An Ivy League professor on why colleges don’t hire more faculty of color: ‘We don’t want them’
An Ivy League professor on why colleges don’t hire more faculty of color: ‘We don’t want them’
*She’s blunt, but she makes a good point. I like how she uncovers the use of “quality” to discriminate. VL By Marybeth Gasman, Washington Post (5.5 minute read) While giving a […]
6 Ways Latino Advocacy Has Shaped Our Education Policies
*This is very good. My recommendation for your lunch break read. It’s an 11.5 minute investment. VL By Raul A. Reyes, NBC News (11.5 minute read) Did you know that the […]
This Mexican College Robotics Team Just Owned a NASA Competition
*Check out this #MexicanThing. The Mexican team saw it as a statement victory. Team member Juan Carlos Mariscal said “We have the same abilities as any other student in the […]
The silliness that is Hispanic Heritage Month cannot end soon enough
*I agree, alot. VL By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post Writers Group (4 minute read) Thank goodness Hispanic Heritage Month is almost over. I’m not a fan, because who wants to […]
Tuesday’s numbers
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The Latino daily subscribers get a daily dose of Latino numbers – about the economy, education, health, census, immigration – in their inbox as part of […]
National Book Festival Highlights Prominent Latino/a Authors
*From the article: “Among the more than 120 authors were Latino writers from the United States and a variety of Latin American countries, including some who specialize in ‘crossborder’ themes.” […]
California Passes Game-Changing Ethnic Studies Bill
*It’s being called “the biggest piece of ethnic studies legislation passed in this country’s history.” VL By Roque Planas, Huffington Post California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a landmark bill […]
Civil rights groups ask the Department of Education to track education loans for students of color
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Apparently the federal government doesn’t for ask the race or ethnicity of student borrowers, so there’s no way to track how students of color are affected […]
Why Colleges in Appalachia Are Recruiting Latinos
*An interesting statistic in this piece, kinda geeky. But, six of the 10 states with the fastest-growing Hispanic populations in the country are in the Appalachian South. We’re everywhere. VL […]
Hundreds protest ‘racist’ Mexican-American studies textbook at Texas education hearing
*Maybe we should thank the Texas Board of Education for angering Texas Latinos. One of the organizers, Tony Diaz, says there hasn’t been this kind of community energy since the […]
