Technology July 2016 Premium

Wired And Connected But…? by <b>Gustavo A. Mellander</b>

Is it necessary to read and write to succeed in college? Students also need technological proficiency skills. They are essential. Yet too many Hispanics aren’t sufficiently computer savvy or Internet knowledgeable to function effectively when they arrive at college.

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Gustavo A. Mellander

Arts and Media June 2016 Premium

Dora De Larios, The Fierce, The Warrior, The Artist, by Sylvia Mendoza

Internationally acclaimed ceramic and clay artist Dora De Larios wasn’t going to marry the first man that came along and proposed, even though he was a keeper—and any other sixteen year old would have jumped at the chance. It was the 1950s, after all, and what young women often did—even if they aspired to go to college, which she did.

Arts and Media June 2016 Premium

Alex Rivera, A Filmmaker with an Agenda, by Michelle Adam

As a child growing up in New York State, Alex Rivera lived near Pete Seeger, the American folk singer and activist who inspired him to become the artist with a social message that he is today. Rivera was always interested in the arts—he tried his hand at drawing, painting and music—but one day discovered that the best medium for him to combine beauty, story, humor, politics and culture would be through film.

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Michelle Adam

Arts and Media June 2016 Premium

The Library of Congress Appoints its First Hispanic Poet Laureate

One of Librarian of Congress James H. Billington’s last official acts before his retirement in October was to announce the appointment of Juan Felipe Herrera as the Library’s 21st Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2015-2016. With that announcement, a historical milestone was reached. Herrera who succeeded Charles Wright as Poet Laureate is the first Hispanic poet to serve in the position.

Arts and Media June 2016 Premium

The Ever-Expanding Hispanic Reading Room at the Library of Congress, By Frank DiMaria

As the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution, the Library of Congress serves as the research arm of Congress. It’s the largest library in the world with millions of items including books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its holdings.

Global May 2016 Premium

My Brother’s Keeper Having Positive Impact in Communities of Color

The NoVo Foundation’s efforts to assist young women comes at a time when My Brother’s Keeper, an Obama White House initiative aimed at young men is touting his own successes.

Hispanic Community May 2016 Premium

Buffett Foundation to focus on helping young women of color, By Jesse J. Holland

A foundation run by the youngest son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett plans to spend $90 million to improve the lives of young women of color. The NoVo Foundation, created in 2006 by Jennifer and Peter Buffett, the youngest son of Warren Buffett, plans to announce the multimillion investment on Wednesday. The foundation says this will be the largest single investment dedicated solely to addressing inequities faced by young female minorities in the United States.

Global May 2016 Premium

Babson Study Distance Education Enrollment Growth Continues, Courtesy of the Babson Survey Research Group

The 2015 Survey of Online Learning conducted by the Babson Survey Research Group in partnership with the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), Pearson, WCET, StudyPortals and Tyton Partners and released this year reveals the number of higher education students taking at least one distance education course in 2015 is up 3.9 percent over the previous year. Growth, however, was uneven; private non-profit institutions grew by 11.3 percent while private for-profit institutions saw their distance enrollments decline by 2.8 percent. These and other findings were published in a report titled, “Online Report Card: Tracking Online Education in the United States.”

Global May 2016 Premium

Del Mar College Strives to be the Antidote for Degree Disenchantment, by Michael Bratten

A bachelor’s degree in criminal justice paved the way for Leticia Cervantes to become a licensed private investigator. But after a few years in the business, usually checking on unfaithful spouses for local attorneys, she craved a more reliable income and regular work hours. Her solution: go back to school and learn cosmetology.

Global April 2016 Premium

New Report Highlights Promise of Holistic Graduate Admissions To Increase Diversity

The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) has released a report that outlines the findings of a year-long research project on holistic graduate admissions. Supported by Hobsons, a student recruitment and college admissions consultant company, the project takes a look at emerging best practices and surveys more than 500 university admissions professionals to better understand the current state of graduate admissions at U.S. institutions.

Hispanic Community March 2016 Premium

Program Director Uses His Past to Help Others, by Chick Jacobs

Ramon Zepeda looks in the young eyes and sees a familiar struggle: duty and devotion to family struggling with dreams and desires for a better life. It’s a battle that haunted Zepeda as a teen in Hoke County. It’s a battle that children of farmworkers fight every day across the South. And now, as the program director of Student Action with Farmworkers, Zepeda shares his struggle — and his success — with a new generation of students. The nonprofit organization helps farmworkers and college students build coalitions for social change through the arts and storytelling.

Hispanic Community March 2016 Premium

Memories of the AAHHE National Conference, By Sarah Y. Chavez

The American Association for Hispanics in Higher Education is striving to increase Hispanic involvement and success in higher education. The growing Hispanic population is underrepresented in many professions throughout the United States. AAHHE is committed to increasing awareness and providing Hispanics with the skills to become prominent scholars and strong leaders in their fields. As a 2015 AAH-HE Graduate Fellow, I had the special opportunity to travel to Frisco, Texas for the 10th Annual AAHHE National Conference, La Próxima Década: Investigar, Innovar, Impactar.

Hispanic Community March 2016 Premium

EPCC Serving Hispanics And Increasing Graduation Rates

El Paso Community College finished first in both enrollment and degrees granted to Hispanic students attending community colleges. Here are some reasons why.

Hispanic Community February 2016 Premium

NAFSA Launches New Initiative to Expand Relationships Between US & Cuban Higher Education Institutions

Last month on the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s historic announcement to begin normalizing relations between the United States and Cuba, NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced the NAFSA Cuba Engagement Initiative, a new program designed to promote sustainable partnerships between U.S. and Cuban academic institutions. The planned initiative consists of two interconnected projects that will lead to sustainable academic partnerships and mobility between the United States and Cuba: the Cuba-U.S. Higher Education Dialogue Project; and the Educators for Cuba Campaign.

Technology February 2016 Premium

Boston Hispanics Seek Technology Degrees for High Demand Jobs, by Stacey Marcus

Some of 22-year-old Angel Garcia’s fondest childhood memories growing up often involved fixing things. He would tinker with gadgets, take toys apart and learn about their inner workings. “It’s like a puzzle – you have all these pieces, and you are not sure how they fit,” the Boston resident said. “Sometimes you have to take a step back and see it from a different perspective.” Angel has not only applied this approach to repairing things but also to his own career journey. One piece at a time, he built a pathway to earn an associate degree in automotive technology and a bachelor’s degree in automotive management from Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT), a non-profit private college in Boston. Today, he works full-time for the City of Boston, maintaining its fleet of vehicles – from hybrid cars to large trucks.