The rate at which Latino high school graduates enrolled in college reached a record high in 2012, and it exceeded that of Whites for the first time, a new Pew Research Center analysis shows.
Rosie Castro has helped underserved students navigate the landscape of academia even as she’s nurtured, trained and inspired two rising political stars, Julian Castro and Joaquin Castro.
Continue reading …Community College officials discuss the attributes of minority males on the perceived influence of dropping out of institutions of higher learning and to recommend some activities that have proven to be successful in increasing the retention and graduation rates among community colleges.
Continue reading …With the clock ticking on the nation’s “fiscal cliff” crisis, education advocates are expressing mounting concern about how an automatic, across-the-board budget cut would decimate student financial aid and other higher education programs beginning January 1.
Continue reading …Deferred deportation has given many undocumented immigrants hope, but still many are feeling unsettled about the future.
Continue reading …Conference speakers say the decline in the numbers of Hispanics in the role of president in higher education is “unacceptable.”
Continue reading …A recent study shows that the declining emphasis on teaching social studies and civics in high school stunts students’ growth as individuals and citizens.
Continue reading …Scholars discuss myths over how the surge in Latino population in the U.S. is reflected at the ballot box.
Continue reading …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.
Continue reading …North Carolina Central University Art Museum runs Colores, an exhibition of work by Hispanic artists, through Sept. 21 to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month.
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