Politics + Higher Education Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 18, 2009
Deporting undocumented students affects the chances for legal return if Congress doesn’t address it in immigration reform bill
Massachusetts immigrant tuition bill to get new push
September 30, 2009
William McKenzie: Why the Dream Act makes sense for illegal immigrants – and our country
LVL Letter to Congressman Baca Supporting H.R.2681, the PROUD Act
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
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
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
National Council of La Raza Supports National Back to School DREAM Act Day of Action
September 21, 2009
Thousands of Young People from California to New York Stage Events to Raise Awareness of DREAM Act
August 4, 2009
Let undocumented youth reach their dreams – Illlinois commentary on the DREAM Act
August 3, 2009
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.
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 13, 2009
Hispanic Law Students React to Sotomayor – University of Kentucky
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 24, 2009
IMMIGRANT YOUTH AND SUPPORTERS URGE CONGRESS TO APPROVE “DREAM ACT” AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO COLLEGE
June 19, 2009
Dream Act Advocates Hold Graduation Ceremony on Capitol Hill
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.
June 2, 2009
Eight Hispanic University Students Chosen for Selective Leadership Program in Washington, DC
May 29, 2009
Sotomayor ’76: From the ‘Prince’ Archives – from Princton University
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.”
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.
December 5, 2008
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.
November 19, 2008
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 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 3, 2008
Obama’s “Oportunidad” for college scholarships should include Dream Act students
October 1, 2008
Eva Longoria Parker of “Desperate Housewives” fame, “Harold and Kumar’s” Kal Penn, and “CSI Miami’s” Adam Rodriguez are scheduled to visit Colorado State University to stump for Obama.
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.
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.
August 1, 2008
Members of the Latino Student Union at the University of Maryland are developing plans to mobilize voters this fall, and their demographic – young Hispanics – could be crucial in electing the next president, one recent poll shows.
July 24, 2008
A review of congressional nominations to the military academies shows that black and Hispanic lawmakers often recommend fewer students
June 26, 2008
LATINO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LEGISLATE ACTION AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
June 18, 2008
An attempt to rewrite state law to permanently bar illegal immigrants from state community colleges appears headed for failure. – North Carolina
June 12, 2008
DREAM Act forecast for immigration reform
June 9, 2008
Latinos’, media’s effect on votes focus of book – The Mass Media and Latino Politics, Studies of U.S. Media Content, Campaign Strategies and Survey Research: 1984-2004 – Federico Subervi-Vélez – (I recently met him and recommend this book)
May 29, 2008
House bill would keep immigration status out of admission – North Carolina
May 22, 2008
Tuition aid to illegal immigrants falters – Massachusetts’ Gov Patrick declines to act on behalf of graduates
May 5, 2008
Immigrant’ game no joke to this Texas Tech student (& Congressional Hispanic Caucus Liaison for US Rep Henry Cuellar) – Tomas Resendiz
April 30, 2008
Bill to allow immigrants to apply for financial aid – California
April 7, 2008
South Carolina bill may block college for illegal immigrants
March 13, 2008
Missouri bill would bar illegal immigrants from colleges
March 10, 2008
In-state tuition for immigrants looks safe – Kansas
February 27, 2008
San Jose State University students, legal and illegal, plan grass-roots voter registration campaign
February 20, 2008
Why is Castro doing this? A Penn professor’s theories
February 18, 2008
The Spotlight Falls on Scholars of Hispanic Politics
February 13, 2008
House votes to repeal in-state tuition for illegal immigrants – Utah
Importance Of Latino Vote To Be Discussed At Duke
February 11, 2008
Debate continues over in-state tuition for illegal immigrants – Massachucetts
February 6, 2008
Carleton College Hosts Lecture on Mexican Statesman and Historian Lucas Alamán
February 5, 2008
House OKs bill banning illegal immigrants from public colleges – Virginia
January 30, 2008
Repeal of immigrant’s tuition waiver clears first hurdle – Utah
January 11, 2008
Governor Deval Patrick mulls new tack on immigrant tuition – Massachusetts
December 4, 2007
State delegate defends in-state tuition for illegal immigrants – Maryland
December 3, 2007
Michoacan governor visits Napa Valley College, discusses future
November 30, 2007
North Carolina Governor Candidates Oppose Admissions Change for Immigrants
October 28, 2007
Gov. Beebe speaks to UCA about immigration – Arkansas
October 24, 2007
The National Council of La Raza Deeply Disappointed in Senate’s Failure to Pass the “DREAM ACT”
October 23, 2007
Senators consider help for immigrants’ kids – Dream Act
Environmental Laws Waived to Press Work on Border Fence
October 8, 2007
Baylor student group joining national effort to register Hispanics to vote – Texas
September 20, 2007
Measure Would Offer Legal Status to Illegal Immigrant Students – The Dream Act
September 15, 2007
Arizona State Treasurer Dean Martin’s war on Hispanic students… (at Arizona State University)
July 11, 2007
Hispanic leaders seek answers for dismissal of Community College of Denver President Christine Johnson (the first Hispanic woman to head a college in Colorado)
June 26, 2007
Rell vetoes in-state tuition rates for illegal immigrant kids – Connecticut
May 15, 2007
Student loans for illegal immigrants? – Illinois
April 23, 2007
Debate over tuition for illegal immigrants heating up – Massachusetts
April 11, 2007
Vice president of El Salvador speaks on fighting poverty – Ana Vilma Albanez de Escobar at Brown in Rhode Island
April 4, 2007
U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa Keeping the Focus on Access
March 20, 2007
GOP group angers Latinos with food stamp drawing – Idaho
March 12, 2007
Students rally for in-state tuition for illegal immigrants – Arizona
February 8, 2007
Immigrant-tuition issue pops up again – Utah
February 1, 2007
Revival of tuition bill fails in House – Utah
January 31, 2007
In-State Tuition Rate for Illegal Immigrants; House to Vote Again – Utah
January 30, 2007
Virginia Bill Would Prohibit In-State Tuition For Illegal Immigrants
January 29, 2007
Students fear repeal of the in-state tuition perk – Utah
January 20, 2007
Undocumented kids tuition break takes hit – Utah
December 18, 2006
Bill to aid illegal immigrants is on track – DREAM Act
November 14, 2006
Nine universities combine for border consortium
