Maria Eugenia MirandaStudentsLatino Education Summit Convened, 2011 Obama Scholars Named by Hispanic Scholarship FundThe Obama Scholars program was created after President Barack Obama donated $125,000 to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund from his Nobel Peace Prize award in 2009.October 26, 2011StudentsUnivision Calls Latinos to Action with “Educate Yourself, the Moment Is Now” CampaignOn Oct. 16, Univision Networks kicked off, “Edúcate, Es el Momento” (Educate Yourself, The Moment Is Now), a seven-day multiplatform initiative to promote Hispanic educational attainment.October 20, 2011Students‘New Orleans in the Hamptons’ Raises College Scholarship FundsFoundation fundraiser hosted by Soledad O’Brien and husband Brad Raymond brought movers and shakers together to lend a hand to college students.October 10, 2011StudentsComplete College America Report Examines Low Higher Ed Graduation RatesA new, comprehensive report on college graduation rates released Tuesday revealed why college completion rates, including analyses of Black, Hispanic, Pell Grant and part-time students, are low among Americans.September 27, 2011LGBTQ+CNN Journalist Soledad O’Brien Gives Voice to Ethnic CommunitiesThe veteran journalist won the Edward R. Murrow Radio Television Digital News Association/UNITY award in 2010 for the documentary “Latino in America.”August 23, 2011Faculty & StaffNew York Public Policy Think Tank Zeroes In on Debate Over Dwindling Resources in Higher EducationJust as the debate over resources has simmered down with a debt deal in Washington, policy analysts heated things up at a forum in New York City over the precious resources in higher education.August 3, 2011Faculty & StaffEthnic Art Falling Out of Favor?Transnational nature of contemporary art draws in history from around the world, thus requiring the academy to change its teaching strategy.July 13, 2011StudentsAverting Deportation, Undocumented Student Realizes DREAMAfter political intervention by federal officials leads to withdrawal of deportation order, community college graduate pursues studies to become civil engineer.June 20, 2011StudentsCollege Mentoring for Access and Persistence Program Gives Graduating High School Seniors a BoostWhat started as a group of high school students who stopped by for pizza and soft drinks at a monthly meeting with mentors from the Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young has turned into the College MAP program’s first cohort of polished college-bound seniors.June 15, 2011LatinxDREAM Act Enters New Phase Among Certain Progressive StatesStates instituting laws antagonizing undocumented immigrants have surged, while the number of states that allow undocumented students to get in-state tuition have peaked.May 19, 2011Previous PagePage 6 of 9Next Page
