Monthly Archives: October 2012

Getting Latinos to the Finish Line

While Latino college enrollment has been surging the last few years, completion rates are not. With the help of a Kellogg Foundation grant, Excelencia in Education is helping colleges and universities develop strategies to get Latino college students through the academic pipeline: … the grant will enable Excelencia to share with Single Stop’s constituents both…

The Turnover Surge

Despite the tough labor situation, are more employees are voluntarily quitting their jobs in pursuit of a better one? Perhaps. As the economy slowly recovers, I think those “holding” onto a job will be looking for greener pastures in the coming months. Much of the increase in separations is from workers voluntarily leaving their old…

The Home Office

I’ve worked from home for the last 12 years – and I’ve loved every minute of it. I joke with people that a bad day at “the home office” is better than a good day at a real one.  Being able to work at home has many advantages (and yes, even some disadvantages!) but most…

Jobs in the Middle

This is a great study by Georgetown University on the topic of “middle jobs.” These are jobs that require education and training beyond high school but less than a Bachelor’s degree, and secure middle-class earnings. According to the report, there are 29 million “middle jobs” in the United States that pay $35,000 or more on…

Everyday is Hispanic Heritage Month

I missed posting during most of Hispanic Heritage Month but….why celebrate only one month, right? Anyway, a couple good reads. The first via Diversity Inc. with lots of Hispanic data candy and articles related to Latinos. The second via National Journal introduces a new term, for me at least, for those teens or young adults…

A Crazy Month

Hey Everyone! Apologies for the absence. I had a four week training recently that swallowed up most of my blogging time (not to mention a nagging 8 day cold!). Back to business now. While I was away, my new article on recruiting Latinos in the mobile age was just published in NSHMBA Magazine. The digital…