Global November 2018

USF Helps Launch Unprecedented National Education Effort

The University of South Florida is part of a national education effort organized by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. This effort—the Powered by Publics: Scaling Student Success—will involve 130 public universities and systems with the goal of closing the achievement gap, increasing college access and awarding hundreds of thousands more degrees by 2025.

Financing November 2018

U of South Carolina Upstate Gets $1.6M Gift

A $1.6 million gift to the University of South Carolina Upstate is honoring a former professor’s legacy. The professor, Barbara Hastings, served in the school’s college of business and economics for more than 20 years and started a foreign exchange program with Germany.

Global November 2018

Dean Position Available; Top 4 Latest Jobs On Hispanic Outlook’s Job Board

In addition to a monthly magazine, The Hispanic Outlook on Education offers its readers a constantly updated job board that features a wide variety of open positions at education institutions across the country. Current latest jobs on the Hispanic Outlook job board include an open dean position at the University of Southern California.

Global November 2018

Latino Voter Turnout Up; Top 5 Trending Headlines

Reports are finding that Latino voter turnout was up 174 percent over turnout in 2014 in early voting. Out latest issue has been out for almost a month, so come check out the October President’s issue. Loyola University honors a pediatrician who is helping children in Peru. The 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards will feature Marc Anthony, Bad Bunny and Will Smith.

Global November 2018

DeVos’ Sexual Misconduct Rules Proposal

Betsy DeVos proposed overhauling how higher education institutions handle sexual misconduct complaints, including narrowing what cases schools would be required to investigate.

Global November 2018

UC Helps Wildfires-Impacted Students

The University of California has extended their undergraduate application deadline for students affected by the recent wildfires and granting fee waivers.

Financing November 2018

Bloomberg Donates $1.8B To Johns Hopkins

The 108th Mayor of New York City, Michael R. Bloomberg, is donating $1.8 billion to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University. The gift is slated for undergraduate financial aid.

Health Care November 2018

Medical University To Buy 4 Hospitals

Via a unanimous vote by the board, the Medical University of South Carolina is moving forward on buying four hospitals all of which are owned by Community Health Systems.

Global November 2018

U Hires 1st Diversity Vice Chancellor

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is bringing on Marco Barker as the schools’ first vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion.

Health Care November 2018

NFL Awards University In NC $14.7M Grant

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was awarded a $14.7 million grant from the NFL to examine 20-year neurologic health outcomes in former NFL players.

Hispanic Community November 2018

5 Food Trends Changing Latin America

Five restauranteurs from Brazil, Venezuela, Peru and Bolivia are working to help prevent violence, boost their countries’ economies and create jobs.

Global November 2018

4 Open Positions At Universities

The Hispanic Outlook’s job board is constantly updating, and four top featured jobs on the board this week are a variety of professor/faculty positions at four universities.

Hispanic Community November 2018

Police, Students Clash In Venezuela

Students and hundreds of police clashed at a protest at the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas. The protest was calling for better conditions at universities.

Global November 2018

Midwest Snowstorm Update

The following two articles are about the snowstorm battering the Midwest. State Fair Community College in Boonville and the University of Central Missouri have canceled classes.

Financing November 2018

Oklahoma Owes $150M To College Faculty

The state of Oklahoma owes college faculty, including faculty with the Oklahoma State University system, $150 million in salary matches as part of the endowed chairs program.