Sterotypes seem to die hard. Via a University of Cincinnati annual survey on racial stereotypes: “…data for the study came from two waves of the Ohio Poll, a well-known, UC-sponsored, regularly scheduled survey of registered voters in the state of Ohio. The Ohio Poll data for this study was conducted by the UC Institute for…
As a follow up to a posting last week on how Hispanics pay for college, Sallie Mae partnered with Gallup to find out how America saves for college. The comprenhensive report can be found here and is a follow up to a 2008 study on the same topic. Hispanic related highlights are below. While…
The day has been filled with tributes to Edward M. Kennedy. I will remember him as an individual who fought for those who lacked a voice regardless of background or belief. I grew up in the “Kennedy era” and clearly remember the night in 1968 when Robert Kennedy was killed in Los Angeles. The moving…
Jose Hernandez was the youngest of four children born to a migrant farming family from Mexico that picked crops in California. The family’s annual “California circuit” began in February, when they arrived in California’s Central Valley and headed for the strawberry fields near the city of Ontario. During each stop he and his siblings attended school. The…
The Wall Street Journal has a good article on the “last minute” attempts by college students to obtain loans or some kind of aid to finance their college educations. Literally hundreds of thousands of students are finding it challenging to finance their educations due in part to recent economic times. As grants and student loans…
According to a 2009 report by ACT, an increasing number of Hispanic high school students are taking the ACT college admission and placement exam. ACT is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides more than a hundred assessment, research, information, and program management services in the broad areas of education and workforce development. The number of…
I’m a big fan of Seth Godin. I’ve read many of his books and have been a “lurker” on his site for few years now. In fact, his books and blog are one of the reasons I started my own business and started to blog myself. Seth comments about unpaid internships and how they can…
A study by North Carolina University in the August edition of Social Problems entitled “Networks of Opportunity: Gender, Race and Job Leads,” shows that White males receive significantly more tips about job opportunities than white females or Hispanics – particularly among people in upper management positions. The study surveyed 3,000 people and examined the amount…
Yesterday, I attended a Hispanic Business Forum sponsored by GE – Aviation which is headquartered in Cincinnati. GE – Aviation is the world’s leading producer of large and small jet engines for commercial and military aircraft. They supply aircraft-derived engines for marine applications and provide aviation services. The theme of the forum focused on Leadership…
