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MORE HEROES & LEGENDS RECOGNIZING NASA’S HISPANIC ASTRONAUTS

NASA Memorializes Its Past Greatness While Forging A New Space Frontier

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DIVIDED AMERICA Minorities Missing in Many Legislatures

As Virginia’s only Latino state lawmaker, Alfonso Lopez made it his first order of business to push for a law granting in-state college tuition to immigrants living in the U.S. illegally since childhood.

Hispanic Community November 2016 Premium

EDUCATION MAJORS TAKE NOTE Don’t Lose Sight of the Importance of Self-Esteem

Author Sulma Arzu-Brown has penned a bilingual book entitled “BAD HAIR DOES NOT EXIST!/¡PELO MALO NO EXISTE!” that at first glance appears to be for kids. But make no mistake about it. While it might it look like a children’s book, its message is mature and adult.

Hispanic Community October 2016 Premium

Scholar Corner October 2016 by Sergio M. González

As a doctoral candidate based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying the history of Midwestern Latinos, the first question I typically hear from new colleagues when I describe my research interests is, “There are Latinos in Wisconsin?”

Hispanic Community October 2016 Premium

Hispanic Leaders and Role Models in Higher Education

Hispanic leaders and role models in higher education.

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HACU Honors Excellence In Higher Education

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) established the HACU Hall of Champions to honor those who embody the mission of the Association through exemplary efforts “To Champion Hispanic Success in Higher Education.” They began this practice in 2011 with the induction of Antonio Rigual and have continued every year including in 2015 with the induction of Cruz Reynoso. Here are the honorees of HACU’s Hall of Champions.

Hispanic Community August 2016 Premium

Chronic Shortage of Spanish-speaking Doctors in US Results in Growing Demand for Multi-Lingual Health Professionals, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes

According to Spain’s nonprofit organization Instituto Cervantes, the U.S. now has the world’s second-largest population of Spanish speakers behind only Mexico. With a growing number of Spanish-speaking patients, hospitals and health clinics are facing an immediate and chronic shortage of bilingual physicians -- a serious problem in a field where lives can depend on an accurate exchange of information between doctor and patient, and where the use of interpreters raises privacy concerns.

Hispanic Community May 2016 Premium

Buffett Foundation to focus on helping young women of color, By Jesse J. Holland

A foundation run by the youngest son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett plans to spend $90 million to improve the lives of young women of color. The NoVo Foundation, created in 2006 by Jennifer and Peter Buffett, the youngest son of Warren Buffett, plans to announce the multimillion investment on Wednesday. The foundation says this will be the largest single investment dedicated solely to addressing inequities faced by young female minorities in the United States.

Hispanic Community March 2016 Premium

My Doctoral Studies Journey, by <b>Catherine Olivarez</b>

I remember the first national academic conference I attended. It was March 2012, and I was in Costa Mesa, California at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) conference. The September before, I had just begun my first year of doctoral studies in higher education at the University of North Texas. I had also become part of a research team where I met Mayra Olivares-Urueta, an AAHHE fellow at the 2012 conference. She encouraged the Latina/os in our team to go to the conference and learn about AAHHE.

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Program Director Uses His Past to Help Others, by Chick Jacobs

Ramon Zepeda looks in the young eyes and sees a familiar struggle: duty and devotion to family struggling with dreams and desires for a better life. It’s a battle that haunted Zepeda as a teen in Hoke County. It’s a battle that children of farmworkers fight every day across the South. And now, as the program director of Student Action with Farmworkers, Zepeda shares his struggle — and his success — with a new generation of students. The nonprofit organization helps farmworkers and college students build coalitions for social change through the arts and storytelling.

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Memories of the AAHHE National Conference, By Sarah Y. Chavez

The American Association for Hispanics in Higher Education is striving to increase Hispanic involvement and success in higher education. The growing Hispanic population is underrepresented in many professions throughout the United States. AAHHE is committed to increasing awareness and providing Hispanics with the skills to become prominent scholars and strong leaders in their fields. As a 2015 AAH-HE Graduate Fellow, I had the special opportunity to travel to Frisco, Texas for the 10th Annual AAHHE National Conference, La Próxima Década: Investigar, Innovar, Impactar.

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EPCC Serving Hispanics And Increasing Graduation Rates

El Paso Community College finished first in both enrollment and degrees granted to Hispanic students attending community colleges. Here are some reasons why.