Valley Community College – New Jersey
April 14, 2008
Pasadena City College to Host 14th Annual Adelante Mujer Latina Conference
April 2, 2008
Southern Methodist University appoints Cordelia Canrelaria as new dean of Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
March 31, 2008
Latino rights icon Dolores Huerta to speak at Northern Illinois University next month
March 24, 2008
UTSA presents multimedia works of Latina artists – University of Texas at San Antonio
March 9, 2008
Colorado State University Latina students offer girls glimpse of success
March 6, 2008
Latina students reflect on their education – Panel discussion raises awareness of difficulties faced by Latina women in American education – Wisconsin
March 5, 2008
University of Rochester becomes co-sponsor of rally for Hispanic girls | democratandchronicle.com | Democrat and Chronicle
February 28, 2008
Tough lessons from mean streets in Puerto Rico program
February 27, 2008
Rita Moreno to share stories at Ohlone College fundraiser
February 26, 2008
Political strategist Leslie Sanchez to speak Feb. 26 at the University of Texas at San Antonio
Eastfield College to host “Chicanas in Charge” – Texas
February 21, 2008
‘Interlingual’ poet to visit Park University – Brenda Cardenas – Kansas City
February 19, 2008
RIP Catalina Garcia – a Northern Illinois University student from Cicero, Illinois
February 4, 2008
Study: Latina enrollment up in colleges
January 17, 2008
Officials deport president of Palomar College MEChA club – Paola Oropeza
January 11, 2008
Idaho Professor Gets Back to her Roots – Raquel Arenz
January 9, 2008
UVSC Student Veronica Lopez Starts Spanish Language Broadcast – Utah
January 4, 2008
Elsa Murano wastes no time taking Texas A&M reins
January 3, 2008
Elsa Murano becomes first Hispanic to lead Texas A&M
December 11, 2007
Guatemalan student receives the University of Minnesota Tapestry Award for promoting diversity on campus – Silvia Álvarez
Dr. Elsa Murano tapped to be President of Nation’s 6th largest University
December 10, 2007
Conference Calls for Latina Solidarity – Harvard
December 9, 2007
Texs A&M set to name first female and Hispanic president – Elsa Murano sole finalist for job vacated by Robert Gates.
December 4, 2007
UC Riverside Professor Honored by the Modern Language Association – Alicia Arrizón
December 3, 2007
Empowering Women and Latinas in Modern Publishing: How the ‘South Beach Chicas’ Caught More than Their Men – Caridad Piñeiro
November 27, 2007
Air Force Academy cadet first Puerto Rican Rhodes scholar
Garcia Coll recognized in Hispanic magazine – Brown University
November 5, 2007
CAMP counselor wins $10,000 prize for migrant program – Marcelina Fernandez – California State University, Sacramento
November 4, 2007
Nov. 5 lecture series discusses Tejana identity – University of Texas at San Antonio
October 30, 2007
Latina journalist to speak on breaking stereotypes, sexism – Baylor University
October 11, 2007
Latina leader to speak at New Mexico State University – Anna Cabral
Hispanic Librarian Shares Vision Using her Online Library Master’s Degree
October 9, 2007
Rosie Perez talks stereotypes, gives lesson on history – The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Hispanic Business magazine has named California State University, Dominguez Hills’ president, Dr. Mildred Garcí, to its 100 Most Influential Hispanics list for 2007.
