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January 2018 Issue

Technology Issue and Net Neutrality

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In this issue of Hispanic Outlook we:

• Explore the Hispanic Student College Institute event at Montclair State University of New Jersey 

• Give Honors and Ovations to Hispanic-Serving Institutions that promote enrollment and retention of Hispanic students

• Tackle the sensitive subject of familia-based nerd bullying and how to overcome it

• Go beyond the classroom with the Sally Ride Science Junior Academy at UC San Diego, a program designed to inspire young girls

• Return to the Scholars Corner to learn about the importance of finding inspiration and having encouragement in the field of academia

• Discover the latest innovations in the classroom including how more than half of college students prefer classes that use digital learning technology

• Look into a possible future where Artificial Intelligence could have a farther-reaching impact on the job market than ever originally imagined

• Ask the tough questions about Net Neutrality and what it means for the future of the United States 

• Check in at the School Library as we feature the works of the late D.H. Figueredo and take a look at titles from university presses across the country




Table of Content

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With FCC’s Net Neutrality Ruling the US Could Lose Its Lead in Online Consumer Protection

(THE CONVERSATION)(AP) The internet may be an international system of interconnecting networks sharing a rough global consensus about the technical details of communicating through them – but each country manages its own internet environment independently. As the U.S. debate about the role of government in overseeing and regulating the internet continues, it’s worth looking at how other countries handle the issue.

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D. H. Figueredo’s journey to his life today was not an easy one. Referring to himself in an interview once as “a child of the Cuban Revolution,” Figueredo grew up in Cuba and then lived in New Jersey since he was a teenager.

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What Is Net Neutrality and Why Does It Matter?

The Federal Communications Commission voted on December 14 on a proposal that would not only undo the Obama-era net neutrality regulations that have been in place since 2015, but would forbid states to put anything similar in place. Here’s a look at what the developments mean for consumers and companies.

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Will the AI Jobs Revolution Bring About Human Revolt, Too?

Unlike other worker revolts, a white-collar rebellion could move the levers of power so as to uproot the underlying problem: a politico-economic system that concentrates wealth, increases inequality, protects corporations from public accountability and fails to separate wealth and state.

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New Survey Reveals More than Half of College Students Prefer Classes that Use Digital Learning Technology

Learning science company McGraw-Hill Education announced the results of its fourth annual Digital Study Trends Survey. The latest results, compiled by Hanover Research from the responses of more than 1,000 U.S. college students, show an overwhelming majority of students feel digital learning technology has positively affected their schoolwork and that more than half (53 percent) of students prefer classes that use such tools.

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HSCI Networking Event Targets First-generation College Students <b> Mary Ann Cooper </b>

Keeping in mind that the burgeoning population of Hispanics are the fastest growing demographic in higher education, statistics from last year’s event shows that about 50 percent of attendees were from Hispanic families where no one had previously pursued a college degree. This matches up well with Montclair State where more than a third of students are the first member of their families to pursue a college education.

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Mary Ann Cooper

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