Hispanic Community April 2017 Premium

Antonio D. Tillis Named New Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and M. D. Anderson Professor in Hispanic Studies at the University of Houston

Provost Paula Myrick Short and the University of Houston are proud to welcome Dr. Antonio D. Tillis as the new dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and M.D. Anderson Professor in Hispanic Studies.

Hispanic Community April 2017

Grand Canyon University To Award 100 Inner-City High School Students Full-tuition Scholarships On April 19

In a groundbreaking program designed to raise academic achievement at Arizona schools, Grand Canyon University will award 100 inner-city high school seniors full-tuition scholarships at a special ceremony at 5 p.m. April 19 on its west Phoenix campus.

Hispanic Community March 2017

Available Now! HO Reveals Top 25 Summer Programs for 2017

The special Top 25 Summer Programs issue of Hispanic Outlook (HO) available today.

Hispanic Community March 2017

Next Week HO Reveals Top 25 Summer Programs for 2017

The special Top 25 Summer Programs issue of Hispanic Outlook (HO) is going live on Monday, March 20, on the magazine’s website, www.hispanicoutlook.com

Hispanic Community March 2017

Fulbright Scholar to Study Return of Student Migrants to Mexico

For nearly two decades, Cal State Fullerton education researcher Julián Jefferies has been a champion for undocumented Latino youth and a staunch supporter of immigrant rights.

Hispanic Community March 2017

Mount Launches Initiative to Create Refugee Scholarships

During the annual International Forum on Migration and Peace recently held in Rome, Mount President Charles L. Flynn, Jr. promised to pursue an initiative among Catholic colleges and universities to fulfill Pope Francis’s call to protect migrants—including refugees.

Hispanic Community March 2017 Premium

Hispanic College Students to Benefit From 13-Year Partnership Between Southwest Airlines and The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) and The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) announced their partnership for the 13th annual "¡Lánzate! / Take Off!" Program, which will provide selected Latino college students with a designated number of trips on Southwest Airlines to travel home to see family.

Hispanic Community March 2017

Hispanic Outlook’s Scholarship of the Week

The Fiesta del Sol Guadalupe A. Reyes Scholarship Program is offering a $1,500 scholarship to Latino/a students with a 2.5 GPA or higher who have demonstrated financial need and are involved in their school and/or community.

Hispanic Community March 2017 Premium

Promising Latino Educators Selected for NCLR’s National Institute for Latino School Leaders 2017 Cohort of Fellows

NCLR (National Council of La Raza) announced nine outstanding Latino educators selected to join the National Institute for Latino School Leaders (NILSL), a unique program that offers educators and community leaders the advocacy skills needed to impact education policy for Latino and English learner students.

Hispanic Community March 2017

Second Latino Leadership Education Summit, March 23-24

Dr. Joseph B. Cuseo, a researcher, author and professor emeritus of psychology at Marymount California University in Rancho Palos Verdes, will be the keynote speaker at the second California Latino Leadership Education Summit March 23 and 24 at Fresno State.

Hispanic Community February 2017

Miami Dade College Receives Prestigious Achieving the Dream’s Leah Meyer Austin Award

Miami Dade College (MDC) received the renowned 2017 Achieving the Dream’s Leah Meyer Austin Award (LMA), which annually recognizes an institution that has demonstrated outstanding achievement in designing a student-focused culture that permeates all levels and structures of the organization.

Hispanic Community February 2017 Premium

UT Austin Leading National Efforts to Support Lower-Income Students

In a new report from the American Talent Initiative (ATI), The University of Texas at Austin is one of five colleges and universities highlighted for its success expanding opportunity and boosting graduation rates for low- and moderate-income students.