Global August 2018

Education Dept. Proposals On Guns In Schools Sparks Outcry

Should states be allowed to use federal funds be used to purchase guns for schools? This is the question being considered by the Education Department. Democratic lawmakers and educators, however, are widely criticizing the possible plan with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi calling the idea "one of the most egregious, short-sighted and dangerous executive branch abuses of our education system in modern history."

Global August 2018

This Week’s Top 5 Trending Headlines In Education And Beyond

Every Friday Hispanic Outlook features the headlines that received the most views on our Facebook page in a special regular feature on our website

Health Care August 2018

Montclair State U Launching New Medical Humanities Degree Program

Montclair State University is launching a new bachelor’s degree program for fall 2018. The new Medical Humanities program was founded to study the wide variety of questions pertaining to health and illness while also connecting the hard science of modern medicine with the healing powers of art.

Global August 2018

University Of Utah Reassigns Grad Assistant Over Gun Policy

The University of Utah has reassigned a graduate assistant who was teaching a class at the school because of statements she made about bringing a concealed carry gun to class. The grad assistant stated that it “is absurd, antisocial, and frightening behavior,” and that if any of her students brought a concealed carry gun to class, she would force them to stand in a “3x3 taped square.”

Global August 2018

Top 4 Latest Jobs On Hispanic Outlook’s Job Board

The following are the top four latest job openings available on The Hispanic Outlook On Education’s job board. All jobs that are listed on Hispanic Outlook’s job board include full descriptions, as well as information about where and how to apply.

Hispanic Community August 2018

APNewsBreak: Complaint: Migrant Parents Coerced By Officials

According to a complaint provided to The Associated Press, dozens of mothers and fathers that were separated from their children at the border were coerced by U.S. immigration authorities to sign documents in English that they could not understand and in some cases gave away the rights to be reunited with their children because of it.

Global August 2018

Students Marching 50 Miles To Smith & Wesson HQ

Students are marching from Worcester City Hall in Massachusetts to the headquarters of gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson. This 50-mile march is to call for stricter gun control following recent school shootings and will end with a rally at the headquarters.

Legal August 2018

U Of Baltimore And edX Launch New Supreme Court And American Politics Online Course

The University of Baltimore School of Law and edX (a provider of massive online open courses) are launching a Supreme Court and American Politics online course. Lyle Denniston will host the eight-week self-paced look at the causes and effects of politics on the nation’s top legal institution.

Hispanic Community August 2018

Little Damage Reported From Strong Quake In Venezuela

A 7.3 earthquake hit Venezuela’s northeastern coast and parts of the Caribbean on Tuesday, the largest to strike Venezuela since 1900. However, despite the magnitude of the quake, it caused little major damage, and so far no deaths have been reported.

Financing August 2018

Federal Government Awards $2.5M To 3 Kentucky Colleges

Hazard Community and Technical College, Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, and Big Sandy Community and Technical College are being awarded $2.5 million in grants from the federal government. The three community colleges are planning to train a workforce for advanced manufacturing employers, and the project is expected to create 261 jobs.

Financing August 2018

Illinois To Offer New Merit-Based College Scholarships

Illinois is taking a new approach to encourage high school students to attend in-state universities and colleges. By creating a new merit-based scholarship specifically for high school graduates, the state hopes to improve undergraduate enrollment at public universities, which fell more than 8 percent between 2011 and 2016.

Legal August 2018

Trump's Former Lawyer Pleads Guilty, Implicates President

President Donald Trump’s onetime campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and the president’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, both found themselves in legal jeopardy yesterday, and Trump may be next. Manafort was convicted of financial crimes on Monday. Cohen has pled guilty to campaign finance violations and has implicated Trump in a campaign cover-up.