Global June 2018

Feed the Children Expands Summer Food And Education Program [On A Positive Note]

Feed the Children is kicking off its Summer Food and Education Program in communities across the country to help combat the alarming number of children who do not have a stable source of nutrition during the summer months. The nonprofit is partnering with community organizations to hold meal sites at libraries, parks, camps, churches and schools and plans to provide up to one million meals this summer.

Global June 2018

NYU Psychologist Breaks Down The Allure Of Fake News [Education News]

NYU psychologist Jay Van Bavel has recently pondered why our brains love fake news and how we can resist it. Van Bavel is an associate professor of psychology and neural science that specializes in finding out how group identities and political beliefs shape the mind and brain.

Hispanic Community June 2018

Detention Centers Fill Up; Border Detainees Sent To Prisons [Beyond Education]

More than 1,600 people arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border, including parents who have been separated from their children, are being transferred to federal prisons, U.S. immigration authorities confirmed Thursday. They said they're running out of room at their own facilities amid President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.

Financing June 2018

Vaping Essays: E-cigarette Sellers Offering Scholarships [Education News]

A growing number of e-cigarette and vaporizer sellers have started offering college scholarships as a way to get their brands listed on university websites and to get students to write essays about the potential benefits of vaping. The tactic is taken from a method that was once believed to improve a site's ranking in search result.

Financing June 2018

Missouri Southern Faces $1 Million Penalty Amid Tuition Hike [Education News]

Missouri Southern State University is facing a $1.1 million state penalty after raising its tuition rates by 15 percent next year. The university's tuition and fees are slated to increase by $900 to nearly $7,000 during the upcoming school year, the Springfield News-Leader reported. Nearly all public colleges in Missouri are expected to raise their tuition next year, but only by 1 and 2 percent.

Financing June 2018

Missouri Southern Faces $1 Million Penalty Amid Tuition Hike [Education News]

Missouri Southern State University is facing a $1.1 million state penalty after raising its tuition rates by 15 percent next year. The university's tuition and fees are slated to increase by $900 to nearly $7,000 during the upcoming school year, the Springfield News-Leader reported. Nearly all public colleges in Missouri are expected to raise their tuition next year, but only by 1 and 2 percent.

Global June 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. These headlines can include breaking news stories, as well as articles related to the field of education and/or the Hispanic community.

Hispanic Community June 2018

At Guatemala Volcano, Weather And Danger Halt Search [Beyond Education]

Guatemala's national disaster agency on Thursday suspended search and rescue efforts at the zone devastated by the eruption of the Volcano of Fire, saying climatic conditions and still-hot volcanic material makes it dangerous for the rescuers. It said it decided to suspend the search now that 72 hours have passed.

Hispanic Community June 2018

Military Base Calls Immigration Agents On Pizza Delivery Man [Beyond Education]

A guard at an Army garrison in Brooklyn called Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a pizza delivery man who made a delivery there Friday. Now, Ecuadorean immigrant Pablo Villavicencio is in ICE custody pending removal from the country, agency spokeswoman Rachael Yong Yow said.

Financing June 2018

University of Nebraska Wins $92M Grant From US Military [Education News]

The University of Nebraska has won a $92 million grant from the U.S. military. Officials said Wednesday that five-year grant is the biggest research grant in the university system's history and is an affirmation of the work already done by the university system's National Strategic Research Institute.

Hispanic Community June 2018

House GOP In Eleventh-Hour Attempt For Immigration Accord [Beyond Education]

House leaders want to push fractured Republicans toward consensus on immigration, racing the clock as they seek to defuse a GOP civil war threatening to wound their hopes for keeping control of the chamber in November's elections. Republicans planned a closed-door meeting on the topic for Thursday morning.

Legal June 2018

ACLU Sues Over Plans For Citizenship Question On 2020 Census [Beyond Education]

Civil rights lawyers sued the U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday to try to stop plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The Manhattan federal court lawsuit on behalf of immigrants' rights groups says racial animus was behind a recent announcement that the census will include a citizenship question for the first time since 1950.