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Scholars Unsure Potential Young Latino Voters Engaged

Even though young Latino voters have much at stake in the 2016 presidential election — from immigration reform to free college — it remains unclear as to whether they will turn out to the polls in large numbers this November.

September 26, 2016

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The Clueless, Careless and Outright Racist Rhetoric of Some in the GOP

Just when you thought the madness of the 2016 presidential campaign couldn’t get anymore insane, guess what, it has.

September 25, 2016

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Need for Latinos in Community College Leadership Emphasized

The National Community College Hispanic Council gathered to address institutional strategies that impact the success of Latinx students.

September 25, 2016

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Experts Say Latino Student Enrollment Outpacing Faculty Growth

Between 2003 and 2014, the percentage of Latinos among all faculty members grew from 2 to 4 percent, while the ratio of Latino students to Latino faculty rose from 80:1 to 90:1 over the same period.

September 22, 2016

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South African Police Battle Stone-throwing Students

JOHANNESBURG ― South African police battled students on a university campus on Thursday in the latest violence over protesters’ calls for free education, a demand that the government has dismissed as unrealistic in a country with a weak economy. Police fired tear gas at stone-throwing students on the University of KwaZulu-Natal campus in the city […]

September 22, 2016

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Ghana Professors Campaign for Removal of New Gandhi Statue

ACCRA, Ghana ― Professors at a university in Ghana’s capital are campaigning for the removal of a new statue of Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi. The petition, delivered Thursday to the University of Ghana’s governing council, takes issue with what the professors call Gandhi’s “racist identity” and controversial references to Africans in his writings. Launched […]

September 22, 2016

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Ky. Supreme Court says Gov. Bevin Cannot Cut University Budgets

FRANKFORT, Ky. ― Kentucky’s highest court says the state’s Republican governor cannot cut the budgets of public colleges and universities without the approval of the state legislature. The 5-2 ruling by the state Supreme Court on Thursday reverses a lower court ruling earlier this year that said Gov. Matt Bevin had the power to order […]

September 22, 2016

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Amid Scrutiny, For-profit Colleges See Enrollment Slide

Some of the nation’s largest for-profit colleges are suffering steep declines in enrollment amid growing competition, new regulation and government pressure that led to the collapse this month of one of the industry’s biggest players, ITT Technical Institute. The industry has been losing students for the past six years, but the crisis appears to be […]

September 22, 2016

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Proposed Legislation Seeks to Improve Access, Completion

Colleges and universities that enroll too few low-income students and those that have the worst graduation rates could suffer financial penalties under a bipartisan bill introduced Thursday.

September 21, 2016

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Illinois Gets $1.8M for Low-income Students Taking AP Tests

CHICAGO — Illinois will receive nearly $1.8 million to help low-income students take advanced placement tests. The U.S. Department of Education announced today that it has awarded the grants as part of efforts to boost college- and career-readiness for underserved students. The tests let students obtain college credit for high school courses, reducing the time […]

September 21, 2016

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Scholar: Texas Textbook an ‘Intentional Assault’ on Psyche of Mexican American Students

After reading the proposed Mexican American Heritage textbook for Texas students last week by Jaime Riddle and Valarie Angle, I can without hesitation state that it is obscene and extremely offensive.

September 20, 2016

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College Board: Reform Institutions to Curb ‘Undermatching’

The College Board’s new book emphasizes widespread institutional improvement so that students have a much broader selection of colleges that are considered good.

September 20, 2016