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Tag: Latino: Page 2
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Vanessa Sansone: Determined to Make a Difference
Dr. Vanessa Sansone has used her personal background of being a first-generation college student and growing up in a low-income community as influence for her teachings and research on underrepresented groups.
August 9, 2018
Opinion
The Guilt of Not Responding to Microaggressions
Having navigated institutions where I was one of very few Latinos, I have become hyper-aware of all my interactions with people. So when a “harmless” joke is said toward me during a political and racial climate where people like me are often associated with thieves, criminals or even animals, these types of interactions do matter.
June 14, 2018
Students
More than Just a Brotherhood
As a first-generation college student, I had a very stereotypical view of fraternity and sorority life and did not know that multicultural Greek letter organizations existed. I thought fraternity life was all about partying, living in mansions and that joining would negatively affect my grades.
May 31, 2018
Opinion
Becoming Latino: Why Our Safe Spaces Matter
Growing up in the Bronx, I was accustomed to identifying as Puerto Rican. I was surrounded by communities of color and went to school where the student body was predominantly Puerto Rican, Dominican, Mexican, and Black.
January 17, 2018
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Report: Challenges Persist for Latino Students
A report, titled “A Look at Latino Student Success: Identifying Top- and Bottom-Performing Institutions,” lists the colleges and universities that have been able to address this gap as well as those where the disparity is still strong
December 20, 2017
Leadership & Policy
University of Illinois Strengthening Ties with Mexico
URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois is strengthening its ties with Mexico through new academic and research partnerships. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports university President Tim Killeen signed agreements during a trip to Mexico last week. He says they are part of the university’s efforts to diversify international student enrollment and increase its global impact. […]
November 27, 2016
Students
University of New Mexico Professors Seeking Immigrant Student Protections
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A group of professors at the largest university in the nation’s most Hispanic state are asking for more protection of immigrant students joining a movement of campuses around the country. Professors and instructors at the University of New Mexico delivered a letter Friday to the school’s president, Bob Frank, amid uncertainty from […]
November 20, 2016
African-American
Guillermo: Diversity Vote not Enough as Trump Triumphs
Republicans vowed 2016 would be different, at least when it comes to diversity.
November 9, 2016
Students
Immigration Status Serves as Barrier for Some Students
SANTA FE, N.M. ― Some students say they’re losing out despite a New Mexico law that allows them in-state tuition at public colleges or universities and state-funded financial aid regardless of their immigration status. The law has been in effect for 11 years but New Mexico’s public universities and colleges operate independently from one another […]
October 23, 2016
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