Newsletter Renamed-Conexciones
Source: Hispanic Recruitment Services, Inc.
LatininHighereEd.com is pleased to announce the winning name of the contest for renaming our e-newsletter. Connexicones, submitted by Salvador Mena, Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, was selected from over 100 submissions. Mr. Mena received $100 for his submission. Thanks to all the individual who participated in this contest.
The Price of Persistence: Barriers to Postsecondary Success for Low-Income and First-Generation Students
By Dr. Catherine Horn & Dr. Miguel Ramos
College Forward, in Austin, TX, is excited to release an important new study outlining the unique challenges economically disadvantaged students face once they enter the world of higher education. The report, entitled “The Price of Persistence: Barriers to Postsecondary Success for Low-Income and First-Generation Students,” shares insights on the particular barriers students from low-income backgrounds face and makes specific recommendations on how college access programs can provide more than entrance exam preparation and application assistance. The study was written by researchers at the University of Houston and funded by the TG’s Public Benefit Program.
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We ARE Americans: Undocumented Students Pursuing the American Dream
Source: William Perez
William Perez’s new book We ARE Americans details the inspiring stories of sixteen undocumented students and draws attention to the immigration issue. These stories reveal how---- despite financial hardship, the unpredictability of living with the daily threat of deportation, restriction of all sorts, and often in the face of discrimination by their teachers---so many are not just persisting in the American educational system, but achieving academically, and moreover often participating in service to their local communities.
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National Latino Congreso Issues Call to Action
Source: National Latino Congreso
Building on the past three enormously successful gatherings of the National Latino Congreso, Latino leaders today announced that organizations, elected officials and community leaders from throughout the country will once again convene for the fourth National Latino Congreso, to be held at the historic Camino Real Hotel, January 29-31, 2010. The comprehensive gathering of thousands of organizations represents one of the largest gatherings of Latino leaders from throughout the country.
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Demographic Profiles of U.S. Hispanics
By Country of Origin
Source: Pew Hispanic Center
The Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, released five demographic profiles of Hispanic populations in the United States by country of origin: Guatemalan, Colombian, Honduran, Ecuadorian and Peruvian.
These five follow the release earlier this year of demographic profiles for the five largest Hispanic populations: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Salvadoran, and Dominican.
The profile of the ten largest Hispanic populations in the U.S. describe the employment and income characteristics of each group. Characteristics of each group are also contrasted with the characteristics of all Hispanics and with the U.S. population overall. The profiles are based on the Center's tabulations of the Census Bureau's 2007 American Community Survey (ACS).
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The National Association of Hispanic Nurses
Source: Hispanic Recruitment Services, Inc.
Join the National Association of Hispanic Nurses for the 35th Annual Conference Transforming Policy to Support Healthy Communities for Latinos on July 22-24, 2010 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington DC. If you are a nurse, nurse educator, researcher, clinician, and or student come share your knowledge, expertise, research, challenges and successes with us as we address issues related to Hispanic health disparities, Hispanic healthcare research, Policy development, Issues related to rural Hispanic health care, and Behavioral and social environmental issues in Hispanic healthcare. This promises to be a great conference come and network with colleagues, renew old friendships and experience our diverse culture.
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