One university hopes to narrow the performance gap by providing mentors for Latino undergraduates, who in turn mentor schoolchildren.
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NewsBuilding Latino Male Achievement
A mentoring program at the University of Texas at Austin is part of a small but growing effort to get more Latino men into and through college. -
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A Professor ‘Who Looks Like Them’
A project born at the University of Pennsylvania is the latest effort by colleges to cultivate a faculty that mirrors the nation’s growing ethnic and racial diversity. -
The Review
A First-Generation Student’s Survival Strategy: Work More, Sleep Less
Now a tenure-track professor, David Hernández found the road to his education littered with roadblocks. Colleges could ease the journey for the working poor.
