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Many Latino College Students are Homeless, Hungry
NewsTaco HEALTH TUESDAY By Eric Moreno, Salud Today (2.5 minute read) There are more Latino college students than ever before. The bad news is that the high cost of higher education […]
At White House Summit, Advice For 1st-Gen Latino College Students
*A wonderful story with a telling statistic: “approximately half of all Latino college students had parents whose highest level of education was a high school diploma or less.” You know how […]
Insider’s Guide for Incoming Latino College Students
By Christine Killion and Samantha Madera, Al Día News You made it. You’ve struggled through twelve or more years of furious concentrating, reading until your eyes were sore, and scribbling until […]
As the number of Hispanic-Serving colleges grows, Latino students should keep one thing in mind
SPONSORED CONTENT By NewsTaco (3.5 minute read) A recent issue of Inside Higher Ed has good news about American Latinos and college attendance: “As the number of Latinos who attend […]
This Colorado town will use weed scholarships to put Latino students through college
*It’s all for the kids, right? VL By Rafa Fernandez De Castro, Fusion (1.7 minute read) Colorado is sparking one up for higher education. Next year the city of Pueblo will earmark […]
When Is Community College A Good Option for Latino Students?
*This was reported and written by NewsTaco’s good friend Patricia Guadalupe. There is a load of good information here. Community colleges are great for Latinos, but (there’s always a but) […]
Why Do a Majority of Latino Students End Up at Two-Year Colleges?
*The problem isn’t getting Latinos to enroll in college, it’s helping them to complete a degree. VL By Janell Ross, National Journal In Los Angeles, the announcement last week made for […]
College Admissions “Arms Race” Affects Latino Students
I was recently invited to speak to a group of high school students to give them tips for writing their college application essays. Some of the students (there were about […]
Today’s Latino News Headlines – 8/27/18
Today’s Latino news headlines, curated for the NewsTaco community: Irony: I saw this movie this past weekend and the plot is archetypal telenovela. It’s like a Selena song. ‘Crazy Rich” […]
Today’s Latino News Headlines – July 31, 2018
3 Ways To Engage U.S. Hispanic Audiences Effectively – MediaPost When brands think about reaching Hispanic audiences in the United States, they often consider which language to advertise in or […]