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More Latinos PhDs mean a ‘rising tide’

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Here’s some welcome news from our friends at Fox News Latino concerning Latino educational attainment: “A new study conducted by the University of California, Berkeley revealed that the number of Latinos holding a doctorate degree rose 161 percent from 1990 to 2010, outpacing the non-Hispanic rate by almost double as that finished at 90 percent.” Read More

United States University: Latinos serving Latinos

Spotlight: Your Educational Opportunities According to the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, only 19.2 percent of Latinos have a college degree, less than half the national average of 41 percent. There are many factors contributing to this, including language barriers, occupation and family responsibilities, and perhaps the most daunting: rising tuition costs. However, there Read More