Will Latino Grads Grow As Online University Access Expands?
Will Latino Grads Grow As Online University Access Expands?
The University of Texas recently launched a new program, Finish@UT, with the goal of creating better access to classes and the attainment of degrees for non-traditional students, who may be juggling […]
Workers Fired Over Legal Status While Trying To Unionize
On December 2, 2011, Pomona College in Claremont, California fired 17 workers for failing to produce sufficient proof of their ability to work legally in the United States. Before the […]
Lawsuit Highlights Why Affirmative Action Is Still Needed
By Cindy Casares The fate of affirmative action at America’s colleges could rest on a dispute over $100. Abigail Noel Fisher, a white woman from Richmond, Texas, has sued the […]
Voter Fraud And The Iowa Caucuses Distract Us From Real Issues
We’re startlingly close to the Iowa caucuses, and even closer to the usual screams of voter fraud from both sides of the aisle — you know, the fear that Mickey […]
More Latinos Than Whites Applied To CA State Universities
California State Universities saw record numbers of applications this year, but more interestingly, Latino applicants outnumbered white applicants for the first time ever (based on self-reported data). Here’s the CSU […]
U.S. College Completion Cannot Grow Without Latino Success
By Justin Rodriguez, Candidate for State Representative District 125, San Antonio, Texas San Antonio, Texas — Recent legislative cuts to K-12 public education in Texas total approximately $4 billion in […]
600 Latino Youth Take Time To Think About Leadership
By Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez, President of NHI Collegiate Leadership Network San Antonio, Texas — Each year the National Hispanic Institute invites the top Latino high school and undergraduates to San Antonio […]
What Separates Latino Hipsters From The Rest?
Austin, Texas — First off, you may be asking yourself, “What is a hipster?” The answer is the type of difficult one that accompanies trying to distill cultural movements. But, […]
Study: Minority Students Perform Better With Minority Teachers
A recent study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research has found that the performance gap between minority and white college students falls by almost half when they are […]
Assemblyman Gil Cedillo On California Dream Act Passage
A Statement By California Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, upon the signing of Assembly Bill 131, the second half of the California Dream Act. I first want to express my gratitude to Governor […]