Tag Archives: students
SwivetZone YouTube series promotes STEM for minorities, women
July 22, 2013 – 11:20 pm
Pink Castle Pictures and the International Center for Professional Development (ICPD) have come together to produce a new web series aimed at getting teenagers interested… more
UrbanTxT inspires young Latinos to work in tech
February 4, 2013 – 10:56 pm
Teenage boys, especially low-income ones, are often typecast as problematic regardless of race. Although the problems facing low-income young men are great, Oscar Menjivar and… more
Latinos can solve the STEM shortage in the U.S.
January 9, 2013 – 12:27 am
By Hope Gillette, Voxxi
Economists agree – science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education is critical to the future success of the United States.
Yet… more
UT Austin’s new admissions policy hurts Latinos
October 30, 2012 – 11:19 pm
Only Texas seniors in the top 7% of their graduating class will be guaranteed admission to the University of Texas at Austin for the summer/fall… more
Florida lowers standards for Latino, black students
October 18, 2012 – 12:21 am
The Florida Board of Education voted to set different standards of reading and math achievement for students based on their race and ethnicity this month.… more
Young Latinos more entrepreneurial than other groups
October 17, 2012 – 11:38 pm
Latinos between the ages of 18 and 34 tend to be more entrepreneurial than their white or African American counterparts, according to a recent report… more
One Latina’s quest to get Latinos into STEM
August 29, 2012 – 4:00 pm
Jean Rockford Aguilar-Valdez is a doctoral student studying equity in science education and a former science teacher. She’s been doing research at a high school… more
What is Más Wired?
July 9, 2012 – 9:55 pm
Más Wired is a non-profit that highlights the work of Latinos in the digital space. Latinos are the largest ethnic minority in the United States, and this has implications for everyone in the country.
