Financial aid is a key to Latino college completion, but for young men there is a responsibility attached

Financial aid is a key to Latino college completion, but for young men there is a responsibility attached

NewsTaco June 9, 2017

SPONSORED CONTENT By NewsTaco (2.5 minute read)   Roughly 34 percent of undergraduate college students in the United States are the first in their families to go to college. According […]

When Is Community College A Good Option for Latino Students?

NewsTaco February 25, 2016

*This was reported and written by NewsTaco’s good friend Patricia Guadalupe. There is a load of good information here. Community colleges are great for Latinos, but (there’s always a but) […]

Community Colleges Overwhelmed By Rising Latino Student Population

Mary Mata August 9, 2013

By Kate Sheehy, Fronteras More and more Latinos are going to college. A recent study from the Pew Hispanic Center shows that, for the first time, Latinos have surpassed whites in […]

Latinos Hardest Hit By Community College Class Shortages

Mary Mata May 21, 2013

By Kyla Calvert, Fronteras Limited community college capacity could keep 2.5 million Californians out of the system over the next 10 years. The seat shortage is expected to fall hardest on […]

When I Was Racially Profiled By LAPD Coming Home From School

Mary Mata October 12, 2011

It was not unusual for me to be enrolled in night school when I attended East Los Angeles College. Classes would go until 10 p.m. and the student body’s groans […]