National News

National News

The fall semester has only just begun, but gear up for Spring 2020

POSTED ON Oct 01, 2019

University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), a Hispanic-serving institution with 30,000 students, has announced it will open its Spring 2020 registration this October. Listed as an affordable public university by Best Value Schools, students will now be able to regis

HSI rolls out new Family Scholarship program to boost FAFSA

POSTED ON Sep 30, 2019

West Texas A&M University,  a Hispanic-serving institution in Canyon, Texas, has unveiled plans to support family members in the same household who are taking classes at the same time. According to West Texas A&M, families with more than two members enroll

More than 500 Hispanic-Serving Institutions recognized during National HSIs Week

POSTED ON Sep 23, 2019

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) released a statement last week on the Senate resolution, which honors Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and recognized National Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Week, Sept. 16-22. HACU applauded the Senat

HE magazine launches Jobs & Internships issue for Hispanic Heritage Month

POSTED ON Sep 16, 2019

Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazine has released its 2019 back-to-college issue to mark Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15). Our cover story features a wide-ranging interview with Rodrigo T. Garcia, co-founder of the Society of

Mark your calendars: Important dates coming this fall

POSTED ON Aug 13, 2019

If you are a young professional in the field of computing and care about social impact, the ACM Future of Computing Academy encourages you to join in. The academy is a new initiative enabling young researchers, practitioners, educators, and entrepreneurs to help sh

Forum of Academic Deans in Hispanic Higher Education to focus on Equity

POSTED ON Aug 09, 2019

The eighth annual Deans' Forum on Hispanic Higher Education, hosted by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities,  will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 08 at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The Deans’ Forum is a post-conference event of HACU's 3

SACNAS announces 2019 Diversity in STEM Conference

POSTED ON May 30, 2019

SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science) has announced its 2019 National Diversity in STEM Conference will take place Oct. 31 - Nov. 2 in Honolulu, Hawai'i. Over the course of the three days, college-level through profe

Upcoming HACU International Conference, Scholarship Opportunities

POSTED ON Apr 30, 2019

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) is hosting the 13th annual International Conference May 1-3 at the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The theme of this year's conference is "University Resilience and Renai

United We Dream issues statement on The Dream and Promise Act

POSTED ON Mar 12, 2019

United We Dream has issued a statement in support of Congress Members Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY) introducing the Dream and Promise Act to provide a pathway to citizenship for three groups of immigrants. The or

Popular News

USACE opens additional material distribution points in Puerto Rico

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been tasked with…

Dr. Allegra da Silva: Water Reuse Practice Leader

Brown and Caldwell, a leading environmental engineering and construction firm,…

Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions funds advance preparation of future educators

Humboldt State University, one of four campuses within the California…

 

Find us on twitter