Even as tuition costs increase, Latinos are less likely than other groups to pay for college with student loans; less likely to receive scholarships; and less informed about financial aid options. Interesting to note that Latinos eliminated attending a college even AFTER admission due to financial issues – more than any other demographic group. A…
Driven by growth in population and high school graduates, Latinos are now the largest ethnic/racial group at 4-year colleges, according a new PEW Hispanic Research report. A large number of Latino 18-24 year olds are on campus – 1.2 million students. However, the bigger challenge remains — retaining and graduating more Latinos from 4-year colleges….
It’s been a tough few years for recent college grads, but not as bad as workers with only high school diplomas. Via Georgetown University’s workforce report: Unemployment rates for new four-year college graduates peaked at 11.1 percent in July 2011 before declining to 6.8 percent in May 2012. Meanwhile, unemployment rates for new high school…
A 2012 NACE report on recent college graduates indicates that 60% of students that graduated with at least one paid internship obtained a job offer after graduation: Paid interns spend much of their time engaged in ‘real’ work; employers prize that kind of hands-on experience. Conversely, unpaid interns spend more time on clerical tasks and…
Good article via Bloomberg regarding the increase of Latino PhDs over the last decade: Hispanics with doctorates jumped 161 percent from 1990 to 2010, almost double the non-Hispanic rate of 90 percent, according to U.S. Census data. There are programs around the country that are making this happen. Kudos to them. While this is a…
With many warning of the impending student loan bubble, here’s a great piece via MySA.com regarding Sallie Mae’s 2012 “How America Pays for College.” Once again, Latinos are less likely than other demographic groups to borrow money to pay for college. How do they offset the cost? According to the study, more Latino college students…
A new report by Stanford University’s Center for Education Policy Analysis examined race, income and enrollment patterns at top-tier universities from 1982 to 2004. The study found that Latino and Black students remain significantly underrepresented at the most highly selective colleges and universities: Black and Hispanic students are dramatically underrepresented in the most selective colleges,…
When I managed the college recruitment program for a company years ago, we always had a “non-traditional” pipeline to draw talented candidates outside of our target schools. This program proved to be effective because graduates coming in through it were very motivated to work with our organization. Furthermore, many of these students were considered “non-traditional”…
A Work Trends study just released by Rutgers University paints a gloomy picture for this month’s college graduates. Despite encouraging news by some, these findings show that only half of the college graduates interviewed had full-time jobs. Furthermore, most graduates characterized their current positions as either a “stepping-stone” or a “to get by job.” A…
While Latinos make up over 15 percent of the U.S. population, they account for only 3.6 percent of the doctoral degrees awarded in the United States. Dismal I know – and increasing these number will require a long term vision. But we’re starting to make strides. Read the inspiring stories of three Latinas who took…
