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College-Educated Latinos Struggle to Find High-Earning Jobs

By Sugey Palomares | 08/29/2012 - 17:00 | 0 Comments

Latinos may be the largest minority group enrolled in 2-year and 4-year colleges, according to a recent Pew Research Center study, but a new report highlights that Latino college graduates are having a hard time entering the workforce with high-earning...

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Latino College Enrollment Exceeds 2 Million - What the Stats Really Mean

By Sugey Palomares | 08/21/2012 - 17:00 | 0 Comments

While students across the U.S. prepare for fall semester, a new study by the Pew Research Center confirms that Latinos are now the largest minority group enrolled in 4-year colleges. According to the center’s evaluation of the 2010 Census results, over 2...

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New College for Undocumented Students to Open in California

By Samantha Leal | 08/01/2012 - 09:55 | 0 Comments

A new project called National Dream University, a collaboration between the University of California, Los Angeles Center for Labor Research and Education and the National Labor College, will offer online courses for college credit to young immigrant and labor rights activists who want to attend college....

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Inspiring Young Latina: Zolanlly Gutierrez

By Sugey Palomares | 07/10/2012 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

Our resident intern, Zolanlly Gutierrez is this week's inspiring young Latina for her strong work ethic and dedication to survivors of domestic violence. The Dominican-American writer is a senior at The Pennsylvania State University, majoring in Print Journalism and minoring in Spanish. Get inspired by the Queens native's story below:

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The Best Colleges For Latinos

By Sugey Palomares | 03/12/2012 - 14:29 | 0 Comments

A new report titled “Finding The Workforce: The Top 25 Institutions Graduating Latinos,” highlights the best colleges for Latinos in the U.S. The study comes in light of new pew study results that emphasize the growing Latino population and an increase in the amount of high school students who are entering the world of...

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WATCH: Racist Cuban Teen Forced To Leave School And Apologize For Hateful YouTube Video

By Sugey Palomares | 02/22/2012 - 16:47 | 0 Comments

Two racist teens, including a half-Cuban student, are suffering the backlash of producing a xenophobic video about African Americans. The girls have been asked to leave Gainesville High School in Florida and apologize to their community and fellow peers. In the video that lasts about 15 minutes, the girls make hurtful comments like, "You can understand what we are...

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A New High for Latinos in College

By Amaris Castillo | 11/03/2011 - 11:00 | 0 Comments

Great  and hopeful news for Latinos across the country; the numbers of Latinos enrolling in college have spiked to unparalleled levels across California and the U.S!

Pew Center Report: Record Number of Latino Kids in College...

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President Obama on the Latino Education Crisis, the Dream Act & What He Loves About Hispanic Culture

By Galina Espinoza | 10/13/2011 - 15:11 | 0 Comments

In an unprecedented conversation, the American president talks to Latina about everything from whether there is a Latino education crisis to what it will take to get the Dream Act passed—and even shares what he loves about our culture (mole, anyone?).

On the state of education for Latinos“I think there is no doubt that...

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