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A Home Away from Home: The Latino Resource Center’s Commitment to Empowering Students at NIU

The Latino Resource Center at Northern Illinois University fosters belonging, leadership and academic success for Latino students through mentoring, cultural programming and campus partnerships. Initiatives like De Mujer a Mujer empower Latina students, helping them build confidence, develop leadership skills and thrive in higher education.

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Did you know? Sor Juana’s Fearless Words

A leading intellectual voice of the seventeenth century, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz defended women’s right to knowledge and justice. In A los hombres, she criticizes the hypocrisy and double standards with which society judges women.

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Hispanic Community July 2018

Pompeo Travels To Mexico To Meet New Leftist President-Elect [Beyond Education]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will lead a Cabinet-level delegation to Mexico on Friday on the heels of a sea-change election there that could offer a chance for the neighbors to repair strained relations — or make them worse. U.S.-Mexico ties have deteriorated significantly under President Donald Trump, who campaigned on building a border wall and who has repeatedly blamed Mexico for economic and social problems in the United States.

Hispanic Community July 2018

Detaining Immigrant Kids Is Now A Billion-Dollar Industry [Beyond Education]

Detaining immigrant children has morphed into a surging industry in the U.S. that now reaps $1 billion annually — a tenfold increase over the past decade, an Associated Press analysis finds. Health and Human Services grants for shelters, foster care and other child welfare services for detained unaccompanied and separated children soared from $74.5 million in 2007 to $958 million in 2017.

Global July 2018

Purdue U Tracking Down 26K Student Applicants Amid Data Breach [Education News]

Purdue University is tracking down more than 26,000 prospective students to alert them that their names, birthdays, and Social Security numbers were inadvertently sent to the parent of one student applicant. Purdue Assistant Legal Counsel Trent Klingerman said Thursday that an employee with Purdue's Division of Financial Aid inadvertently sent one prospective student's parent a list of data on the applicants on May 17.

Global July 2018

This Week’s Top 5 Trending Headlines In Education And Beyond

Every Friday Hispanic Outlook features the headlines that received the most views on our Facebook page in a special regular feature on our website. These headlines can include breaking news stories, as well as articles related to the field of education and/or the Hispanic community.

Global July 2018

This Week’s Top 5 Trending Headlines In Education And Beyond

Every Friday Hispanic Outlook features the headlines that received the most views on our Facebook page in a special regular feature on our website. These headlines can include breaking news stories, as well as articles related to the field of education and/or the Hispanic community.

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