Diverse online staffLatinxMinority Doctors Underrepresented in California, Study FindsA new report finds a “vast ethnic disparity in the state’s physician workforce, particularly for Latinos and African Americans,” when compared to the distribution of minority groups in the state’s population.April 8, 2008LatinxSeminar on Border Relations Puts Spotlight on University of ArizonaUnited States and Mexican experts are attending a seminar this week at the University of Arizona on issues facing Arizona and trends along the border, the university announced.April 8, 2008LatinxUT-El Paso and Community College Join in Program to Help Students SucceedAcademic advising, institutional programs and student engagement are critical factors to Hispanic student success, according to officials at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and El Paso Community College (EPCC). The two schools have formed a joint partnership program for the students in their area.April 1, 2008LatinxJustice and Immigration Clinic Opens at California’s University of La Verne College of LawThe University of La Verne (ULV) College of Law has announced the opening of its Justice & Immigration Clinic (JIC).March 18, 2008LatinxReport Explores Link Between Latino’s Faith, Politics and ActivismLatinos’ religious affiliation and church attendance influence their political party preferences, degree of support for the war in Iraq and positions on moral issues raised in the last presidential campaign, according to a report recently released by the Center for the Study of Latino Religion (CSLR) in the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies (ILS).March 11, 2008LatinxMexico Initiates English Classes Throughout U.S. at Consular OfficesMexico will use its network of 48 consular offices in the United States to offer courses in English- as-a-Second-Language (ESL), diplomatic officials have announced.March 11, 2008Latinx11 Universities Will Lead New Centers of ExcellenceThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on Feb. 26 the selection of 11 universities that will be among partner institutions leading five new Centers of Excellence and receiving a multi-year grant of up to $2 million per year, over a period of four to six years.March 4, 2008LatinxVirginia Hispanic Population Triples in 16 YearsVirginia’s Hispanic population tripled from 1990 to 2006, to more than 460,000 or 6 percent of the population, according to a study released Feb. 25 by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.March 4, 2008LatinxEnglish Fluency Rises in Second Generation Among Hispanics, Says ReportA dramatic increase in fluency in the English language from one generation of Hispanics to the next emerges from a new analysis of a Pew Hispanic Center survey.December 8, 2007LatinxHispanic 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, 2007Page 1 of 3Next Page
