Tag Archives: university
PelotonU offers alternative to Starbucks’ online education
July 7, 2014 – 4:41 pm
By Hudson Baird, Executive Director of PelotonU
Popular opinion suggests the overwhelming priority for Latinos is immigration reform. Yet a study from the Pew Research… more
LanguageTwin uses tech to teach Spanish
May 29, 2013 – 11:57 pm
Language teachers commonly say that you should listen to music or television shows in the language for the exposure, but the usefulness of that is… more
Latinos’ STEM bachelor degree numbers up, doctorates down
March 17, 2013 – 7:44 pm
The National Science Foundation recently released a report titled, “Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2013” with some interesting data about… more
Más Wired’s database of Latino academics, experts
March 4, 2013 – 11:34 pm
As part of our ongoing goal to make the web more accessible to Latinos everywhere, we have begun to compile a list of Latino academics… more
Latinos, immigrants, finish STEM at different rates
January 27, 2013 – 9:21 pm
A study from the National Center for Educational Statistics recently looked at the educational attainment of Latino and Asian immigrants, and undergraduates who had immigrant… more
Rutgers University launches digital Latino think-tank
November 19, 2012 – 8:23 am
Rutgers University in New Jersey launched a think-tank dedicated to producing research around social, political and economic issues affecting the Latino community. The Latino Information… more
Affordable ed in California with open source textbooks
November 14, 2012 – 8:32 pm
Rising costs of tuition and textbooks are not unknown to college students and there’s historically been little in terms of relief for these rising costs… 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
