By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat Michele Siqueiros recalled the day she arrived on a college campus. “I thought I had arrived on another planet,” she told a recent gathering of journalists who attended the Education Writers Association’s fourth…
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Latina scholar excels at Savannah State University
Sep 11, 2015, 9:32 AM 0
By John Newton La Voz Latina Historically, Latino students in the U.S. have lagged behind other ethnic groups in post-secondary academic achievement. Reasons for this disparity range from a lack of financial support to inadequate college preparation during…
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Chile to provide free university education to 60 percent of country’s poorest students
May 21, 2015, 2:10 PM 0
LatinaLista — Ever since the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) enacted his version of educational reforms and excluded any possibility for students to study for free at the country’s universities, Chilean students have demanded a free education. Today, current…
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¡Hola Amigo! Texas A&M San Antonio and Spain bring language and culture to community
Oct 10, 2014, 11:36 AM 0
By Amanda Lozano La Prensa Education and culture are the precursor to creating and main taining international relationships, and Texas A&M San Antonio has hit it spot on. The campus has made an international partner and friend with the…
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Georgia DREAMer shares how ESOL program changed his life and taught him language is a bridge
Nov 18, 2013, 12:42 PM 0
By John Newton La Voz Latina “Your gift of language changes lives.” That was the theme of a speech delivered by Yair Muñoz, a student at Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) in Savannah, to more than 500 ESOL teachers…
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University of Texas System wants colonia residents to help shape new Rio Grande Valley university
Nov 14, 2013, 2:37 PM 0
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian WESLACO, TX — Should the new university being created by UT in South Texas build and staff community centers in the region’s most populous colonias? What about the new university providing high-speed Internet…
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Nopoki, a university for indigenous students in the Peruvian Amazon
Jan 23, 2013, 1:20 PM 0
Álvaro Rocha for Somos Translated and adapted by Nick Rosen Peru This Week When Saul Escobar was punished for daring to speak his mother tongue inside a Ucayali school, it never occurred to him that one day he would…
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Making College Count: How First-Generation and Minority Students are Maximizing their Tuition Dollars
Jan 14, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
By Laura Pereyra NerdScholar Initiatives like the Intellectual Entrepreneurship experience at UT Austin help students capitalize on their passions via self-exploration, exposure to diverse disciplines, and graduate work The public dialogue surrounding whether a college education is worth the…
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Mexico — Baja university becomes 5th college campus in the country to receive US accreditation
Oct 22, 2012, 2:15 PM 0
LatinaLista — While the debate over the value of unskilled immigrant labor threatens to drag on indefinitely, there’s no issue over skilled immigrant labor. Anyone who has the type of high-tech skills needed for a future global economy based…
