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Hispanic y Latino News :: November 16th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Hispanic Graduate Students Benefit from Online Education Grant – University of St. Thomas in Houston strives to improve retention and graduation rates for Hispanic graduate students. UST received a $2.8 million education grant to offer two options

Ill. Board of Education Chair Ruiz, State Senator Lightford & State Representative

No Child Left Behind Regulations do not Go Far Enough to Improve Education For Latino Students, Says NCLR

Kansas State University will use a special $50,000 grant to expand university efforts for the retention and academic success of Latino students.

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 15th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Dr. Eliscer Guzman, with The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Join Forces to Celebrate the Community Diabetes and Cardiovascular Care Program’s Graduation Ceremony on September 16th

UTSA College of Business Ranked #1 in the Nation by Hispanic Business

The latest data show that 41% of Latina students do not graduate on time with a standard high school diploma – - New MALDEF Report Highlights Latina Students Face Greater Challenges Than Counterparts

Fundacion Azteca America Launches Multimedia Education Campaign ‘Educacion: Es Tu Futuro!’

Walden University Launches B.S. in Business Administration Taught in Spanish, Delivered Online; Offers Tuition Success Award

In Memoriam: Mario F. Vazquez -vNovember 25, 1946-July 10, 2009

Wal-Mart Foundation Provides $1.65 Million for ASPIRA to Address U.S. Latino Dropout Rate

Hispanic y Latino News :: June 19th, 2009

REVOLUCION BRINGS “LA FLACA” INTO THE FRAME WITH POPULAR LINE OF CASIO® DIGITAL CAMERAS – AWARD-WINNING AD AGENCY ROLLS OUT THIRD HISPANIC CAMPAIGN WITH UNIVISION TV PERSONALITY LILI ESTEFAN

Many Montgomery County Latino Teens In Crisis, Say Leaders, Survey Graduation Rates Lower Than in Other Groups – Virginia

Budweiser Supports Latino Higher Education Through $20,000 Donation to Kiwanis of Little Havana Foundation

Continental Airlines, Adelante Fund Announce Hispanic Student Contest: ‘Destino: Latinoamerica’

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Launches New Initiative to Double the Number of Low Income Students in the U.S. Who Earn a Postsecondary Degree by Age 26

Texas Institutions Along Border Lead State, Nation In Latino Enrollment and Degree Completion – Thirty Percent of Degrees and Certificates Earned by Latinos in Texas Awarded by Community Colleges and Universities on U.S./Mexico Border

State Farm® boosts commitment to solving Latino dropout rate

Hispanic Business Announces 2008 EOY Winner’s Circle Scholarship Recipients – MarketWatch

Sallie Mae Sponsorship Highlights Programs Accelerating Latino Student Success

Blogante News Summary for Thursday – September 18th, 2008

MillerCoors and Adelante! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a Focus on Education and Success after Graduation

Paper Shouts Creates Invitation for “The Retreat” at the ALMA Awards

Overall, 43% of Hispanic students in 2007 graduated in four years, compared to 41% in 2006 and 37.4% in 2005, an increase of 5.6 points. – New York City (while an increase is encouraging the percentage is still under 50%!!!)

Nissan North America Announces $50,000 Grant to Y-Hispanic Achievers

LULAC Receives $1 Million Grant From AT&T

Tomás Rivera Policy Institute Research Documents Trends in Black/Latino Higher Education

Blogante News for Thursday – June 12th, 2008

Blogante News for Monday – June 9th, 2008

Blogante News for Thursday – June 5th, 2008

Cal State L.A. to honor Dionicio Morales at graduation ceremony Friday

Blogante News for June 4th, 2008

Did You Know? Only 53.6 percent of Latino seniors – Utah’s largest minority group – graduated in 2005. That’s lower than the national average of 57.8 percent and about 8 percentage points lower than the graduation rate for Utah’s Latino seniors the year before.

Metro applauds Hispanic graduates – Nashville

Weekly Review of Blogante News

Blogante News for Thursday – May 29th, 2008

There’s lots to celebrate at Chicano graduation – Cal State Bakersfield

Blogante News for Tuesday – May 27th, 2008

Blogante News for Thursday – May 22nd, 2008

The Education Trust’s Web-based tool that compares the graduation rates of different student groups within American four-year colleges and universities is updated with new data

Award-Winning Performer Rita Moreno Speaks at Mills College Commencement May 17, 2008

Latino Families to Gather at UCSD May 31 for Comienza con un Sueño College Outreach Event – San Diego

BAY AREA WELCOMES HISPANIC YOUTH SYMPOSIUM IN JUNE TO INSPIRE AND GUIDE 100 HISPANIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTO COLLEGE AND CAREERS

Listening to the Voices of Latino Parent Volunteers

Latina/o Culture Professor Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes receives Circle Award

AT&T Launches $100 Million Philanthropic Education Program, Job Shadowing for 100,000 Students, Research and Community Engagement Support to Address High School Dropout Crisis

Blogante News for Thursday – April 10th, 2008

Oregon’s Dropout Rate Continues to Climb – (except for Hispanics YET the graduation rate is only 63.7%)

Hispanic graduation rate lagging in city schools – Pueblo, Colorado

Hispanic Speakers Tour for Commencement Speeches at Colleges and Universities across the U.S.

