#FindVanessaGuillen. The country cried in outrage when learning what the Trump administration did to migrant families at the border — separating children from their parents. Now, the AP reports that young migrant children are still being held in detention…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Does Going to a Hispanic-Serving Institution Affect How Much Graduates Earn?
By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat As the number of Hispanic students enrolled in college has increased so has the discussion of the roles of the institutions that are educating them. A large portion of Hispanic students are concentrated in a…
Immigration, zNew Headline
Why it’s in the nation’s best interest to help undocumented students graduate from college
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista The aggressively broad enforcement of Trump’s immigration policy has some Democrats worried so much that they’re imploring the White House to remind schools they must educate undocumented children. However, it may be more for Trump’s benefit…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
What It Takes to Become a Hispanic-Serving Institution
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat Since early November, American universities have entered the pool of applicants competing for federal funds to serve Hispanic students better. Colleges looking to secure Title V funds for the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Hispanic-Serving…
By Divya Raghavan NerdScholar Earlier this year, NerdScholar was selected as a winner of the College Knowledge Challenge, a competitive grant initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The College Knowledge Challenge is a partnership between the Gates…
NerdScholar Business students are becoming increasingly interested in entrepreneurship and universities are responding to this enthusiasm by strengthening their professional business development and entrepreneurship programs. Twenty new entrepreneurship programs for undergraduate business students have been created since 2006, according…
Life Issues
New study shows majority of low-income, high-achieving students think prominent universities are out of their league
LatinaLista — A study that was published in December 2012 has been slow in getting the recognition it deserves for what its authors discovered — the majority of low-income students who excel in high school don’t even bother to…
East, Local News
Latinos Lag as Tenured Faculty at Connecticut’s State Community Colleges and Universities
By Robert Cyr CTLatinoNews.com A review by CTLatinoNews.com into the number of tenured professors in the state’s four public universities, 12 community colleges, and the University of Connecticut has found that Latino professors don’t seem to be breaking through…
Education, Palabra Final
Friday round-up of headlines spotlighting undocumented students and how colleges are coping with the change
LatinaLista — Many college students across the country are beginning to settle into a routine for the new school year. For those at universities, the first football game of the season has been played which always signals that school…
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The following is a presentation Prof. Acuña gave at California State University East Bay on May 16, 2012 at its Third Annual Diversity Day.) It is only the second time I have…
Education, General, Youth
New report finds colleges bear half of the blame for low Latino graduation rates
LatinaLista — A new report released today by the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research titled Rising to the Challenge: Hispanic College Graduation Rates as a National Priority documented the fact that Latino students who don’t graduate from college…