How Trump’s policies can stall advances in Latino higher education

How Trump’s policies can stall advances in Latino higher education

NewsTaco May 25, 2017

*This is worth reading for the sake of going beyond the Tweets to see how the Trumpian proposals will affect us in our daily lives. Planning on going to college? […]

College Enrollment Numbers for Latino Men Still Lag Women

NewsTaco August 17, 2016

*It’s interesting that one of the reasons given for the gap between Latina and Latino college enrollment is “more aggressive policing.” VL By Eliana Osborn, Good Call More than half […]

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) […]

Entering College? Latino Professors Share Some Great Advice

NewsTaco August 24, 2015

*This goes out to all you Taquistas who have a daughter or son going to college, or know of someone who has kids starting college. Good advice here from Latino […]

Obama’s plan to make community college free, explained

NewsTaco January 9, 2015

*This is a game changer. According to the National Conference of Sate Legislatures 58 percent of Latinos currently enrolled in higher education are attending community colleges. Yet the national completion […]

Missing Minority Ph.D.s

NewsTaco November 3, 2014

*The Phd completion rate for Latinos is 51%. Disappointing, given the number of efforts that have been started to improve that percentage. VL By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed ATLANTA […]

UT-Austin Creates Major In Mexican American and Latino Studies

NewsTaco September 10, 2014

*This is good, this is very good. VL By Raul Reyes, NBC News Almost four out of ten Texas residents is Latino, and Hispanics are an integral part of the […]

Latino Studies Programs Taking Off In Colleges Across The Country

Mary Mata November 13, 2013

By Soni Sangha, Fox News Latino Vanderbilt University may not seem like a likely place for a Latino/a Studies Program. It has a steep tuition of nearly $42,000 (a total […]

Insider’s Guide for Incoming Latino College Students

Mary Mata August 19, 2013

By Christine Killion and Samantha Madera, Al Día News You made it. You’ve struggled through twelve or more years of furious concentrating, reading until your eyes were sore, and scribbling until […]