Tag: Hispanic Serving Institutions: Page 18

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Competitiveness Bill Seeks To Attract Minorities To STEM Fields

A multi-billion dollar competitiveness bill headed for President Bush’s desk has several key provisions to attract more minority students to careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

August 12, 2007

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Deep in the Heart of Texas Higher Education

We are “on the road again” with our state editions and, as evident by our cover, we are focusing on the state of Texas.

August 8, 2007

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The Evolution of a Texas HBCU

Now majority Hispanic, the historically black st. philip’s college has positioned itself to serve an increasingly diverse San Antonio population.

August 8, 2007

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Responding to A Growing Market

Cal State-Northridge minor trains students to cover Spanish-speaking communities.

July 25, 2007

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Closing the Digital Divide at Minority-serving Institutions

The U.S. Senate has approved a new $250 million federal program to address the digital divide at historically Black colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions and other minority-serving universities, as part of a far-reaching higher education reform bill that also simplifies the federal financial aid application.

July 23, 2007

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House Approves Major Funding Increase For HBCUs

Citing the need for a dramatic funding increase, the House of Representatives has approved a plan to raise Black college funding by $125 million next year – 40 percent more than the current budget.

July 18, 2007

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Just the Stats: How to Increase Minority Presence in STEM Fields at Your Institution

A few weeks ago, I started to look at the programs that work to boost minority participation in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields, specifically Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation. The Model Institutions for Excellence (MIE) is another successful program that focuses on helping STEM students by providing long-term institutional funding to Hispanic-serving institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, and tribal colleges and universities. The National Science Foundation provides funding for both programs.

July 18, 2007

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Washington Update

HBCU, HSI Funds Clear Congress

July 14, 2007

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A United Way

Capitalizing on the Opportunity for Black/Latino Cooperation

July 14, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Scholars say basta to Chicano/Latino president shortage – enough

Efforts are underway to create a new pipeline to reverse shrinking representation

July 12, 2007

Students

Washington UPDATE

ED Backs Continued Default-Rate Exemption for HBCUs

July 12, 2007

Students

The numbers may look good, but… – University of New Mexico, decrease in Hispanic faculty

Data collected by the federal government on the diversity and distribution of the nation’s academic labor force show that the University of New Mexico (UNM) ranks near the top at recruiting and retaining Latino/Hispanic faculty. In fact, when only tenured and tenure-track faculty are considered (see table on page 31). UNM ranks number one among Research I and II institutions (the ranking omits all University of california schools, as well as four other institutions for whom data were not available).

July 11, 2007