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CASA laments tragedy as it seeks to provide critical services for families

POSTED ON Mar 28, 2024

On March 27, after the tragedy in Baltimore,  CASA conducted wellness checks on all members living in south Baltimore. (Photo credit: Maryland Matters). During the checks, CASA services and community organizing teams discovered that the tragedy affected one of th

UCI students collaborate to turn ideas into reality

POSTED ON Mar 27, 2024

Nine teams of students from the University of California, Irvine, won top prizes in the ANTrepreneur Center's AI Innovation Challenge. In each track, the first-place winner received $10,000, the second-place winner received $5,000, and the third-place winner recei

Tomorrow’s leaders from this HSI will design and shape the cities of our future

POSTED ON Mar 26, 2024

The University of Texas at Austin,  a leading Hispanic-serving institution,  has announced a new approach to training civil, architectural, and environmental engineering students.  The leadership and service required to solve global challenges will be emphasize

Scholarships, scholarships and more scholarships

POSTED ON Mar 25, 2024

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) has teamed up with Café Bustelo to offer twenty-five $5,000 El Café del Futuro Scholarships. Since 2014, the partnership has awarded $805,000 in scholarship funds to more than 100 Hispanic students n

HSIs enroll 5.2 million students and two-thirds of all Hispanic undergraduates

POSTED ON Mar 22, 2024

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) has conducted a study on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) enrollment data for the academic year 2022-2023. They shared some interesting facts on social media https://www.facebo

The University of California enrolled the largest class of students in its history for the fall term

POSTED ON Mar 21, 2024

The University of California recently announced that it enrolled the largest class of students in its history for the fall term.   This includes a significant increase in California undergraduates and a corresponding decline in out-of-state students.  

Hispanic Americans are glaringly underrepresented in STEM, says new study

POSTED ON Mar 20, 2024

Hispanic Americans are glaringly underrepresented among the ranks of scientists and those in allied professions, says a new Pew Research study. Hispanic adults make up 17% of the U.S. workforce but just 8% of those working in a science, technology, engineering o

The Mellado Mission: Creating a Lasting Impact on the Hispanic Community for Generations

POSTED ON Mar 16, 2024

“Victor Hugo said, ‘There’s nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come,’” Carmela remarked in 2013 when she and Ray were inducted into the HENAAC Hall of Fame. “We didn’t know for sure, but we had an idea that the time had come to try to b

Apply now for the 2024 HACU National Internship Program

POSTED ON Dec 16, 2023

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities is currently accepting applications from college students for the summer 2024 session of the HACU National Internship Program.

Check out some of the best posters at the 2023 NDiSTEM Conference

POSTED ON Dec 16, 2023

The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) recently announced the winners of the National Diversity in STEM Conference Presentation Awards, which were held in Portland from October 26th to October 28th. The aw

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