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An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education showed progress has been made at Arizona State University (ASU) in recruiting Native American faculty and students to the Tempe campus. Arizona is home to more than 20 tribes and about 400,000 Indigenous citizens, but until the late 1990s they were underrepresented at state...
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California wants to lure all 4-year-olds to public schools within the next four years. But will there be enough teachers there to meet them? School districts across the state are scrambling to hire an estimated 11,000 teachers and 25,000 teacher assistants to expand transitional kindergarten. It’s a tall order...
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State lawmakers are considering a proposal to increase the amount of money private college students can receive through California’s main financial aid program. Senate Bill 851 would stabilize state aid for these students by ensuring their award won’t be reduced if private colleges fail to accept a certain number of...
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Cuando comencé en Stanford este otoño como estudiante universitaria de primera generación, automáticamente sentí una inmensa presión. Sentí la necesidad de demostrar que merecía mi lugar, especialmente cuando Observé a mis compañeros, muchos de los cuales provenían de entornos acomodados y ya tenían impresionantes pasantías preparadas para el verano y...
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When I first started at Stanford this fall as a first-generation college student, I automatically felt a sense of immense pressure. I felt a need to prove that I deserved my spot — especially as I looked at my peers, many of whom came from affluent backgrounds and already...
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El Estado de California está lanzando un nuevo programa que pagara a estudiantes universitarios 10 mil dólares para que se ofrezcan como voluntarios en trabajos de servicio público durante un año. El 18 de enero se anunció que unos 65, 000 estudiantes podrán unirse al nuevo programa “Californians for All College Corps” y...
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The State of California is launching a new program that will pay college students $10,000 to volunteer doing public service work for a year. Announced on Tuesday January 8th, some 6,500 students will be able to join the new Californians for All College Corps and will be required to put in...
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Para el próximo otoño, los estudiantes refugiados pueden presentar una solicitud para asistir a universidades y colegios universitarios estadounidenses. El Departamento de Estado dice que planea poner a prueba una nueva categoría para la admisión de refugiados, llamada “P-4”. El estatus P-4 permitiría a un grupo o institución patrocinar...
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By next fall, refugee students may be able to apply to attend American colleges and universities. The State Department said it plans to pilot a new category for refugee admissions, known as P4. P4 status would allow a group or institution to sponsor a refugee. A university sponsorship program...