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Getting to know Carlos Castillo-Chavez
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Carlos Castillo-Chavez was originally interested in politics as a young man, but as he grew...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 07/10/08 by Dina Horwedel · More from publication -
Putting first-generation students first: faced with a growing population of first-generation students, many colleges are undertaking unique initiatives to recruit and retain these students
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the demographics of the United States change, it s only natural that enrollment in the nation...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 04/17/08 by Dina M. Horwedel · More from publication -
The first of its kind: Cal State Northridge takes the lead by creating the country's first baccalaureate program in Central American studies
Dr. Beatriz Cortez knows what it's like to work toward educational goals as an undocumented immigrant in the United States. It's not easy, to say...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 12/13/07 by Dina Horwedel · More from publication -
Getting to know Margaret E. Montoya
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the only Latina to be admitted to Harvard Law School in 1972, Margaret E. Montoya feels quite...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 11/15/07 by Dina Horwedel · More from publication -
Keeping the DREAM alive: a state reciprocity agreement facilitates in-state tuition for undocumented students in New Mexico and Colorado
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Congress killed the immigration bill earlier this summer, the Development, Relief and...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 09/20/07 by Dina M. Horwedel · More from publication -
Responding to a growing market: Cal State-Northridge minor trains students to cover Spanish-speaking communities
For the first time in Denver radio history, a Spanish-language station finished atop the Arbitron ratings. Earlier this year, KXPK-FM, known as "La...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 07/26/07 by Dina Horwedel · More from publication -
Making it happen: four Latinas discuss how they, against the odds, realized their higher education and professional dreams
It wasn't too long ago that the primary lifetime expectations for women included getting married and having children. These traditions were--and in...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 06/28/07 by Dina M. Horwedel · More from publication -
Expanding the literary Canon: Hispanic literature is growing in popularity, and scholars would like to see it better incorporated into high school, college curriculums
For most college students, literature courses began in high school and consisted almost entirely of the classics of America and Western Europe. But...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 03/22/07 by Dina Horwedel · More from publication -
Operation stem: Hispanic organizations are on a mission to get more students to pursue the sciences
For the first time in the 30-year history of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, the organization is focusing...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 11/16/06 by Dina Horwedel · More from publication -
The misinformation about financial aid: inaccurate perceptions about the cost of college often stand in the way of economically disadvantaged students pursuing a college degree
The escalating cost of college tuition seems to be on everyone's minds these days. Particularly concerned are low-income students, who are often...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 08/24/06 by Dina M. Horwedel · More from publication