October 3, 2007
JASLENE GONZALEZ TO SPEAK AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY – America’s Next Top Model Winner to discuss success and being a Latina role model
October 2, 2007
Anarella Cellitti – University of Arkansas – Little Rock
Presentation and Book Signing: “Chicanas in Charge: Texas Women in the Public Arena” – University of Texas at Arlington
October 1, 2007
Honoring a Chicana elder, founder of Chicano Studies – Gracia Molina de Pick
September 30, 2007
Hispanic author reflects on life, writing – Sandra Benitez – University of Arkansas
September 27, 2007
Latinas learn about college opportunities at HESTEC
September 26, 2007
Norma Saldivar named interim director of University of Wisconsin Arts Institute
University of Texas at San Antonio First-Year Faculty: Assistant Professor Anne-Marie Nunez – Interview
Fernandez helps West Side students reach new VISTAs by degrees – (a San Antonio pre-admissions program called “VISTA” which helps under-privileged Hispanic students apply and receive acceptance to college)
September 25, 2007
Award-winning Latina Actress and Activist to Speak at Carleton College – Lupe Ontiveros – Minnesota
September 24, 2007
Prof Patricia Zavella coedits new book on women and migration
Regina Chavez to Receive Alumni of the Year Award from University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning
September 20, 2007
Getting to Know Melody Rodriguez – director of HOLA, the Hispanic Outreach and Leadership at Armstrong Program – Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) in Savannah, Georgia
September 15, 2007
Delia Saenz named vice provost of undergraduate education – Arizona State University
September 12, 2007
Latina community enters into Greek life – Georgia
UTPA president undergoes major heart surgery – Blandina “Bambi” Cardenas
July 25, 2007
Can the Poor Rates of College-Bound Latinas be Blamed on Obesity? Latina Lista
July 24, 2007
The University of Minnesota to host national conference for organization of Chicana/Latina and Native American women
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
Business dean receives Ford education award – Lynda de la Viña – University of Texas at San Antonio
July 19, 2007
Prescott College Presents: Playwright Cherrie Moraga – Arizona
July 17, 2007
France Córdova’s arrival energizes Purdue campus – Indiana
July 15, 2007
Hispanic athletes learn life skills from West Palm professor – Dr. Lynette Nadal
June 21, 2007
ALAMOSA RESIDENT MARGUERITE SALAZAR NAMED TO THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS
June 13, 2007
Noted Technologist Magaly Spector to Join UT Dallas as VP for Diversity, Community Engagement
May 23, 2007
Cecelia Contreras wins Miss Hispanic University of Central Oklahoma Scholarship Pageant
May 16, 2007
Purdue’s France A. Córdova brings validation to achieving women
May 13, 2007
Univision’s Salinas to be honored at Latino celebration May 19 – California State University, Fresno’s 31st Annual Latino Commencement Celebration
May 10, 2007
Latino culture a palette of ideas – Aspiring journalist hopes to continue ‘painting a picture’ – University of Iowa
May 9, 2007
Simmons College and Madrinas Partner on needs of growing number of Latina Professionals.
MEChA senior finds her identity – Double major still can’t decide what to do after graduating in May – San Diego State
May 8, 2007
UC Riverside Chancellor France A. Córdova Named Purdue University President
April 25, 2007
Spanish Professors Present in Mexico – High Point University – North Carolina
April 19, 2007
Puerto Rican Elis: A 35-year history – at Yale
A Champion of Latina Tenure Is Denied Tenure
April 18, 2007
Mujeresvisión Showcases Diverse Latin Identities – Pennsylvania
April 11, 2007
Vice president of El Salvador speaks on fighting poverty – Ana Vilma Albanez de Escobar at Brown in Rhode Island
March 22, 2007
CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien to speak at Union College – New York
Astrid Rivera interns for WNJU-Telemundo – (from Campbell University in North Carolina)
Villarreal, 24, is the new admissions counselor and minority student recruiter at the Andover campus – Kansas
March 12, 2007
Latinas see potential of college – at Purdue
March 8, 2007
“South of the Border” Party Changes Latina’s View of University
February 28, 2007
Shirley Ramirez challenges students to speak the unspoken – Middlebury College, Vermont
February 12, 2007
Elizabeth Oritz takes on new position – DePaul University – Chicago, Illinois
February 7, 2007
Spanish Professor Publishes Two Articles – High Point University – North Carolina
February 5, 2007
Award winner touts bilingual education – Annette Elias Torres – Texas
January 29, 2007
Colombian conquest – Inirida Hernandez at King’s College
January 21, 2007
Martha ZÚñiga contributes to book on Latina scientists
January 20, 2007
Student Erica Sanchez wins homecoming poster contest – University of Texas at San Antonio
January 11, 2007
BBB Awards $2,500 Scholarship to Latino Community Credit Union Nominee – Eastern North Carolina
January 8, 2007
Cuesta summit targets Hispanic women
January 5, 2007
Program gets Latinas on path to college – San Mateo County, California
December 21, 2006
Activist And Award-Winning Novelist, Poet Demetria Martinez to Speak, Teach Seminar at Rutgers in Newark – New Jersey
