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Applications now open for the El Café del Futuro Scholarship, part of the HACU Scholarship Program

POSTED ON Apr 28, 2021

Café Bustelo has announced that it will support an additional five students in 2021. The coffee brand launched the El Café del Futuro Scholarship in partnership with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) to celebrate the Warner Bros. Pictur

NASA Pathways webinar showcases new STEM talent

POSTED ON Apr 27, 2021

Sara Lanctot, a mechanical engineering student at New Mexico Tech, served on a panel featuring interns in a student-run effort between the NASA Centers to encourage communication and networking between each Center’s intern populations. The online discussion was o

UTEP students recognized for ‘hard work, academic excellence, and leadership skills’

POSTED ON Apr 26, 2021

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has announced the 2021 recipients of its Top Ten Seniors award. The list includes outstanding students majoring in mechanical engineering, biomedical science, cellular and molecular biochemistry, and sociology. According

There’s So Many Ways to Be a Scientist, says High-Tech Sunday Podcast Guest Colletta Orr

POSTED ON Apr 23, 2021

For the 31st episode of High-Tech Sunday, Colletta Orr, an award-winning cancer research scientist, CEO, author, and communicator, talks about various careers in her science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) pathway. Having seen the devastating effects of h

New NACE survey updates hiring projections for the Class of 2021

POSTED ON Apr 23, 2021

Employers project hiring 7.2% more new college graduates from the Class of 2021 than they hired from the Class of 2020, according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). This encouraging news reported in NACE’s Job Outl

Climate crisis threatens the lives and health of millions

POSTED ON Apr 22, 2021

It's Earth Day and to mark US Climate Action Week, Career Communications Group, the publisher of Hispanic Engineer magazine, hosted a panel discussion on how communities can begin to address the climate crisis with science and technology leading the way. Anthony Ki

Teamwork is one of the top skills employers are looking for in 2021

POSTED ON Apr 21, 2021

Fewer employers are screening job candidates by GPA, so it is increasingly important that college graduates demonstrate teamwork on their resumes, according to new research from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). NACE’s Job Outlook 202

GPA screening hits an all-time low in 2021, NACE survey finds

POSTED ON Apr 20, 2021

 An internship experience is a major deciding factor between qualified job candidates, so college students hoping to differentiate themselves should keep this in mind, according to results of a new survey conducted by the National Association of Col

Equitable funding, achievement gaps, and the DREAM Act at the 2021 Capitol Forum

POSTED ON Apr 19, 2021

Last week, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) hosted its Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education. According to HACU, the event drew more than 300 higher education leaders and student advocates. Attendees reportedly took part in over 100

Save the Date: CCG Town Hall on Climate Action, Tuesday, April 20

POSTED ON Apr 17, 2021

April 19-23 is US Climate Action Week, and a series of events and discussions are taking place during the week of the Leaders’ Summit on Climate being hosted by the Biden Administration. To that end, Career Communications Group is joining the network of 300 multi

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