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Higher Education Provision Stripped from Ga. Immigration Bill

Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday stripped a provision that would have barred undocumented immigrants from state colleges, universities and technical schools from a bill making its way through the state Legislature.

Barry Loudermilk

Higher Education Provision Stripped from Ga. Immigration Bill

Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday stripped a provision that would have barred undocumented immigrants from state colleges, universities and technical schools from a bill making its way through the state Legislature.

Barry Loudermilk

Five from Southern Miss Pep Band Disciplined

Southern Mississippi has revoked the scholarships of five members of its pep band who took part in the heckling of a Kansas State basketball player at last Thursday’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament game.

Summit Addresses Best Ways to Increase High School Graduation and College Enrollment Rates Among Hispanics

Caring adults can play a role in improving the outcomes of youths born into families of lesser economic means in addition to school reform at the local, state and federal levels.

Jose Antonio Tijerino

Obama Plan to Raise Dropout Age Draws Mixed Reviews

Raising the high school dropout age may bring more focus to postsecondary education, but analysts express divergent opinions on how such a requirement would impact the dropout dilemma.

Dr. Antonio Flores

Graduation Study Finds Gains, Challenges for Latino Students

Latinos are making major strides in college completion although they continue to trail Whites, African-Americans and Asian Americans in several key areas, a new report says.

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Commentary: Why Diversity Still Matters

If the Supreme Court bars the use of race in college admissions decisions, it threatens years of work by civil rights activists who fought to make campuses more integrated, diverse and just, a think tank analyst writes.

NASA-MUST Program Aims To Propel Students Into STEM Disciplines

Latinos are among the students targeted by the NASA-funded program that involves the Hispanic College Fund along with the United Negro College Fund, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, the Association on Higher Education and Disability and the Institute for Broadening Participation.

Civil Rights Project: California Maintains Segregated Community College System

The vast majority of Black and Latino students in California are being subjected to a “segregated” community college system where very few transfer to four-year institutions, researchers charged Tuesday as they released three reports.

Dr. Gary Orfield

Hispanic Education Highlighted at Twitter Town Hall Meeting

During a Twitter Town Hall hosted by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, more than 400 tweeted questions and received answers related to Hispanic education.

Emerging Scholars: Cell Biology Pioneer – Magdalena Bezanilla

The ninth profile in a 12-part series on prominent young scholars is that of Dr. Magdalena Bezanilla, who is an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts.

Dr. Magdalena Bezanilla

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Tennessee Seeks Appeal to Reverse Fisk Art Sale Approval

The Tennessee Attorney General on Monday asked the Court of Appeals to hear his arguments against two lower state courts’ decisions allowing Fisk University to sell part ownership in its treasured Stieglitz Collection

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