For many college students in the United States, hunger is a surprisingly common problem. Researchers from the University of Connecticut, College and University Food Bank Alliance, and the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness surveyed nearly 3,800 students at eight community colleges and 26 four-year universities in 12 states and found startling results, HealthDay News reports. Among the students surveyed, 25% of those in community college and 20% at four-year schools reported frequently being food insecure. Researchers define being food insecure as lacking reliable access to sufficient amounts of affordable, nutritious food. Very low levels of food security qualified the students being surveyed as going “hungry.” When it comes to minority students, including ...
The average cost for tuition, fees, and room and board for public colleges rose 10% and 12% at private institutions over the past five years, the College Board said in their annual report. Over that same time period, the median family income rose just 7%. The one positive takeaway is that the cost is no longer “skyrocketing” the way it did during the recession of the late 2000s, CNN Money reports. For the current school year, the average price rose slightly less than the year before. It went up by 2.4% for in-state students at public colleges, and 3.6% at private schools. Latinos have shown added interest in educational matters, especially as their population has grown in the U.S. According to Pew Research, 89% of Latino young adults believe a college education is important for ...
The college enrollment numbers for Latinos have steadily risen in recent years. However, Latino students still lag behind other racial and ethnic groups in obtaining two- and four-year degrees. In an effort to curb this trend, the National Community College Hispanic Council (NCCHC) has determined that addressing strategies at an institutional level are needed to help Latino students. “It is up to us to identify the challenges community college Latino students face but also to let them know there is hope,” said Maria Harper-Marinick, chancellor of the Maricopa Community College District and NCCHC president. In order to reduce health disparities, it is critical to address inequities in programs, practices, and policies. Join our site, connect with others, and get ...
Even though more Latinos are obtaining college education than ever before, they still lag behind other groups in obtaining four-year degrees. Through 2014, just 15% of Latinos (age 25-29) have a bachelor’s degree or higher. At Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ (55.6% Latino population), more than one-third of students currently enrolled in higher education are the first in their family to attend college. It has also been found that nearly 90% often spend up to six years in college; many never graduate with a degree. A new program looks to change that, The Daily Targum reports. RU-1st is a new program focused on increasing graduation rates of first-generation, high-need or underrepresented students. The program was started in the hopes of “sparking conversations on issues ...
Education has long been considered key in attaining financial and professional success in life and it is also tied closely into maintaining physical and mental health. Latinos have long lagged behind other races and ethnicities in the United States in terms of educational attainment. In the past decade, that has changed dramatically. In a survey conducted recently to gauge issues of importance among Latinos for the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, over 80% cited education as being important. For many Latinos, economic barriers or obstacles still play a substantial part in furthering education. While the rate of Latino high school dropouts has declined and college enrollment has increased, Latinos still trail other groups in earning bachelor’s degrees. In a 2014 National Journal poll, ...
Temple University in Philadelphia experienced a surge in Latino and black student applications after it dropped its requirement for prospective students to submit SAT or ACT scores, Education Dive reports. Temple is the first public research university in the Northeast to allow students to apply without an SAT or ACT score—tests often criticized as poor indicators of college success—joining more than 800 colleges, or 30% of bachelor's-degree-granting schools, that don't require such scores, Philly.com reports. Prospective students can apply to Temple with their test scores, or instead write four essays that assess leadership, goals, etc. The result? Temple had a record 30,000 applicants, one-fourth who did not submit test scores. The university's percentage of incoming ...
The so-called digital divide in Internet use between Latinos and whites is smaller than what it was a few years ago, studied have shown. However, a new study found that less-educated Latinos still lack adequate access to broadband Internet, and it prevents them from matching the economic, educational, and healthcare outcomes of their peers in other ethnic groups. The new data, from the Hispanic Institute, indicate that 91% of Latino families with some college use the Internet, compared with 58% of those with less than a high school diploma. The latter group's low educational attainment already impedes their employment prospects, and their ability to secure health insurance. A lack of Internet access exacerbates those woes. "Without reliable access to the Internet, Hispanics ...
