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January 2019 Issue

Stem Careers Issue

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Stem Careers Issue

In this issue of Hispanic Outlook we:

• explore a technology program that helps Latinos (and all) learn STEM, as well as five math skills that are crucial for kindergarten

• honor the top engineering schools in the country for Hispanics, as well as Hispanic-Serving Institutions

• discuss evolving tech, including artificial intelligence, as well as Facebook and social media

• talk about how parents can help their children handle social media responsibly

• visit the Scholars Corner and hear from AAHHE’s Faulty Voices

• peruse titles from Duke University Press, as well as bilingual children's books

 

Table of Content

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Somebody’s Children, School Library January 2019

In “SOMEBODY’S CHILDREN,” author Laura Briggs examines both the social and the cultural forces—poverty, racism, economic inequality and political violence—that have shaped transracial and transnational adoption in the United States in particular during the second half of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first.

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Hispanics Emerging As Future’s Engineers

While the numbers of Hispanics enrolled in engineering programs at colleges and universities in the 50 states (as revealed in our latest Top 25 List) is growing, a significant number of American engineers are coming from Puerto Rico—the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, for example.  And this surge of quality engineering grads from Puerto Rico is not going unnoticed.

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Brazosport College Hispanic-Serving Institution

Located in Texas, BC organizes its degree programs, certificates and transfer plans into Meta-Majors, which help organize programs by career goal. Meta-Major areas include Business; Chemical and Refining Industries; Education; Fine Arts and Humanities; Health Professions; Mechanical and Construction Technologies; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; and Social and Behavioral Science.

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3 Fixes Facebook Could Make—If It Wanted

Ways Social Media Companies Could Clean Up Their Acts Editor’s Note: For Facebook, 2018 was filled with revelations about how the tech giant handles—and mishandles—its users’ data. But are government regulations the only solution for such abuses? Written by Anthony M. Nadler, Ursinus College and Matthew Crain, Miami University

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Legally Human

Could Artificial Intelligence Be Considered A Person Under The Law? Editor’s Note: Could artificial intelligences (AIs) have human rights the way corporations now do? Could “humans vs. machines” fiction become reality especially as AIs become more sophisticated?

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5 Math Skills Crucial For Kindergarten

Written by Susan Sonnenschein, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Rebecca Dowling, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; and Shari Renee Metzger, Prince George’s Community College Editor’s Note: How soon should a parent start thinking about their children’s math skills? According to the following bilingual article, a good foundation for math begins before kindergarten.

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