Tag: Hispanic/Chicano/Latino Studies: Page 8

Students

Against All Odds

While a graduate student at Stanford University, Veronica Mendoza conducted research on six Latino students

October 19, 2005

Faculty & Staff

An Academic Partnership

Black and Hispanic studies are separate fields at most universities

September 21, 2005

Latinx

An Education in Survival

By the time you read this edition of Diverse, we will have been living with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for just under one month

September 21, 2005

Latinx

From the Inner City to the Elite

When Maribel Perez arrived at the tree-laden campus of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in June

September 7, 2005

Latinx

Chicanos With Doctorates Attend Community Colleges

Nearly one-fourth of Chicanos with doctorates first attend a community college Story:

July 27, 2005

Latinx

Chicanos With Doctorates Attend Community Colleges

Nearly one-fourth of Chicanos with doctorates first attend a community college, more than two times the overall rate for all doctorates Story:

July 27, 2005

African-American

American Students Launch 10-Week Study

American Students Launch 10-Week Study Of Cuba Under New U.S. RegulationsHAVANA When Veronica Sanchez’s parents found out she was going to Cuba for 10 weeks, they “freaked out” and worried she would become a communist, the 19-year-old Mexican-American student said. “My dad really has it in his head that I’m never going to go back […]

February 23, 2005

Latinx

Chicano Studies At the University of Mexico Getting New, Inclusive Name

Chicano Studies At the University of Mexico Getting New, Inclusive NameALBUQUERQUE, N.M.  The University of New Mexico’s Chicano Studies Program is getting a more inclusive name. The program, which began in 1971, has changed from Chicano studies to Southwest Hispanic studies. Now, it’s becoming Chicano, Hispano, Mexicano studies. The new name is more inclusive, says […]

January 12, 2005

Latinx

University of New Mexico Changing Name of Chicano Program

University of New Mexico Changing Name of Chicano ProgramALBUQUERQUE, N.M.The University of New Mexico’s Chicano studies program, begun in 1971 during the activism movement of the 1960s and 1970s, is becoming the Southwest Hispanic studies program. Its director, Dr. Enrique Lamadrid, said the new name will be published in UNM’s catalog for the fall. The […]

November 17, 2004

Students

The State of Latino Education: A War Against Ignorance

The State of Latino Education: A War Against IgnoranceThe population of Latinos in the United States has skyrocketed to approximately 40 million, and they’ve begun to move into virtually every state in the union, particularly into the Midwest, Northwest and Southeast. Yet, with the exception of many schools in the Southwest, many schools from K-12 […]

June 16, 2004

Latinx

‘Dean’ of Hispanic Writers Donates Papers to University of New Mexico

‘Dean’ of Hispanic Writers Donates Papers to University of New MexicoALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Albuquerque author Rudolfo Anaya, known as the “dean” of Hispanic writers, has decided to donate his papers to the University of New Mexico. “I’m a UNM grad. I taught there. I just think that’s where they belong,” said Anaya, professor emeritus in the […]

April 7, 2004

Sports

A Year in Review: Milestones

MilestonesHistorically Black Lincoln University in Pennsylvania kicked off its 150th anniversary celebration in April. The sesquicentennial celebration will last through May 2004 and will encompass a variety of special events. The University of Pennsylvania became the first and only Ivy League institution to establish a criminology department. The University of California-Santa Barbara announced that it […]

December 17, 2003