Hispanic demographics will impact education in Florida

Campaign for High School Equity to Congress: English Language Learners are Being Left Behind

Speak only English on the school bus? – Nevada

Latino students are getting lost in the education system – Rochester, New York

Immigration a Key Topic at Annual Latino Conference – Taylor University in Fort Wayne, Indiana

MTV Tr3s Responds to Feedback from Young Latinos with Three New Original Series and a New Documentary Destination

Poll Shows Illinois Latinos Widely Support School Choice Programs

Immigrants Create Almost a Quarter of New York State Economic Output ($229 billion) – Fiscal Policy Institute Report: Immigrants in New York State

Hispanic Students Increasingly Successful at California State University, Northridge

The University of Texas at Arlington recognized for Hispanic student success

Gustavus Hosts Chicano/Latino Youth Leadership Institute Service Conference – Gustavus Adolphus College – Minnesota

Michigan State University to receive $2.3 million to help seasonal, migrant farm youths

Hispanic serving grant fails in serving Latinos – Cal State Long Beach

Rev. Luis Cortes, Jr. Announces .003% Drop-Out Rate – Philadelphia

$3 million grant will help Yakima Valley Community College expand Hispanic enrollment – Washinton

Study Outlines Path to Increasing Hispanics’ College-Graduation Rates

Latina leaders relive graduation memories – Arizona State University

Miami Dade College’s HIALEAH CAMPUS TO RECEIVE NATIONAL GRANT FOR ITS DEDICATION TO HISPANIC STUDENTS

Hillary’s Hispanic Agenda: Una Vida Mejor Para Todos

Hispanic graduation rate at the University of Maryland lagging

Hundreds of Parents Expect to Attend Town Hall Meeting on Latino Graduation – Event will explore keys to improving graduation rates for Colorado’s Latino students

Nova Southeastern University Receives $2.8 Million Title V Grant from U.S. Department of Education

Ford Motor Company Fund Continues Tradition of Celebrating Hispanic Heritage, Promoting Education and Leadership

Yo Soy el Army – If you’re an immigrant, at least Uncle Sam wants you

Innovative School Programs Help Prepare Hispanic Students for College and Career Success – New Report Examines Five Model High Schools Providing a High Quality Education

Ten Latino Youth Chosen for Chance to Win $10,000 in Education Essay Contest – Mi Gente Con Mente

John Edwards for President-Edwards Introduces Opportunity Agenda For Latino Americans – Plan will strengthen schools so that every child can live the American Dream

Hispanic Scholarship Fund Awards More Than $26 Million to Hispanic Students

Average ACT Score Rises Among Hispanic High School Grads in the U.S.; College Readiness Improves

DeVry University Challenges Latino Youth to Speak Out on Higher Education

Dominguez Hills Among Top 100 Degree Producers For Minority Students – California State University

Top News for July 23rd

Telemundo graduates Escritores

US Border Patrol boosts graduation rate as National Guard begins leaving Mexican border

New Poll: Latino Voters Will Be Most Impacted by Presidential Candidates Positions on Education

Parents file grievance against University Schools – alleging discrimination against Latinos – Greeley, Colorado

Association House of Chicago Receives NCLR/Comcast Grant to Expand Work in Community Education Services

SCU professors among 100 Most Influential Latinos of Silicon Valley

23 from Puerto Rico graduate as city police – Baltimore

Did You Know? In Ohio’s nine largest urban school districts, the graduation rate is 71 percent for Hispanic males

Did You Know? The graduation rate for Hispanic students increased to 50.8%, up from 41.1% in 2002 in New York City

Chicano Graduates Celebrate Success – Cal State Fullerton

Stone & Youngberg’s Jim Cervantes Receives Latino Leadership Award from Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Hispanic CREO Reports U.S. Chamber of Commerce State-by-State Education Report Card a Wake-up Call for Education Reform

Magazine says Swarthmore no. 5 for Latinos

Few Hispanics in law school

Success of Hispanics critical for NorthWest’s future

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