Diverse StaffLatinxProgram Sells Mothers and Daughters on College GoalsThe Hispanic Mother-Daughter Program at Arizona State University, which has helped thousands of young women finish high school and attend college, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, ASU announced.October 14, 2008LatinxSFSU Creates Dean of Social Justice PostSan Francisco State University has named Jacob Perea to the newly created post of university dean for social justice initiatives.October 14, 2008LatinxNotre Dame Among Hosts for 2010 Hispanic MBA ExpoThe University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business will be the lead academic sponsor for the National Society of Hispanic MBAs’ (NSHMBA) National Conference and Career Expo in Chicago on Oct. 21-23, 2010.October 14, 2008LatinxGrant Will Help Prepare Special-Education ExpertsVivian Correa, a Clemson University education professor, received an $800,000 grant to prepare future leaders in the field of special education.October 14, 2008LatinxPuerto Rican Fund Expands Its TitleNew York’s Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund is changing its name.October 7, 2008Faculty & StaffIllinois Professor Wins Poetry PrizePaul Martinez Pompa, a faculty member in the English department at Triton College in River Grove, Ill., is the 2008 recipient of the Andres Montoya Poetry Prize given by Letras Latinas, the literary program of the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies (ILS), university officials announced.October 7, 2008LatinxLatina Scholar to Lecture on Church IssuesThe growing Latino population — largely Roman Catholic — and the challenges and opportunities it presents to the Catholic Church in the United States will be the subject of the annual Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at the University of South Carolina.October 7, 2008Native AmericansMuseum Shows Work of “Indian/Not Indian” ArtistThe Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian will present a career retrospective of works by what it calls one of the most transformative American artists of the last half century, Fritz Scholder (1937-2005), officials announced.October 6, 2008Leadership & PolicyTribal College Presidents Will Reflect on CenturyFour speakers will address the “Tribal College Presidents’ Perspectives on the Last 100 Years” at the 20th Annual “Consider the Century” conference on Friday, Oct. 10, the South Dakota State University announced.October 6, 2008African-AmericanChronicling Obama’s Career From Harvard to Tonight’s DebateAs Sen. Barack Obama takes the stage for his second debate as the Democratic presidential nominee, Diverse looks back at its reporting of Obama’s trailblazing feats starting with his days at Harvard Law School.October 6, 2008Previous PagePage 71 of 115Next Page
