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Early College Planning Essential for Latino Student Success, Experts Say

To ensure better college access and success for Latino students from low-income backgrounds, institutions should help them put together college plans as early as the eighth grade, according to experts at two Washington-area education events.

Latina graduates

Immigrant Students Give Blood To Show Citizenship

As Congress gets closer to a possible vote on the DREAM Act, college-aged undocumented immigrants are literally shedding blood for the cause.

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Experts Recommend Improved Strategies for Getting Minority Males into Graduate School

The Council of Graduate Schools’ annual conference that wrapped up in Washington, D.C., over the weekend focused on the challenges associated with positioning students to pursue more than just a bachelor’s degree.

Report: For-profit Schools Likened to Subprime Mortgage Lenders

The embattled for-profit college sector has taken another hit with the release of a new report that indicts the industry for preying on low-income and minority students in a way that will ultimately lead to a financial catastrophe like the subprime mortgage collapse of 2008.

Lone Latina Senator in Mass. Defends Tuition Plan

Massachusetts’ only Latina state senator defended a state proposal last week to grant in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants and accused critics of the plan of spreading “fiction.”

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Perspectives: A Chat and a Tweet on Race

A new, substantive and sustained conversation about race is needed but should originate in college classrooms.

Faculty & Staff

Academic Hiring Freeze Looms as Obstacle to Faculty Diversity

Recession reduces job opportunities in the professoriate, particularly in areas where minorities are clustered.

Dr. Christopher Tudico, who earned his doctorate this past spring, is realistic about his chances of landing a tenure-track position in this economy.

Court Upholds In-state Tuition for Some Immigrants

The California Supreme Court weighed in Monday on the politically charged immigration fray when it ruled that undocumented immigrants are entitled to the same tuition breaks offered to in-state high school students to attend public colleges and universities.

Broadband Usage Growing Even as Gaps Persist

The U.S. still faces a significant gap in residential broadband use that breaks down along incomes, education levels and other socio-economic factors, even as subscriptions among American households overall grew sevenfold from 2001 to 2009.

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Researching Obesity’s Complexity and Impact

As the obesity problem grows, researchers investigate all facets of this condition while also working to make the public aware of the personal and economic toll of being big.

First Lady Michelle Obama has been shining a spotlight on childhood obesity and the risks of obese children becoming obese adults.

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Medical School Association Diversity Chief Talks Health Care Reform

Dr. Marc Nivet, the Association of American Medical Colleges chief diversity officer, says the emphasis on prevention and wellness in the health care reform law will benefit minorities.

CareerWISE Web Resource Offers Ph.D. Guidance for Women in Science

Arizona State University researchers have created and launched an online, personal resilience training resource for women in science, technology, engineering and math fields that aims to increase their persistence in STEM doctoral programs.

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