Higher Education + Kansas Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

September 17, 2009

Kansas State University will use a special $50,000 grant to expand university efforts for the retention and academic success of Latino students.

May 29, 2009

The University of Kansas has hired a special recruiter to work with the growing Latino population in southwest Kansas. Toni Casados

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.

November 19, 2008

More than 150 area high school students and their counselors attended the Latino Leadership Summit last month at the University of Kansas.

September 24, 2008

Albert Guardado, Olympic gold medal boxer, returns to his alma mater, Washburn, to speak about his “Olympic Dream” – Kansas

September 10, 2008

Council seeks to spur Hispanic enrollment – University of Kansas Provost creates Latino Vision Council to attempt to draw in more minority students.

August 26, 2008

University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Introduces New Latino/a Studies Minor

August 5, 2008

Educators from every educational level and Hispanic community leaders from across Kansas have formed the Latino Vision Council to help recruit and retain more Hispanic students at the University of Kansas.

April 16, 2008

University of Kansas Taps Leaders Across Kansas for First Meeting of Latino Vision Council

March 10, 2008

In-state tuition for immigrants looks safe – Kansas

January 29, 2008

Kansas University Conference to Explore Ever-growing Latino/a Population, Effect on Kansas

October 25, 2007

University of Kansas to provide information on college preparation to Latino high school students

September 26, 2007

Senator Roberts Announces $1.7 Million in grants to three Kansas Colleges

June 24, 2007

Kansas University Helps Host Annual Kansas Latino Youth Leadership Institute

June 11, 2007

Butler pursues Hispanic students in Wichita

May 1, 2007

KU School Of Medicine Student Elected To Lead National Network of Latin American Medical Students

March 22, 2007

Villarreal, 24, is the new admissions counselor and minority student recruiter at the Andover campus – Kansas

February 22, 2007

Hispanic students urged to excel at University of Kansas seminar

February 15, 2007

University of Kansas to Host Latino Leadership Summit – February 20th

December 8, 2006

Kansas State’s Clemente Jaquez-Herrera Receives Gilman International Scholarship To Study Abroad In Orvieto, Italy