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Bridging Culture and Classroom: How Repertorio Español’s ¡Dignidad! Program Empowers the Next Generation

Repertorio Español, one of the nation’s leading Spanish-language theater companies, empowers over 18,000 students annually through its ¡Dignidad! program. By connecting live performances with classroom residencies, it fosters cultural representation, creativity, and belonging while preserving Hispanic heritage for future generations.

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Universidad Lynn: Hogar de uno de los primeros museos NFT de Estados Unidos

Lynn University’s NFT Museum uses blockchain technology to exhibit authentic digital art, expand access for emerging artists—especially Latin American creators—and overcome the financial and spatial limitations of traditional museums through an innovative, multi-location, digitally connected exhibition model. El Museo NFT de la Universidad Lynn utiliza tecnología blockchain para exhibir arte digital auténtico, ampliar las oportunidades para artistas emergentes —especialmente latinoamericanos— y superar las limitaciones financieras y espaciales de los museos tradicionales mediante un innovador modelo expositivo digital conectado en diversas ubicaciones. 

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Technology October 2016

University of Kansas Sees Energy Conservation Savings

At home, you might swap out a few lightbulbs for energy efficient ones and save a few cents a year on your electric bill. At the University of Kansas that's happening on a much larger scale: Over the past year and a half KU has replaced more than 4,500 lights with LED lamps, leading to an estimated annual savings of $61,720, the Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.ly/2ec4fI0 ) reports. KU reduced energy use enough over the past year to meet — and exceed — its overall energy consumption goal, according to the university's most recent campus-wide energy report.

Global October 2016

The Numbers Speak Loudly About the State of the University of Idaho

Official overall student enrollment at the University of Idaho increased to 11,780 for fall 2016, up 3.6 percent from 11,371 in fall 2015. Enrollment this fall is higher than it was when President Chuck Staben joined UI in 2014. And it is the first overall enrollment increase since 2012. Enrollment is up in several key areas including first-time undergraduate (resident and non-resident) and underrepresented students.

Global October 2016

UND to Retain All 20 Sports Currently Offered by School

The University of North Dakota will continue to sponsor the 20 sports it currently offers, although the fate of men's golf and baseball remains uncertain, the school's president said. The Grand Forks school announced in April it would no longer offer men's golf and baseball programs due to state budget cuts, then reinstated golf in August after the program secured the necessary $144,400 in funding for the fiscal years 2017 and 2018. But the athletics department ended the fiscal year with a shortfall of about $1.4 million, prompting President Mark Kennedy to ask a committee to examine the school's overall athletics program, including the number of sports and the cost of the programs.

Financing October 2016

College of Saint Mary Reduces Student Tuition 33 Percent To Take a Stand Against the Trend of Rising Tuition Costs

In an attempt to stem the national trend of rising post-secondary education tuition costs, the College of Saint Mary Board of Directors today announced a plan to lower tuition costs by 33 percent for all of the university’s undergraduate students. The board decision was announced today and cost savings will be shared among all undergraduate students, continuing and new. Tuition will be reduced by $10,000 and continuing students should see a reduction in out-of-pocket costs of at least $1,000 each after grants and scholarships.

Hispanic Community October 2016

UT Austin Latino Research Initiative Garners $7.6 Million to Study Latino Health Issues

With leadership in place and $7.6 million in grants acquired for research on health issues that disproportionately affect Latino communities, the 1-year-old Latino Research Initiative is hitting the ground running at The University of Texas at Austin. Housed in the College of Liberal Arts, the Latino Research Initiative was created to generate vital data, grants and research about Mexican American and Latino populations in Texas and the nation. Deborah Parra-Medina assumed the role as inaugural director at the start of the 2016 academic year, collaborating with leadership from the Center for Mexican American Studies and the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies and landing the project’s first three research grants.

Global October 2016

Construction to Start Soon on New University of Louisville’s Academic Building

Construction is set to begin soon on a new four-story academic building on the University of Louisville's main campus. The university said Monday that the 150,000-square-foot building is expected to open for the fall 2018 semester. The $80 million building will primarily serve undergraduate students. It will house 17 classrooms along with science labs, group study areas, gathering spaces and food service.

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