Hispanic Community March 2011 Premium

Help! The Latinos – Mostly Mexicans – Are Coming. No, Wait, They Are Here! by <b> Carlos D. Conde </b>

Maybe Harvard scholar Samuel Huntington and conservative political activist Patrick Buchanan were right several years ago when they predicted that soon enough, the U.S. would be lousy with Latinos, mostly Mexicans. It’s already happening, but not to the extreme these two xenophobes predicted in their best-selling books that warned that if the population and migration trend continued – which it has – a wealth of Americans would soon be speaking Spanish and eating tacos.

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Carlos D. Conde

Hispanic Community April 2011 Premium

The Peace Corps: Making Love, Not War by <b> Carlos D. Conde </b>

The United States has always been about liberty and justice for all. So says our Pledge of Allegiance. But it occurs to me that we Americans have taken this pledge beyond our borders in a pugilistic manner, with the U.S. perennially engaged in war and conflicts all over the world in pursuit of these ideals.

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Carlos D. Conde

Hispanic Community May 2011 Premium

The Latino Influence on Gossamer Wings <b> Carlos D. Conde </b>

There’s something regarding the Latino world that baffles. The spectacular growth in the Latino population in the U.S. is disproportionate to its influence. There’s a lot more of us, but we don’t seem to be making an impact on matters or events to reflect that phenomenon.

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Carlos D. Conde

Hispanic Community February 2011 Premium

Pew Research Center Reports on Latinos Coming of Age in America by <b> Angela Provitera McGlynn </b>

This report is part of a series by the Pew Research Center looking at how America’s next generation, known as “millennials,” is reshaping our nation. Within this context, it is necessary to focus specifically on Latinos since never before in American history has a minority ethnic group made up such a large share of this coming-of-age group. Well known by now is the fact that Hispanics are the largest and youngest minority group in America, with one in four newborns and one in five schoolchildren being of Hispanic background.

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Angela Provitera McGlynn

Hispanic Community April 2011 Premium

New Report Confirms that Higher Education Benefits Students and Society

Sandra Baum, Jennifer Ma and Kathleen Payea of the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center released a document in September titled Education Pays 2010: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society as part of the center’s Trends in Higher Education Series.

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Angela Provitera McGlynn

Hispanic Community May 2011 Premium

Excelencia Reports America’s Future Tied to Latino College Graduation Rates by <b> Angela Provitera McGlynn</b>

First, some background. President Obama set a goal in 2009 known as the American Graduation Initiative. It proposes that by the year 2020 America will lead the world again in higher education by increasing community college graduates and certificate completers. To reach this goal, the federal government has strengthened Pell Grants, simplified the application for financial aid and created competitive grants to improve and expand reforms that have been effective.

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Angela Provitera McGlynn

Hispanic Community December 2017

Higher Education Institution in Las Vegas Has Chance for Library Grant to Document Latino History

Officials say the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has a chance to get a $100,000 library grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to document Latino contributions to southern Nevada.

Hispanic Community December 2017

Bowdoin to Accept Some Hurricane-impacted Higher Education Students --On a Positive Note

Maine's Bowdoin College says it's going to open classrooms to a small number of students whose education has been disrupted in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The school also invited students to enroll in the spring semester, and will cover their tuition, room and board, books, winter clothing costs, and transportation to campus.

Hispanic Community October 2017

On a Positive Note--Girl Scouts of the USA Selects ALPFA to Engage Latinas Across America

The Girl Scouts of the USA launched a national partnership with the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) at its 54th National Convention.

Hispanic Community October 2017

Colgate-Palmolive Honors Hispanic Heritage Month with Annual Haz la U™ Educational Grant Program for Latino Students

In partnership with Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF), Colgate-Palmolive is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with its annual Haz la U™ (Make the U ) educational grant program.

Hispanic Community September 2017

Top Story--Now Even Money Is Running Out in Storm-hit Puerto Rico

First, Hurricane Maria knocked out power and water to Puerto Rico. Then diesel fuel, gas and water became scarce. Now, it's money.

Hispanic Community September 2017

Mexico Tallying the Economic Cost of Big Earthquake

Mexican government officials are tallying up the economic losses of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that caused widespread damage in the capital, as the number of buildings considered in danger rose to 500.