Tag: Hispanics/Latino: Page 13

Leadership & Policy

ACE Reinforces Advocacy of Investment in Education

The American Council of Education (ACE) directed educators and administration to reconsider the nation’s investment in education during the closing speech of their 95th annual meeting.

March 6, 2013

Latinx

Forum: Black Male Incarceration Adds to Social Woes Predicted in Moynihan Report

Scholar and author Michelle Alexander says misguided criminal justice policies have worsened conditions for poor Black families far beyond what the late Daniel Patrick Moynihan predicted in 1965.

February 24, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Iowa University Faculty OKs Exceptions for Military

The University of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate has approved a new policy that would let military personnel and veterans carry out their duties or receive medical treatment without worrying about missing class.

February 20, 2013

Students

Oregon Bill Would Require College Credit in High School

The Oregon Legislature is looking at making college students out of every Oregon high-school student.

February 6, 2013

Students

All 23 Florida Four-year Colleges OK $10K Degrees

Gov. Rick Scott says all 23 state colleges offering four-year degrees in Florida have accepted his $10,000 tuition challenge.

January 28, 2013

Students

Special Report: 2013 NCAA Convention

Diverse salutes UConn Athletic Director Ward Manuel and 24 other intercollegiate sports leaders who have opened doors of opportunity for the underrepresented and underprivileged.

January 17, 2013

Latinx

Race and Income Influence Who Votes in Texas

AUSTIN Texas — More than 17 percent of the people who register to vote never make it to the ballot box, and according to new research, these people tend to be poor or uneducated. Research also suggests, however, that more of these people would vote if officials made it more convenient. The most basic duty […]

October 15, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Florida Ponders Higher Education Tuition Increases

Gov. Rick Scott’s task force says part of the reason higher tuition is needed is to pay top professors more to stem the tide of other states luring them away.

October 9, 2012

Students

New Study Finds Millennials Well Prepared for the ‘Real World’

The recession and its lingering effects are heavily influencing the academic choices of the Millennial generation, according to leaders of the study of more than 5,600 people between ages 17 and 23 who are either college students or college-bound high school juniors and seniors.

October 7, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Baruch College Reinforces Humanities Curriculum with Hispanic Heritage Month Events

Administrators at Baruch College at the City University of New York are working hard to ensure students are receiving an education in humanities with a robust calendar of events for Hispanic Heritage Month.

October 1, 2012

Students

Academic Coaching: Seeking a Winning Strategy

Academic coaching can help students, particularly those from first-generation and low-income backgrounds, navigate the challenges of academe.

September 25, 2012

Students

Linguists’ Quest To Preserve Languages in Danger

A Utah linguist says dozens of native languages across the Americas could disappear within a few generations with the downsizing of a prominent university program.

September 23, 2012