With the all the activity of the last couple weeks, I forgot to mention I’m now a blog contributor with Global University Recruiting. You can check out my initial contribution regarding Best Practices in Hispanic college recruitment here. Also known as GURConnect, the website is a weblog dedicated to profiling the world of university recruiting. In addition to covering…
Last week a report by the America Counci on Education showed that the gender gap in college enrollments is leveling off, with the key exception of Hispanic enrollments, where men are falling further behind women. According to the article, one possible explanation might related to economics — males leaving school to work in order to support immediate and/or extended…
Welcome to the first HTM Podcast! This opening installment of the HTM Podcast focuses on Latina Leadership, an important topic when you consider Latina leaders are starting to make great strides in the business world. The HTM Podcast has been in the works for some time, so I’m excited to get it started with a wonderful guest, Aurelia Flores,…
An AP program allows high school students to enroll in college-level classes to earn college credit prior to graduation from high school. Students earn college credit by taking an exam demonstrating they’re proficient in a specific area of study. It provides high school students an opportunity to experience the demands of college work and is…
There’s really no way to improve upon this latest post on the ERE Blog regarding the recruitment and retention of Hispanics in the Federal workforce. John Bersentes and Mark Havard have done an excellent job in presenting the issues, the trends, and the potential opportunities in this area. John and I had emailed a few…
Sometimes you just have days when the news isn’t always positive when it comes to Hispanics and other minorities. Two sobering but interesting articles point to the impact the current economic environment is taking on Hispanics. Life’s challenges teach us that any endeavor usually means that you often take two steps back in order to take…
I’ve often advocated on this blog that Hispanic college students do not fit the typical “pipeline” description when it comes to their higher education experiences. A “pipeline” in the educational context often denotes linear progression – a process that is continuous and developmental at the same time. In theory, this model makes a lot of sense; however, from a Hispanic…
I’ve written a few times regarding the alignment of Hispanic marketing and advertising trends with others such as the Hispanic workforce. AdWeek provides some interesting numbers regarding Hispanic moms: … 21 percent of U.S. moms are Hispanic, and in key markets that percentage is even more dramatic. In New York, 33 percent of all moms are Hispanic. In…
Today I literally spent the afternoon at Northern Kentucky University visiting with their Office of Latino Student Affairs. What a wonderful group of individuals – really an understatement for all they do to serve the Hispanic students at NKU. While I was able to share my background and a little about my company, I learned much…
The New York Times has an intriguing article regarding the challenges faced by the 2010 Census in which citizens may not actually be able to “classify” themselves correctly on a census form. With the number of inter-racial and inter-ethnic marriages occuring in the United States, I can see how it would be challenging to classify oneself. Here’s…
