Hispanic Community October 2018

District Receives $336k For Dreamer Resource Centers

The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) has received a $336,000 grant to create and expand programs at its three colleges to support undocumented students and their families so that more people will be able to realize their full potential.

Hispanic Community October 2018

Community Colleges Hosting Events In Support Of Undocumented Students

Community colleges in San Diego and Imperial counties are embarking on an ‘Undocumented Students Week of Action’ starting October 15 to express support for DREAMers and urge Congress to create a pathway to citizenship. California is home to more than 220,000 residents currently protected through the DACA program.

Hispanic Community October 2018

UN Urges Venezuela To Probe Opposition Politician's Death

The UN has urged the investigation into the death of Fernando Alban, an opposition councilman who was jailed by Venezuela's intelligence police on allegations that he plotted to kill President Nicolas Maduro. According to Venezuelan officials, Alban committed suicide when he leapt from the 10th floor of the state police agency’s headquarters.

Hispanic Community October 2018

Deported Parents May Lose Kids To Adoption—AP Investigation

An investigation by the Associated Press has found holes in the system that allows state court judges to give custody of migrant children to American families and without notifying their parents. This article focuses on the story of Araceli Ramos Bonilla and her daughter Alexa.

Hispanic Community October 2018

Judge Blocks US From Ending Protections For Some Immigrants

U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco blocked President Trump’s administration from ending protections that allow immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan to live and work legally in the U.S. Chen stated that the move would cause "irreparable harm and great hardship."

Hispanic Community October 2018

Watchdog: US Unprepared For 'Zero Tolerance' Immigration

Homeland Security’s watchdog made public in a report that immigration officials were not prepared to manage the consequences of a “zero tolerance” policy this summer at the Southwest border, which led to nearly 3,000 children being separated from their parents.

Hispanic Community September 2018

UCF Extends In-State Tuition To Students From Puerto Rico

The University of Central Florida’s trustees voted to waive out-of-state fees for students from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands who came to the school after Hurricane Maria. This in-state tuition offer has been extended through 2023. Students must remain enrolled continuously in order to quality.

Hispanic Community September 2018

Update: Arizona City Ends Contract For Immigrant Detention Center

The city of Eloy has ended a contract that allowed ICE (the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency) to run a family detention center located in Texas. This center is where lawyers say a child became sick and died after she was released.

Hispanic Community September 2018

Seattle Mariners' Felix Hernandez Becomes US Citizen

Seattle Mariners’ pitcher Felix Hernandez was among 74 people who became naturalized U.S. citizens at a ceremony on Monday. Originally from Venezuela, Hernandez said the strife in Venezuela is one of the reasons he became a U.S. citizen and that he would like to bring his parents to the United States.

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Affective Intellectuals and the Space of Catastrophe in the Americas- School Library

Judith Sierra-Rivera studies five different contexts of crisis: natural disasters in Mexico; forced displacements between Central America and the United States; a whitewashed transition to democracy in Chile; colonialism and wars in Puerto Rico; and racism and patriarchy in Cuba

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Playtime Isn’t Just Fun And Games It Can Be An Opportunity To Make Bullying Take A Time Out

There is no doubt that bullying has a corrosive effect on education on all levels. Most suggestions on how to stop or prevent bullying relies on either identifying and punishing the bully or teaching the bully’s victim how to cope with an untenable situation.

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Transitioning From Scholar Into The Professorate

Written by Vanessa A. Sansone, Ed.D. Assistant Professor Educational Leadership and Policy Studies The University of Texas at San Antonio