Minnesota State Economist Tom Stinson and State Demographer Tom Gillaspy provide some insights about the economic and demographic “new normal.” Interestingly, despite the high unemployment numbers, workforce and talent will be scarce in the years to come. While Minnesota specific, their thoughts are applicable nationwide. The New Normal • Slower economic growth • Labor and…
Check out this great report by Complete College America which provides gobs of data and clever graphics to illustrate the new reality for college students. Much of the data is relevant to Latino college students, particularly as it relates to getting them through the graduation pipeline. While more Latino students are certainly getting to college…
Many Hispanic Serving Institutions struggle to get the necessary funding to support the growing Latino college student population. Dr. Antonio Flores, president and chief executive officer of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), outlines the gap and makes the case for supporting HSIs: Regrettably, HSIs remain at the bottom with respect to federal…
This is a handy interactive map via NPR which illustrates where Latino growth is most prevalent. Where is Latino population growth the highest? The South: Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, Arkansas, and Kentucky.
Money Planet (via NPR) shares several unemployment graphics by different U.S. demographic segments. Young people with less than a college education are really struggling.
It’s not shocking to realize that most human resource functions these days “Google” a job applicant’s name as part of their preliminary background research. What’s interesting is what decisions organizations are making based on the information they find. According to Forbes, most candidates are eliminated due to lying about their qualifications. My two cents –…
During the course of study last year, I had an interesting conversation with a client regarding race. This individual considered himself Latino; however, had the outward features of an African American man. We discussed his occasional “demographic challenge” of whether he considered himself an African American or some other race given his ancestry. This is…
About six years ago I remember reading an article by demographer Steve Murdock that suggested about the United States would be facing an educational crisis if, as a nation, we failed to educate ALL of our population. Minority students who do get through high school face even greater obstacles in earning a bachelor’s degree. Because…
