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2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Nichole Margarita Garcia

by Jamal Watson | January 27, 2020 Garcia has found a way to do what so many scholars find difficult: to combine the personal with Read more

Puerto Rico’s Higher Ed Institutions Show Resilience After 2017 Hurricanes

by Sara Weissman | October 1, 2019
In September 2017, hurricanes Irma and Maria blasted through Puerto Rico and wrecked Inter Amer [...] Read more

‘Go Back to Your Country’ A Direct Threat to US Higher Education

by Carmen Maldonado-Vlaar | August 20, 2019
U.S. academic institutions need to fight messages of hate and bigotry, and engage in an open co [...] Read more

CUNY Students Train for Puerto Rico Post-Maria Rebuilding

| May 28, 2019
In preparation for traveling to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico to help with rebuilding efforts, [...] Read more

Ponce Health Sciences University to Expand Enrollment, Build New Campus

by Tiffany Pennamon | March 8, 2019
A recent conditional authorization to increase its class size from 90 to 150 students will make [...] Read more

Genocide to Exodus: Why the Average Joe Should Care About Puerto Rico

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | July 6, 2018
Puerto Rico and the ongoing colonization of the island is nothing new. 1898 marks the official [...] Read more

As American as Apple Pie

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | June 21, 2018
America isn’t divided by pundits and peddlers. It isn’t divided by vacuous political labels [...] Read more

Academia’s Investment in Diversity Can Enhance Disaster Science

by Nicole Errett | January 17, 2018
A series of devastating natural disasters in 2017 brought attention to the fact that extreme we [...] Read more

Becoming Latino: Why Our Safe Spaces Matter

by Andrew Martinez |
Growing up in the Bronx, I was accustomed to identifying as Puerto Rican. I was surrounded by c [...] Read more

Students from Puerto Rico Can Get Free Semester at Cornell

by Associated Press | October 31, 2017
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University is offering a free semester of study for up to 58 students [...] Read more

Brown University Enrolls Students from Puerto Rico Tuition Free

by Associated Press | October 25, 2017
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University is enrolling up to 50 students from the University of Pue [...] Read more

Hundreds Set to Gather for Urban Education Conference

by Jamal Eric Watson | August 9, 2016
Hundreds of individuals who are concerned about the educational plight of youth in urban school [...] Read more

Puerto Rico Debt Crisis More Than Just an Economic Issue

by Catherine Morris | April 5, 2016
Puerto Rico’s debt crisis is a humanitarian crisis impacting the most vulnerable groups on th [...] Read more

Economic Crisis May Sink Education in Puerto Rico

by Catherine Morris | September 29, 2015
The economic crisis in Puerto Rico has caused some leaders to consider making significant cuts [...] Read more

Education Cuts May Be a Solution to Puerto Rico Debt Crisis

by Catherine Morris | July 28, 2015
To solve Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, cut spending on education and sell off government real es [...] Read more

Diversity in Graduate Education: Looking at — and Beyond — Admissions

Does Testing Serve a Purpose in Holistic Application Review?

Supporting Noncognitive Factors: Connecting Students with Resources, from Theory to Practice