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“I Try To Empower Them” Teacher’s Video Highlights Why Students Should Be Proud to Be Bilingual

Judging by their eagerness to answer questions, it’s hard to tell that some students in Andy Bishop’s fourth-grade class at Jefferson Elementary School once struggled to speak English.

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Kera Wanielista

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Panama to Train Teachers in Bilingual Initiative

Stockton University has been approved by the Panamanian Ministry of Education to offer training to teachers from Panama as part of the government’s Bilingue Initiative.

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Lyndsey Bahr

Arts and Media September 2017 Premium

A Star Is NOT Born New University Study Says Films Exclude Minorities Including Hispanics, as well as Women, LGBT People and the Disabled

In 2016 “Moonlight” won best picture and “Hidden Figures” was the 14th highest grossing film of the year, but popular Hollywood films remained as white and male-dominated as ever.

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AAHHE a Transformative and Humanizing Experience

In the spring of 2015, I was selected to attend the 2016 American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Conference as an AAHHE Graduate Student Fellow.

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CSUN Opens Legal Clinic for Undocumented Students and Community

California State University, Northridge and Southwestern Law School have joined forces to bring a clinic to the CSUN campus.

Health Care September 2017 Premium

Puerto Rico and Beyond: PHSU Prepares the Next Generation of Hispanic Medical Professionals

Recognized both in Puerto Rico and abroad for educational service and research achievements, Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) has for 37-years focused on a variety of disciplines including medicine, clinical psychology, biomedical sciences and public health.

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Historic First for Puerto Rico and Women

Dr. Kenira Thompson, the president of Ponce Research Institute and vice president of research at Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU), has been selected to serve a three year term on the National Steering Committee for the Group on Research Advancement and Development (GRAND) of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

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ON A POSITIVE NOTE: James Patterson Awards 20 Scholarships to Students at Manhattan College, His Alma Mater

For the sixth consecutive year, best-selling author James Patterson ’69 will award 20 Manhattan College students with $110,000 in academic scholarships.

Technology September 2017 Premium

Billionaire Gives $30M to Univ. of Arizona for Biosphere 2

Texas billionaire Edward P. Bass is giving $30 million to the University of Arizona to support the Biosphere 2 research facility.

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Search for Mexico Quake Survivors Enters Day 4, Some Success

Survivors are still being pulled from rubble in Mexico City as rescue operations stretch into a fourth day Friday, spurring hope among desperate relatives gathered at the sites of buildings collapsed by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake.

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TOP STORY--AP FACT CHECK: Kimmel's Take on Health Care Harder to Refute

Who's right — President Donald Trump and Sen. Bill Cassidy, or late-night host Jimmy Kimmel?

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