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Getting to Know: Dr. Eban Goodstein

Dr. Eban Goodstein, professor of economics at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore., wants college students around the country to join the fight against global warming, and he’s focused on getting Hispanics and other minorities involved.

June 13, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Study: Immigrants Create Hi-Tech Firms, Not Take Jobs From Americans

In a new study, researchers from Duke University, the University of California-Berkeley, and the Kauffman Foundation show that there is a strong correlation between educational attainment in the STEM disciplines and innovation among immigrant founders of U.S.-based engineering and technology companies.

June 11, 2007

Community Colleges

Former Pima Community College Student Educates Immigrants

TUCSON, Ariz. Ruth Tapia is giving back to her community an act that fulfills her need to help others. The native of Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, remembers a time when people extended a hand to help her through Pima Community College Adult Education’s family literacy program.

June 6, 2007

Students

Illegal Students Await Immigration Plan

WASHINGTON At 23, Mariana should be carefree. She is finishing her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles, and has been accepted to a master’s program at Harvard University’s education school.

June 4, 2007

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Hanging in the Balance

Federal legislation may chart new course for states considering whether to grant in-state tuition to undocumented immigrant students.

May 30, 2007

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Hanging in the Balance

Federal legislation may chart new course for states considering whether to grant in-state tuition to undocumented immigrant students.

May 29, 2007

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Perspectives: On Immigration and Black Unemployment, Congressional Black Caucus Remains Silent

Missing from the debate on Capitol Hill about immigration reform is the Congressional Black Caucus, which should be standing up against policies that enable immigrants to compete with Blacks and other low-wage, low-skill workers for housing, health care, education, employment opportunities and goods and services.

May 21, 2007

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Undocumented Students Urge Passage of DREAM ACT

WASHINGTON, DC Illegal immigrants told a sympathetic U.S. House panel on Friday what life is like for immigrants struggling to get a college education with the threat of deportation hanging over their heads. A bill before Congress, the DREAM ACT, offering a path to citizenship, is part of the immigration reform bill the U.S. Senate is set to vote on this week.

May 20, 2007

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Give Legal Immigrants Same Opportunities in Higher Education, Says Report

WASHINGTON, D.C. The Institute for Higher Education Policy in a new report released on Wednesday has urged policymakers to give legal immigrants the same opportunities in higher education as other U.S. citizens.

April 11, 2007

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Maryland Lawmaker Says In-state Tuition For Immigrants Would Take Seats From Black Students

BALTIMORE A veteran member of Maryland’s Legislative Black Caucus said Saturday that he opposed a bill that would provide in-state college tuition rates for illegal immigrants because it would take seats away from Black students.

April 8, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Boise State University Group’s Flyer Irks Some Hispanics

BOISE, Idaho A Boise State University group has angered area Hispanic leaders and other organizations by promoting a speech with a “food stamp drawing” that requires climbing through a hole in a fence and offering fake identification for a shot at wining a dinner at a Mexican restaurant.

March 19, 2007

Students

Bringing the University To the Student

Venezuelan immigrant Lorena Saczek opened a house-cleaning business in Utah after she earned her associate business degree…

February 21, 2007