Opinion: Really, Yale Appoints First Tenured Latina faculty Member?

Opinion: Really, Yale Appoints First Tenured Latina faculty Member?

Mary Mata January 16, 2013

By Angelo Falcon, NBC Latino “There are times when you hear what at first sounds like good news, and then you think about it and wonder if, in fact, it […]

Bien Hecho: Lily Eskelsen – From Lunch Lady to National Education Leader

Mary Mata January 15, 2013

By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi Lily Eskelsen went from working in a school cafeteria to becoming a top leader at the nation’s largest advocacy group for public education. She is currently […]

60 Minutes Interview: Sonia Sotomayor (Sonia from the Bronx)

Mary Mata January 14, 2013

By CBS News Click on picture to read story. [Photo screenshot from CBS video]

ICE Raids Home of DREAMer Activist Leader Erika Andiola

Mary Mata January 11, 2013

By Latino Rebels UPDATE: 5:00am January 11, 2013, Andiola posted more information on her public Facebook page. Here is the latest: I want to thank everyone for all of your support. […]

Bien Hecho: Rodríguez 1st Latina Tenured Yale law Professor

Mary Mata January 10, 2013

By Aleksandra Gjorgievska, Yale Daily News Click on picture to read story. [Photo courtesy Yale Daily News]

U.S. Latino Pregnancies Fall, Choice is Smaller Families

Mary Mata January 2, 2013

By Susan Saulny, New York Times Click on picture to read story. [Photo by coloniera2]

The Only Job I Can Do – A Young Mother’s Farm Work Story

Mary Mata

By David Bacon, New  America Media MADERA, Calif.–To go pick blueberries I have to get up at four in the morning. First I make my lunch to take with me, and […]

Rosie Castro Among NHLI Mujer Award Honorees

Mary Mata December 11, 2012

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi The National Hispana Leadership Institute honored four Latinas for their lifelong contributions to society and of those awarded include civil rights activist Maria del Rosario “Rosie” Castro, […]

Mexico’s Street Battles Reflected in Embroidered Handkerchiefs

Mary Mata December 4, 2012

By Jose de la Isla, Voxxi MEXICO CITY — Elia Andrade Olea and I sit down on a bench on Avenida Juárez. She was telling me about her collective’s mission to […]

Bien Hecho: Latina Overachiever Becomes a College President

Mary Mata

By Ricardo Chavira, LIN@R FULLERTON, CA–Scholarly diligence and excellence, a willingness to move every few years and plain hard work are just some of what’s required to become a university president. […]