Like Frank Sinatra once said, “it was a very good year.” The last year was filled with change: new city, friends, lessons, experiences, knowledge, partnerships, collaborations, and challenges. In all the good certainly outweighed the bad. Thank you for visiting in 2011 and all the best in 2012. Miguel
I’ll be taking the next week or so off enjoying family, friends, dogs, and horses. : ) My best to each of you and your families – Merry Christmas!
According to a recent study by Regina Deil-Amen at the Center for the Study of Higher Education, University of Arizona, and Stefanie DeLuca, a sociologist at Hopkins, students graduating from high school are not ready to enter college and/or the workforce. The authors argue that many high school students are graduating from high school lacking…
The blogosphere and social media have been abuzz the last couple days regarding Lowe’s decision to pull ads as part of the “All American Muslim” TV show on TLC. Supporters on each side of the issue have been making their cases – both supporting and trashing the organization. The story is a fascinating case study…
How is the economic environment impacting college recruiting? Interesting article via DealBook about Occupy Wall Street protestors demonstrating against banks coming to recruit on-campus. … a junior at Yale who attended, said that although he hoped to land a job on Wall Street upon graduation, he did not necessarily plan to spend his entire career…
The opportunity to walk across the graduation stage in front of family and friends is something a graduate never forgets. Participating in two UTEP graduations as a student, and many others as a staff member, was inspiring. Yesterday, UTEP graduated another 2,000 students, the vast majority Latinos with many the first in their families to…
Just released results from a survey commissioned by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) shows the on-going, and perhaps growing, expectation gap between businesses and colleges. According to the survey, employers think colleges and universities can do a better job preparing students for the workplace. Based on the survey, only 7% of…
Immigration expert and good friend Leslie Berestein Rojas from the Multi-American Blog (via KPCC) moderated an interesting discussion last night with representatives from Portos Bakery & Cafe, Gaviña Gourmet Coffee, Guelaguetza Restaurante and Tapatio Hot Sauce – all of these businesses began, and in some instances, remain Latino family-owned businesses. Great insights about Latino immigrants,…
Since we moved to Madison earlier in the year, we’ve been renting a nice townhome about 15 minutes outside of the Capitol. While the units are well kept, our kitchen wood floor needed work so I called the complex’s maintenance department to repair it. Marius knocked on my door this morning ready to repair the…
I lived in Cincinnati for almost 5 years. True or not, Cincinnati as a community had the reputation for not being particularly open to diversity – especially in the business sector. Hence, the news today that Chiquita International is relocating to Charlotte, North Carolina after 24 years of being headquartered in Cincinnati is sad….
