Antonio R. Flores, president and CEO of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), spoke at the State of Latinos in Washington, D.C. The discussion was attended by leaders from various Hispanic organizations and aimed to provide insights into
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) has awarded the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) with the title of inaugural Academic Institution of the Year for 2023. SHPE is the largest association in the U.S. representing Hispanics in STEM
On Monday, September 25, the University of California, Merced, held a special film screening of "A Million Miles Away." The film tells the inspiring story of José Moreno Hernández, a former NASA astronaut and current University of California Regent. Before th
On September 11, NASA announced that astronaut Frank Rubio had broken the previous U.S. spaceflight record by spending 355 consecutive days aboard the Space Station. This is now the longest time any NASA astronaut has spent on a single mission. He is expected t
During the first week of the school year, the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) hosted visitors from the U.S. Department of State, the University of California System, and Intel Corporation to discuss how UTEP and its partners in Mexico can collaborate to support
In 1992, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) led an effort to convince Congress to recognize campuses with high Hispanic enrollment as federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The goal was to begin targeting fe
The University of California, Merced, which is a designated Hispanic-serving institution, has announced that it will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October15, 2023). The aim of this celebration is to uplift Latinx scholars and provide them with
In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, the Los Angeles Public Library is hosting the Fifth Annual Los Angeles Libros Festival, which is the city's biggest celebration of bilingual books. The L.A. Libros event will feature two days of entertainment for all ages with
Nina Tortosa, the Chevrolet Volt aerodynamicist, collaborated with the Volt designers to shape the car and make it one of General Motors' most aerodynamic vehicles ever produced. (Photo credit: Chevrolet Volt Aerodynamicist Nina Tortosa worked with Volt designe
NASA marked the start of Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 with a new season of Universo Curioso, a Spanish-language podcast exploring the cosmos with mission experts. NASA is also featuring noteworthy individuals from Hispanic and Latino communities who have made co
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