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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches 2016 Mayors Challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean
NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Michael R. Bloomberg today launched Bloomberg Philanthropies' 2016 Mayors Challenge, a competition to inspire Latin American and Caribbean cities to develop bold new ideas that solve ...
Discovery Education And 3M Search For America’s 2016 Top Young Scientist
SILVER SPRING, Md. and ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Discovery Education and 3M are proud to announce the opening of the annual Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, the nation's premier science...
Goya Foods Offers $20,000 Culinary Arts Scholarship To Four Students Nationwide
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Dec. 15 , 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Goya Foods, America's largest Hispanic-owned food company, will offer a $20,000 nationwide Culinary Arts Scholarship granted annually to four students entering their ...
The National Society of Hispanic MBAs names Thomas Savino as new CEO
IRVING, Texas, Dec. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- After an extensive search of prospective candidates from across the country and outside the continental United States, the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) Board of ...
MoneyGram Foundation Awards Final Grant Round of 2015 to Support Literacy, Technology and Innovation...
DALLAS, Dec. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI), today announced support for seven worldwide education programs through the MoneyGram Foundation. The foundation's final 2015 grant round supports literacy ...
College Graduation Rates Are Up for Black, Latino, and Native Students at Many Four-Year...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- In recent years, many college leaders have crowed about improvements in their graduation rates. But it's important to ask — improvement for whom?
According to a new Ed Trust report, ...
Higher Ed Institutions Look to Next Gen Student Learning Measurement
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Higher education institutions of all kinds — state, private and community — are increasingly being asked for more evidence of student learning. Many are looking for ways to ...
Practice Makes Perfect Eliminates Summer Learning Loss
NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Practice Makes Perfect would like to announce the kick off for our #GivingTuesday campaign using t-shirts to raise awareness for our mission.
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Oklahomans Now Get to Choose Their High School Equivalency Test
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Nov. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Nineteen percent of Oklahomans over the age of 25 haven't finished high school, leaving large populations of the state underprepared to meet workforce demands. Studies also ...
BBC Worldwide and HITN Join Forces to Benefit Preschool-aged Hispanic Children in the United...
MIAMI, Nov. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- BBC Worldwide Latin America/US Hispanic and the Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network (HITN) announced a content agreement today that will unite some of the BBC's most ...
SHPE to Host Pre-College Symposium at University of Maryland Drawing Hundreds of High School...
INDUSTRY, California, Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), in partnership with the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering will bring nearly 400 high school ...
Hispanic Scholarship Fund Holds National College Camp In Miami
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), the nation's largest not-for-profit organization supporting Hispanic American higher education, today announced its next College Camp workshop, ...
Hispanic Public Relations Association, Los Angeles Awards Scholarships To Latino PR Students
Annual PRemio Scholarship Dinner includes Awards for Excellence in Journalism, PR Achievement, Social Media Influence & Corporation of the Year
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Hispanic Public Relations ...
The National Society of Hispanic MBAs and PepsiCo Announce Team Bubbly Solutions as winner...
IRVING, Texas, Nov. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Congratulations to Team Bubbly Solutions, winners of the Case Competition sponsored by PepsiCo at the 2015 National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) Conference & Career Expo. ...
Families learning and serving together focus of National Family Literacy Month
Celebrations highlight health literacy, STEM and Family Service Learning
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Oct. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- November marks National Family Literacy Month®, a time to focus on the immense influence families ...
Aspiring Business School Applicants Increasingly Using GRE® Scores
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Students around the world looking to earn their MBA or specialized master's degree in business are turning to the GRE ® Program to achieve their academic goals. As of the ...
Who Saves Lassie? It’s Time for National First-Responder Training for Animal Rescue
LEICESTER, Mass., Oct. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- October marks two important national monthly observances: Fire Safety, and Animal Safety & Protection. It's time to check the operation of your home's fire alarms—and to ask ...
Hand in Hand Parenting Announces Campaign to Translate New Book into Spanish
PALO ALTO, California, Oct. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Hand in Hand Parenting launched a stretch goal on its successful Indiegogo campaign, which will allow Patty Wipfler's upcoming book to be translated into Spanish, starting ...
Georgetown University Research to Narrow College Information Gap for Hispanic Students
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- At a time when college majors, not degrees, determine earnings potential, the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (Georgetown Center) is empowering the growing ...
Nova Southeastern University Awards Most Doctoral and Professional Degrees to Minorities in Nation
NSU No. 1 Among Hispanics, No. 2 Among African Americans
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Florida, Oct. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Nova Southeastern University (NSU) awards more doctoral and professional degrees to Hispanics and ...
Bilingualism: a Growing Value to U.S. Labor Market
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Bilingual individuals, who can read and write in English and their native language, drop out of high school at lower rates, enter higher status occupations, and can ...
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund Announces 2015 Alumni Hall of Fame Gala
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), the nation's largest not-for-profit organization supporting Hispanic American higher education, will honor Luz and Luis Miranda, HSF Alumni Angélica ...
23 Landscape Architecture Student Projects Win 2015 ASLA Student Awards
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is excited to announce its 23 student award recipients. Selected from 327 entries representing 84 schools, the awards honor the top ...
Fulfilling the Promise of the Pell Grant Program: Most Colleges Aren’t Doing Enough
Pell graduation rates at more than 1,100 public and private nonprofit institutions analyzed in a new Ed Trust report
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Several recent reports have estimated a significant ...
