“You Need To Leave,” Written In Latino Center In Indiana

“You Need To Leave,” Written In Latino Center In Indiana

Mary Mata August 31, 2011

A few changes took place at  Indiana University’s Latino Cultural Center, La Casa,  during the most recent orientation. For one, a note that said “criminals deport” and for another, the words “You […]

Latino Enrollment Increases, Mostly 2-Year Degree Programs

Mary Mata August 26, 2011

White student enrollment is dropping, but a spike in enrollment by Latinos was recently reported by the Pew Hispanic Center. According to his recent report, college-age Latinos accounted for 1.8 […]

Latino Academics Can Be Enterprising Independent Consultants

Mary Mata August 24, 2011

Latino academics can apply their expertise directly in the community as highly paid independent research consultants while local businesses, non-profit organizations and initiatives for traditionally underserved populations benefit from their […]

News Taco To Go: Education, Perry, Latinas, Candy & Satire

Mary Mata August 18, 2011

Latinos Need To Go Past Bachelor’s Degrees To Graduate School Rick Perry Pursues Latino Voters Via Religion I Can Tell You’re Latina By How You Gesticulate Glorias, Or, Carmen Pecan […]

Latinos Need To Go Past Bachelor’s Degrees To Graduate School

Mary Mata August 17, 2011

By studying at the undergraduate level, and then pursuing a graduate degree, Latinos may gain influence in the highest levels of our society. Every year I work to create opportunities to […]

Latino Students Scoring Higher On ACT Test

Mary Mata

Standardized tests have been a thorn in my side for most of my life — I simply am not a good test taker — but it’s not just me. If […]

California Gov Signs DREAM Act

Mary Mata July 26, 2011

California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation yesterday that would allow undocumented students to receive privately funded financial aid in California. This is one half of a “DREAM Act” bill that […]

How To Ensure Prosperity For 1.5 Million Latinos

Mary Mata July 20, 2011

Texas congressional candidate Joaquín Castro says he has a winning formula for economic prosperity for the nearly 1.5 million Latinos that reside in a cluster of six central Texas counties […]

Latino Grads Suffered More During Recession

Mary Mata June 13, 2011

Latino college graduates suffered much more than their white counterparts when the economy began a downturn over the past few years, according to a report from the Pew Hispanic Center. […]

Less Than 6 Million Latino Adults Have A College Degree

Mary Mata June 7, 2011

Recently I was perusing Census data to determine, exactly, how many Latinos in this country have college degrees. Given that Latinos are a fast growing portion of the U.S. population, […]