wire reportsHomeSenate Pushes Museum of the Latino Closer to RealityThe United States Senate has approved legislation that includes authorization to establish a commission to study creation of a National Museum of the American Latino as part of the Smithsonian Institution.April 15, 2008STEMNew President of Texas A&M is First Woman and First Hispanic to Run the UniversityCOLLEGE STATION, Texas It’s official. The new president of Texas A&M University is Dr. Elsa Murano, the first woman and first Hispanic to hold the job. Murano, a former A&M administrator who fled Cuba as a child, was named by the A&M systems Board of Regents Thursday. She was the only finalist for the post.January 3, 2008LatinxHispanic Briefs: Hispanics Edge Back Towards Immigrants; In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants; Oscar de la Renta Honored by CUNY Institute; LA Politica Becomes Candidato USA.A summary of some the latest headlines relating to Hispanic Americans, higher education, and politics.December 8, 2007StudentsIn Brief: UT Teaching Hospital Considers Turning Away Undocumented Cancer PatientsThe University of Texas Medical Branch may stop offering cancer care to indigent and undocumented immigrants in order to cut costs; University of Buffalo researcher’s work leads to dismissal of Tulsa ‘Race Riot’ charges; West Virginia rethinks scholarship leave of absence.December 3, 2007SportsIn Brief: Bats Take Over Texas Southern DormMore than 200 TSU students evacuated; Black Manhattan Community College players allege racial attack; and ACE reports minority student college participation rate lags.September 19, 2007LGBTQ+UCLA Gets $1 Million to Study Legal Topics Involving Gay CouplesLOS ANGELES A gay couple that hope to marry one day has donated more than $1 million to the University of California, Los Angeles, to fund research on legal topics involving same-sex relationships.February 28, 2007Leadership & PolicyMorris Brown President Sentenced to Five Years ProbationDr. Dolores Cross, the former Morris Brown College president convicted of embezzling millions of dollars in government money…January 24, 2007Leadership & PolicyFormer Morris Brown President Sentenced to Five Years ProbationDolores Cross, the former Morris Brown College president convicted of embezzling millions of dollars in government money to cover the school’s debts, was sentenced Wednesday to five years probation and a year of home confinement.January 4, 2007LatinxHispanic Preschoolers More At Risk For Being OverweightFar too many children are fat by preschool, and Hispanic youngsters are most at risk, concludes a new study on children growing up in poverty.January 2, 2007HomeJames Brown Receives Posthumous DegreeAUGUSTA, Ga. Paine College, a historically Black school here, bestowed a posthumous degree to the Godfather of Soul James Brown on Saturday.January 1, 2007Previous PagePage 3 of 5Next Page