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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.

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Blending First-Generation Minorities into Campus Life at Williams College, by Gary M. Stern

Minority students accepted at Williams College, the academically rigorous liberal arts college located in William stown, Mass, have already surpassed several academic hurdles. With high GPAs and SAT scores and first-rate extracurricular activities, they’re already poised for success. But for many first-generation minority students, adjusting to a demanding academic campus can be challenging if not daunting.

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NAFSA Launches New Initiative to Expand Relationships Between US & Cuban Higher Education Institutions

Last month on the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s historic announcement to begin normalizing relations between the United States and Cuba, NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced the NAFSA Cuba Engagement Initiative, a new program designed to promote sustainable partnerships between U.S. and Cuban academic institutions. The planned initiative consists of two interconnected projects that will lead to sustainable academic partnerships and mobility between the United States and Cuba: the Cuba-U.S. Higher Education Dialogue Project; and the Educators for Cuba Campaign.

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New UC Center Serves a Most Vulnerable Student Population: A New Trend In Higher Education? by Kevin R. Johnson

Over the last year, the University of California has been constructing a form of student services never before seen in higher education. In building the University of California Undocumented Legal Services Center, UC is demonstrating how it truly can be on the cutting edge in serving students and the greater community.

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Pedro Rivera Bringing A New Perspective To Pennsylvania Education, by <b>Frank DiMaria</b>

Pedro Rivera, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education, is a humble, down to earth individual. So humble, in fact, that when Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf nominated him to be the commonwealth’s Acting Education Secretary back in January, his response was, “Are you sure?”

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Frank DiMaria

Hispanic Community November 2015 Premium

Latino Leadership Fellows Filling in the Gap to Presidential Pipelines at Community Colleges, by Sylvia Mendoza

The educational pipeline often refers to the outreach K-12 schools perform to better prepare Latino students to transition into college. Once through that pipeline, however, what awaits them on the college side is a limited number of Latinos/as in administrative positions who might better understand their needs.

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Julio Frenk Begins Tenure as First Hispanic President Of University Of Miami

The University of Miami has a new leader, which also happens to be the university’s first Hispanic president. Dr. Julio Frenk, previously the Dean of Faculty at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Mexico's former Minister of Health, succeeded Donna E. Shalala who had led the University of Miami since 2001 and served under former President Bill Clinton as the longest-serving U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.

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WP’s Kathleen Waldron Cultivating a Legacy of Diversity, by Michelle Adam

When Dr. Kathleen Waldron was a finalist in the selection process for president of William Paterson University five years ago, she did something unusual. Before her interview, she walked over to the student commons of this Wayne, New Jersey school and remained there for several hours observing student interactions. She was pleasantly surprised.

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University Of Washington Names First Latina As Its President, By Donna Gordon Blankenship

Last month The University of Washington Board of Regents chose Ana Mari Cauce to be the school's next president, making her the first woman, first openly gay person and first Latina to hold the job permanently at the Seattle-based institution.

Hispanic Community October 2015

Latino Men And Higher Education

Hispanic Outlook from its very inception has worked to open college doors for Hispanics. There has been considerable progress but the battle is far from won. As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage achievements, let’s explore this in more depth.

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Gustavo A. Mellander