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Carlomagno Pedro: the man who broke the ‘art’ ceiling
By MND Staff | Mexico News Daily | MAY 27, 2023 | Photo courtesy of Friends of Oaxacan Folk Art Mexico’s handcraft tradition is so much more than eye-catching wares displayed for sale on the street. Rather, it is a testament to millennia of both history and aesthetic evolution. Mexico’s ... -
New opportunity for Cuban students in Mexico: UNAM opens headquarters at the University of Havana
Mexican universities have become an escape route for many Cuban students who choose to get a scholarship from the government of Mexico to study postgraduate studies. Story and Photo by Periodico Cubano | JUN. 25, 2023 Cuban university students will have a new opportunity to travel to Mexico in academic ... -
Harvard University awards honorary doctorate to Oaxacan founder of Radio Bilingüe
He is the first Latino in the United States and Mexican indigenous to receive this recognition; before him he was received by Octavio Paz and Carlos Fuentes. By Araceli Martinez Ortega | La Opinon (translation by Google) | JUN. 6, 2023 | Photo courtesy of Harvard Univ. At 74 years ... -
A shortage of bilingual teachers threatens goal for a multilingual California
By The Times Editorial Board | Los Angeles Times | JUN. 26, 2023 | Photo by Allen J. Schaben Five years ago, the California Department of Education set a goal that half of K-12 students would be literate in at least two languages by 2030, and three-fourths by 2040, to ... -
Johanna Carbajal’s journey from lockup to law studies at UCLA
After years of foster care and incarceration, the single mom found her calling — and a welcoming space on campus. She hopes UCLA continues to embrace others like her. By Madeline Adamo | UCLA Newsroom | JUN. 15, 2023 | Photo by David Esquivel The makeup didn’t entirely cover things ... -
Editorial: Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban is a catastrophic blow to the American dream
By The Times Editorial Board | Los Angeles Times | JUN. 29, 2023 | Photo by J. Scott Applewhite The Supreme Court‘s decision Thursday blocking higher educational institutions from using affirmative action policies when considering student applications will have catastrophic effects at a time when the nation is still grappling with generations ... -
With Supreme Court Decision, College Admissions Could Become More Subjective
Colleges have a game plan, like emphasizing the personal essay, but so do conservative groups that promise to monitor and, if necessary, go back to court. By Anemona Hartocollis | The New York Times | JUN. 29, 2023 | Photo by Kenny Holston In the Supreme Court decision striking down racial and ethnic ... -
Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action at Harvard and UNC
The court's conservative trajectory didn’t start with abortion — and it won’t end with affirmative action. Column by Jessica Levinson | MSNBC | JUN. 29, 2023 | Photo by Bill Clark The Supreme Court just gutted the use of affirmative action programs in both private colleges and public universities, and it did ... -
Hey DeSantis, real tough guys don’t use vulnerable immigrants as political pawns
Column by George Skelton | Los Angeles Times | JUN. 12, 2023 | Photo by Charlie Neibergall SACRAMENTO — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ crass stunt of flying desperate immigrants to California and dumping them on the doorstep of a Catholic Diocese headquarters showed us one thing: He’s not fit to be America’s ... -
Uncertainty around DACA creates 'perfect breeding ground' for misinformation
Online misinformation about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals has existed since it began. With the program in court again, advocates fight a new wave of false information. By Nicole Acevedo | NBC News | JUN. 11, 2023 | Photo by Getty Images The uncertainty around the fate of DACA, the Deferred ...
