Michelle D. AndersonLatinxUCLA Scholar Seeks to Raise Awareness About University’s Forgotten Mexican American ForefatherThe forefather father of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) was a Mexican American politician by the name of Reginaldo del Valle, according to recent research. Although his contributions to the institution’s founding have been largely forgotten, UCLA Professor David Hayes-Bautista is seeking to resurrect del Valle’s memory.June 24, 2008StudentsReport: To Serve Hispanics, Schools Should Look to the Success of HSIsBy looking at the success of Hispanic-serving institutions, other colleges and universities can find ways to support the growing number of Hispanic college students nationwide, according to a report released Wednesday by the higher education policy group Excelencia in Education.June 24, 2008HomeEPA Fellowship Seeks to Build a Pipeline of Minority Scientists in Environmental StudiesWhen Dr. William H. Sanders joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) more than 30 years ago, he found something problematic — there simply weren’t enough minorities or women represented in the federal agency.June 22, 2008StudentsReport: To Serve Hispanics, Schools Should Look to the Success of HSIsBy looking at the success of Hispanic-serving institutions, other colleges and universities can find ways to support the growing number of Hispanic college students nationwide, according to a report released Wednesday by the higher education policy group Excelencia in Education.June 18, 2008StudentsEducators Outline Steps to Ensure Student Access During Economic UncertaintyFederal, state, institutional and private parties need to rethink how they are helping — and even hindering low- and moderate-income students’ advancement in higher education, said panelists at an event at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development on Friday.June 15, 2008Faculty & StaffStaff Reports Censored in Coppin State’s Case for Re-accreditationIn hopes of presenting a more positive case for the university’s re-accreditation, Coppin State University officials revised and censored faculty and staff reports, The Baltimore Sun reported Thursday.June 12, 2008StudentsCanada To Apologize For Past Abuses of Native ChildrenCanada will apologize for a policy that forced native children into boarding schools in an effort over a century ago to “civilize” and assimilate the nation’s indigenous population into mainstream culture and religion, the Los Angeles Times recently reported.June 10, 2008HomeReport: More Than 1 Million High School Students Will Fail to Graduate in 2008, Minorities Most at RiskOf the 1.23 million high school students who will fail to graduate this year, minority students are the most at risk, according to new data recently released by Education Week and the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center (EPE).June 4, 2008HomeChallenges Persist in Educating Increasingly Diverse Population, Says Ed. Dpt. ReportWomen and minorities account for much of the growth in the number of degrees awarded over the last decade, but women are still underrepresented in mathematics, physical science, and engineering programs, according to a recent study released by the U.S. Department of Education.June 2, 2008HomeStudy: Race Nor Gender Factor in Black Women Democrat’s Voting DecisionWhen it comes to selecting the U.S. president, minority women Democrats are most concerned about a candidate’s leadership ability, according to a study released by the Center for Leadership & Civic Engagement (LEADS) at Spelman College.April 28, 2008Previous PagePage 4 of 4