A new partnership at eight U.S. colleges and universities is
hoping to boost the number of Latinos
with doctorates and, in turn, increase the pool of
Latino faculty in the humanities.
The University of California, Berkeley has announced it will
create a task force to address the needs of Mexican-American and
Latino communities on campus.
It wasn’t that long ago that tech entrepreneur Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca
thought she’d never be able to go to college. As an undocumented
immigrant, financial-aid opportunities were limited, and despite
her long list of academic achievements, she “knew”
she couldn’t go.
More Latinos are going to college, but they’re doing it at a
small number of schools, according to a new analysis from
Excelencia in
Education released this week.
A Latino student group at Duke University has declared the school
is “not
a safe space“ for Latinos, and announced this week it
will no longer participate in an annual recruitment event for
prospective Latino students.
By popular demand, we’ll be playing EWA Buzzword Bingo tonight on
Twitter during President Obama’s State of the Union address. You
can join in with the online versionof the game (click the box when you hear the
buzzword). The hashtag is #EWABingo.
A cup of coffee in a comfortable lounge may be just what students
need to keep them relaxed about the college application process.
At least, that’s what a new education-focused center in
Houston is going for.
Cafécollege Houston opened
last week, modeled after San Antonio’s successful center with
the same name – a “one stop shop” for teens and adults looking
for guidance on college applications, financial aid, the
college transfer process and more.
Twenty-three percent of Hispanic or Latino community college
students have very little security when it comes to their next
meal, according to a
study released this week by the Association of Community College
Trustees measuring hunger and homelessness at 10 community
colleges across the nation.
Students in Syracuse, New York who fear a trip to the principal’s
office might haunt them later in life no longer need to
worry about it affecting their chances of getting into college.
The Syracuse City School District has decided it intends
to stop sharing student disciplinary records with
colleges.
A new report analyzing a decade’s worth of college graduation
rates at more than 1,300 four-year colleges and universities
reveals both positive and negative findings for Latino
students.
The good news: Of the underrepresented minority groups on
college campuses, Latinos saw the largest gains in
graduation rates between 2003 and 2013. The bad news is that
significant college completion gaps persist.
New Program Seeks to Guide More Latinos to Ph.D.s
A new partnership at eight U.S. colleges and universities is hoping to boost the number of Latinos with doctorates and, in turn, increase the pool of Latino faculty in the humanities.
Berkeley to Launch ‘Chicana/o and Latina/o Task Force’
The University of California, Berkeley has announced it will create a task force to address the needs of Mexican-American and Latino communities on campus.
New App Helps Undocumented Students Find Scholarships
It wasn’t that long ago that tech entrepreneur Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca thought she’d never be able to go to college. As an undocumented immigrant, financial-aid opportunities were limited, and despite her long list of academic achievements, she “knew” she couldn’t go.
Most Latino College Students Attend Small Concentration of Schools
More Latinos are going to college, but they’re doing it at a small number of schools, according to a new analysis from Excelencia in Education released this week.
Duke Latino Student Group Not ‘Comfortable’ Recruiting for School
A Latino student group at Duke University has declared the school is “not a safe space“ for Latinos, and announced this week it will no longer participate in an annual recruitment event for prospective Latino students.
Study: Some White College Students Buy in to Stereotypes of Minority Peers
Asian-American students are “cold but competent.” Latinos and blacks ”need to work harder to move up.”
State of the Union: Here’s Your Education Buzzword Bingo Card
By popular demand, we’ll be playing EWA Buzzword Bingo tonight on Twitter during President Obama’s State of the Union address. You can join in with the online versionof the game (click the box when you hear the buzzword). The hashtag is #EWABingo.
Students at Embattled Mizzou Want Latina Sorority
Latina students at the University of Missouri want a sorority to call their own.
Cafécolleges Offer Unique Approach to Higher Ed Help
A cup of coffee in a comfortable lounge may be just what students need to keep them relaxed about the college application process. At least, that’s what a new education-focused center in Houston is going for.
Cafécollege Houston opened last week, modeled after San Antonio’s successful center with the same name – a “one stop shop” for teens and adults looking for guidance on college applications, financial aid, the college transfer process and more.
Many Hispanic Community College Students Go Hungry, Report Shows
Twenty-three percent of Hispanic or Latino community college students have very little security when it comes to their next meal, according to a study released this week by the Association of Community College Trustees measuring hunger and homelessness at 10 community colleges across the nation.
N.Y. School District to Stop Sharing Disciplinary Records with Colleges
Students in Syracuse, New York who fear a trip to the principal’s office might haunt them later in life no longer need to worry about it affecting their chances of getting into college. The Syracuse City School District has decided it intends to stop sharing student disciplinary records with colleges.
Report: Latino College Graduation Rates Are Up, Yet Gaps Persist
A new report analyzing a decade’s worth of college graduation rates at more than 1,300 four-year colleges and universities reveals both positive and negative findings for Latino students.
The good news: Of the underrepresented minority groups on college campuses, Latinos saw the largest gains in graduation rates between 2003 and 2013. The bad news is that significant college completion gaps persist.