Global March 2019

Melania Trump’s 'Be Best' Tour

First Lady Melania Trump gave a pep talk about the importance of homework to a second-grade girl at Dove School of Discovery in Tulsa during her “Be Best” tour.

Financing March 2019

Café Bustelo $5K Scholarship

Café Bustelo® is offering its $5,000 El Café Del Futuro Scholarship to full-time undergraduate and graduate students of all majors.

Hispanic Community March 2019

Targeting Spanish Speakers At Border

AP has obtained memos reveal that border agents were instructed to target migrants from Latin America and Spanish speakers to carry out a Trump administration program.

Global March 2019

SC Passes Massive Education Overhaul Bill

After six hours of debate, the South Carolina House has approved a bill by a vote of 113-4 to massively overhaul education in the state.

Global March 2019

From Dean To Professor; Top 4 Latest Jobs

The top 4 latest jobs on The Hispanic Outlook’s job board are from Ringling College of Art and Design, University of Southern Indiana, Miami University, and Salisbury University.

Global March 2019

$5K Scholarship Now Open; Top 5 Headlines

Scholarships dominated the headlines this week with Café Bustelo offering a $5,000 scholarship and Yale giving $5 million to support scholarships for their School of Architecture.

Financing March 2019

$2.8M Gift Funds KU Scholarships

A $2.8 million gift is funding scholarships for medical students at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. The gift is from the estate of two alums of Kansas universities.

Global March 2019

Homeless Students Find They’re Not Alone

Nineteen homeless students have found a “safe haven” at a residence hall at a Michigan school, allowing them to continue their education.

Global March 2019

UC To Co-Host College Signing Day Event

Reach Higher, the college access and success initiative, has chosen the University of California to co-host its 2019 College Signing Day event.

Global March 2019

Enrollment Decline: All RI State Colleges

Enrollment at the University of Rhode Island, the Community College of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College has declined, according to the New England Board of Higher Education.

Administration March 2019

Texas Tech U Receives More Than $2.1M

Texas Tech University’s College of Education has received more than $2.1 million from the Texas Education Agency to partner with school districts in a principal preparation program.

Global March 2019

Dozens Charged In College Admissions Scam

Some 50 people have been charged in a college admissions scam involving parents bribing college coaches and other insiders to get their children admitted to selective schools.

Global March 2019

Sports Side Door To Admissions

The widespread scandal involving college coaches taking bribes to recruit non-athletes has exposed a sports side door to admission to some of the most elite universities in the U.S.

Health Care March 2019

2,200 Quarantined At Immigration Centers

Immigration detention centers located in Louisiana and Colorado are under a 25-day quarantine because more than 2,200 people at these facilities have been exposed to the mumps virus.

Financing March 2019

Nobel Prize Award Donated To Mizzou

George Smith who shared the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry is donating the $243,000 prize money to the University of Missouri to support needs-based scholarships.