Hispanic Community June 2017

Comcast Awards Nearly $250,000 in Scholarships to Florida Students

Comcast announced that it has awarded almost a quarter of a million dollars in scholarships for the 2017-18 school year to 236 Florida students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. The program, funded by the Comcast Foundation, recognizes the best and brightest high school seniors for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills.

Hispanic Community June 2017

Schools Get Millions in Upward Bound Funds

Four Maine colleges and universities will receive more than $2.1 million in federal funding to help disadvantaged students pursue higher education.

Hispanic Community May 2017

Latina Activist to Address Santa Fe Community College Grads

Santa Fe Community College has announced Latina Democratic activist Cindy Nava will address the 2017 graduating class at the school's commencement ceremony.

Hispanic Community May 2017

From You Flowers Launches a New College Scholarship

E-commerce retailer From You Flowers is proud to announce the launch of their new college scholarship program, which will award two winners a one-time scholarship of $1,000 each to be invested in their higher education.

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.