News (Noticias) for Higher Education

LATINA Style Magazine, the premier magazine addressing the needs of Latina professionals in the United States, is pleased to announce an innovative collaboration with Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business. LATINA Style will provide ten executive business education grants for Latina entrepreneurs, to be given to this year’s winners of the Annual Anna Maria Arias Memorial Business Fund, and to be presented in our Nation’s Capital on September, 5, 2008.

These grants will help to assure that ten of the Nation’s highest-potential Latina entrepreneurs will be able to attend Tuck School’s flagship executive program, Building a High-Performing Minority Business. The program helps business owners take their company to the next level, creating more wealth and more jobs in their communities.

Since its establishment in 2002, the Anna Maria Arias Memorial Business Fund has been the most respected and coveted business award program for Latina business owners in the United States. The Fund was created to recognize the accomplishments of Anna Maria Arias, the late founder and editor of LATINA Style Magazine. Her drive and mission to empower Hispanic women is one of the true legacies in the Hispanic community. The Fund celebrates this spirit of entrepreneurship that was Anna Maria’s vision and that today serves to fuel the phenomenal growth of the Latina business sector.

Created in the spirit of Anna Maria Arias’ vision for Latinas in the business sector, this fund was designed to celebrate the perseverance and commitment that marked Anna Maria’s life. She was a pioneer as a publisher, businesswoman and champion of entrepreneurship. The fund provides these educational grants to selected Latina business owners from across the country who exemplify those business practices and principles that Anna Maria championed.

“When you are looking to jump start your business and take it to the next level of success, the Anna Maria Arias Memorial Business Fund could be available to help you achieve your goals,” stated Robert Bard, President and CEO of LATINA Style Inc. “When we started these awards we knew that the goal was to make long-term, transformational impact on our women business owners … now through this collaboration with the Tuck School of Business, the Fund will provide a world class learning experience to create innovative, strategic business leaders!”

Since 1980, the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth has been the leader in helping minority business executives succeed in perfecting and growing their businesses. Among the school’s more than 4,500 minority graduates are some of the nation’s most celebrated success stories. The Tuck School, rated the number one business school by both The Wall Street Journal and Forbes, provides world-class faculty and high-quality, high-impact intensive learning experiences that are specifically tailored to the needs of minority-owned businesses. The grant awardees will gain the business tools that today’s Latina needs to compete effectively in the increasingly challenging global marketplace, and position her company for increased profits and for breakthrough growth.

“Tuck is committed to the growth and development of the Latina business community,” said Professor Leonard Greenhalgh, Tuck’s Director of Programs for Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses. “We commend LATINA Style Magazine and the Anna Maria Arias Memorial Business Fund Awards Program for their vision and their very significant commitment to the development of Latina business owners through a unique and innovative collaboration with the Tuck School. These educational scholarships will accelerate the progress of the award winners.”

The deadline for these awards is August 15, 2008. The grant recipients will be showcased during a gala awards dinner at this year’s LATINA Style Annual Symposium taking place in Washington, DC on September 5th, 2008, at the Washington Hilton Hotel in our nation’s capital. For more information or to apply for the Anna Maria Arias Memorial Business Fund visit www. latinastyle.com or call 1-800-651-8083. For more information on Tuck School’s executive programs for minority business owners, visit www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/exec/minority.

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The Marquette University College of Education will host Dr. Alberta M. Gloria, a professor of counseling at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as the Association of Marquette University Women’s ( AMUW ) Chair in Humanistic Studies for 2008-2009.

Gloria brings her expertise in the psychological and socio-cultural factors affecting Hispanic and other racial and ethnic minority students in higher education to the position. The AMUW Chair was established in 1963 as a lectureship and endowed in 1989 to support a year-long appointment. The purpose of the chair is to celebrate the humanities and promote the role of women in higher education through bringing distinguished female scholars to campus.

In addition to her faculty role in the Department of Counseling Psychology at UW, Gloria served as the Director for the Chicana/o Latina/o Studies Program. She also served on the faculty of the University of Utah after receiving a doctorate in counseling psychology from Arizona State University. She is a co-editor of The Latina/o Pathway to the Ph.D.: Abriendo Caminos and is currently co-editing What! No Flan? A Reflection of Latina/o Students in Higher Education. She has also published numerous articles in professional journals. She has received several teaching and research awards, including the 2008 Outstanding Latina/o Faculty in Research/Teaching in Higher Education Award from the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education.

Gloria will teach a graduate seminar on Latina/os in higher education in the fall. As the AMUW Chair, she will also be responsible for delivering the Eleanor H. Boheim Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities.

Previous holders of the AMUW Chair have included Mary Burgan, former chair of the English Department at Indiana University and past Executive Secretary of the American Association of University Professors; A. Manette Ansay, a prominent author and professor of creative writing; Janine Geske, a former justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court; Judith Mayotte, an internationally renowned peace activist; and, most recently, Karyn Holm, professor of nursing at DePaul University who specializes in cardiovascular nursing, ethics, and women’s health.

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Scholarship Sponsored by Verizon, Hermandad Mexicana Nacional
Verizon will partner with Hermandad Mexicana Nacional to contribute nearly $10,000 to the Latino Angelino Scholarship Fund.
The Latino Angelino Scholarships are open to applicants of Latino descent and will be awarded based on financial need and academic achievement. The $1,000 scholarships are for high school graduates and community college students who plan to attend an accredited four-year institution.
“Education is key to the high-skill, high-paying jobs of tomorrow,” said Elva Lima, vice president - strategic programs, Verizon. “These scholarships are an investment in a brighter tomorrow for our communities.”
Applications must be delivered or postmarked by August 11 to Hermandad Mexicana Nacional, 7915 Van Nuys Boulevard, Panorama City, CA 91402. Complete requirements and rules are available by calling Esmerelda Chaires at 818-989-3019.
The winners will be announced during Celebracion Angelina 2008 con Pablo Montero at the Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles August 15.
About Celebracion Angelina 2008 con Pablo Montero
Tickets for “Celebracion Angelina 2008 con Pablo Montero” are available at Ritmo Latino locations throughout Southern California and at the Ford Amphitheatre Box Office, located at 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East in Hollywood or by calling 323-GO-1-FORD (323-461-3673). For online ticket purchasing, log on to www.FordTheatres.org. Tickets are $55 in advance or $60 at the door the day of the event. A $5 ticket discount can also be received when purchasing a concert ticket at the Ford Box Office when taking Metro (Bus #163 or #656 /Metro Red Line). For more information, mass transit commuters can log on to www.metro.net or call (800) COMMUTE. “