Changes in census figures are already impacting redistricting efforts in some states – two good examples are Nevada and New Jersey – both benefitting from the Latino growth. Even states like Georgia will be taking notice in the not so distant future. And while Latinos are finding new political power in certain areas of the…
Happy Birthday César Chávez. Also, check out and support this documentary on his last fast.
Diversity Inc. shares its Top 10 Companies for Latinos. I’m usually not a big fan of “lists” (school rankings or otherwise) since the criteria is always somewhat narrow. However, there are some hints that some companies are making inroads in the representation of Latinos in the organization and in the boardroom. According to Diversity Inc, the Top 10…
HACR just released its report to measure Hispanic inclusion strategies at all Fortune 100 and/or HACR corporate member companies, as they relate to employment, procurement, philanthropy and governance. According to the study, a majority of Hispanics tend to be in more non-exempt than exempt level positions. Efforts to attract and retain Hispanics have improved. The…
NPR is awesome – despite some of the political rhetoric aimed at them recently. Here are two excellent pieces featured over the last week. First, a story regarding minority faculty and how some colleges in MA. are attempting to improve their representation. Money quote from the interview which resonated with me: “When I got my Ph.D. (at Tulane University),…
A lot of discussion in the Latino social media world regarding a recent PEW study on Latinos and national leadership. Interestingly, the study found that 64% of Latinos couldn’t identify a leader on a “national level. PEW does a good job of identifying relevant cultural factors for this number; the fact that Latinos not being…
I love Google Reader. I spend about an hour a day using it to keep up-to-date on Hispanic workforce and college-related information. It’s an invaluable resource for me. Every couple days I sort my feeds by “Starred” items – articles and information I find particularly interesting. Last night as I reviewed my starred feeds one…
I wanted to share some final thoughts regarding last week’s CHL Leadership Summit. Overall, I think everyone in attendance was provided with thought provoking dialogue and information. There were many ideas and thoughts I took away from our meeting. Here are my thoughts at the 30,000 foot level not so much focused on the dialogue,…
I’m in Los Angeles Live Blogging the Center for Hispanic Leadership’s Leadership Summit. The event begins at 11:00 am EST. If you have any comments or questions, please tweet them to me via #CHLSummit. I’ll be happy to incorporate them into my coverage of the event. The link below will open a new window. Enjoy! Click Here
Just an FYI that I’ll be “live blogging” the Center for Hispanic Leadership’s Leadership Summit this Saturday. The Summit begins at 11:00 am EST from the Junior Achievement Finance Park in Los Angeles. I’ll be a panelist for two sessions but will cover the other workshops through the day. You can also follow the leadership summit on Twitter via #CHLSummit. I’ll…
