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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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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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Alabama College Gets $1.5M Grant For Auto Tech Center [Education News]

An Alabama community college has been awarded a $1.5 million federal grant for its planned automotive technology training center in Decatur-annexed Limestone County. Decatur Daily reports the grant was announced Wednesday for the Calhoun Community College's center, which is expected to cost more than $7 million.

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Purdue University To Extend Tuition Freeze Into 7th Year [Education News]

Purdue University plans to extend a tuition freeze it imposed in 2013 into a seventh year. Purdue President Mitch Daniels announced Thursday the school intends to hold tuition levels constant through the 2019-20 academic year on the West Lafayette campus. That will mean students there will continue paying nearly the same in tuition and fees as students did in 2012-13.

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California To Join Guard Border Mission, But With Conditions [Beyond Education]

California Gov. Jerry Brown accepted President Donald Trump's call to send the National Guard to the Mexican border, but rejected the White House's portrait of a burgeoning border crisis and insisted that his troops will have nothing to do with immigration enforcement. The Democratic governor broke a week of silence Wednesday by agreeing to contribute 400 troops, though not all will be on the border.

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Hunter College Spring 2018 Career Fair To Feature More Than 80 Employers [Education News]

CUNY’s Hunter College is hosting their Spring 2018 Career Fair on Wednesday, April 18. According to the school’s website, “The Hunter College Career Fair provides students and employers an opportunity to connect in person for internship and employment opportunities. Over 80 employers recruit at Hunter College for the diversity of majors and the reputation of the institution as a leader in public higher education.”

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Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Exceeds Record With $53.5M Revenue [Education News]

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's revenue has exceeded its 2012 record of $51.4 million with last month's revenue total of $53.5 million. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the lottery raised $7.9 million for college scholarships last month. A Powerball jackpot that hit $456 million and a Mega Millions jackpot reaching $521 million boosted the lottery's revenue for March.

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