Financing January 2019

Colleges Offer Aid During Shutdown

With the shutdown continuing, universities and colleges are waiving late fees, providing emergency grants and postponing tuition payments for impacted students.

Technology January 2019

Robots Deliver Doughnuts To Students

What was once considered science fiction is now reality at George Mason University where robots are delivering doughnuts, coffee and pizza to students.

Arts and Media January 2019

Grant To Expand U Presses’ Diversity

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has enabled university presses to join forces to expand the University Press Diversity Fellowship Program with a $1,205,000 grant.

Global January 2019

The Opioid Scourge; 10 Things To Know

President Trump has expressed skepticism about the House and Senate crafting a budget agreement. Families numbering in the hundreds of thousands deal with the opioid crisis.

Financing January 2019

Teachers Won't Get 10 Years Of Back Pay

South Carolina schoolteachers from the Abbeville County School District who had their salaries frozen because of the Great Recession will not be receiving back pay.

Global January 2019

ISU Opens Food Pantry For Students

Students at Indiana State University will now have access to a food pantry where they can get drinks, toiletries and different types of food including baby food.

Global January 2019

Minors, Mexico And US Asylum Claims

Mexico will only accept U.S. asylum seekers aged 18 to 60 at the El Chaparral crossing in Tijuana. No asylum seekers who are less than 18 years old will be accepted.

Hispanic Community January 2019

Immigration Courts Severely Backlogged

The government shutdown appears to have added years to the already severely backlog that immigration courts are dealing with in the United States.

Arts and Media January 2019

Sotomayor Inspires At Children’s Museum

Bronx Children’s Museum and Hostos Colleges hosted Dream Big Day, featuring U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and actor and activist Kerry Washington.

Global January 2019

US Plan For Asylum Seekers

The U.S. launched an effort to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their cases are processed in the United States immigration courts.

Financing January 2019

10 New Scholarships Now Available

Young Hispanics living in Florida can now apply for ten new scholarships from Westfield Business School and the Ismael Cala Foundation. Applications are being accepted until Feb. 8.

Global January 2019

County Provides Shelter To Asylum Seekers

The Board of Supervisors in San Diego County have voted 4-1 to provide an unused courthouse for temporary housing for those seeking asylum.

Global January 2019

Dangerous Cold Impacting Colleges

Severe temperatures have forced universities and schools in Ohio to cancel classes. Among those impacted were the University of Akron and the University of Toledo.

Global January 2019

ICE Force-Feeds Hunger Strike Detainees

Six immigrants were force-fed via plastic nasal tubes at a Texas detention facility. These detainees were on a hunger strike that has lasted for one month.

Hispanic Community January 2019

The Importance Of Education For Hispanics In US

At the first-ever Hispanic Leadership Summit at the U.N., access to education received the most votes as the most important common goals for Hispanics in the U.S.