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UH to offer doctorate in Spanish with a Creative Writing concentration

March 5, 2017 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

UH to offer doctorate in Spanish with a Creative Writing concentration (hispanichouston.com)

The University of Houston is breaking ground once again with a new Spanish creative writing program. Beginning Fall 2017, UH will offer a doctorate program in Spanish with a Creative Writing concentration…

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Blog, In the News & Around the Web Tagged With: Bilingual, education, Spanish, University of Houston, Writing

Houston’s Hispanic-Serving Institutions, options for higher learning

March 14, 2016 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

Sixty percent of Latino college students attended a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) in the 2014-2015 academic year, according to a recent survey released by Excelencia in Education. What is a Hispanic-Serving Institution? According to Wikipedia, an HSI “an institution participating in a federal program designed to assist colleges or universities in the United States that attempt to […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: college, education, Excelencia in Education, Hispanic-Serving Institution, Sandra Fernandez

Rice University is the best college in Texas, says Forbes

March 4, 2016 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

Fifty-seven percent of students surveyed (recently) answered that the would choose a college 100 miles or less from home. That means that more students would prefer to go to school somewhere not too far from home. Since nearly 75% of college students go to an in-state school, it looks like they’re making decisions on where to go […]

Filed Under: Blog, In the News & Around the Web Tagged With: college, education, Forbes, Rice University, Sandra Fernandez

Learn Spanish for free

February 16, 2016 by admin 2 Comments

¿Hablas español? One of my pet peeves is the assumption that everyone with a Latino last name speaks Spanish. It’s something that happens a lot, by Latinos and non-Latinos alike, thinking that just because you are Hispanic you are bilingual. That’s not how it works. You can be a Gomez, Garcia, or Gonzalez and actually […]

Filed Under: Blog, In the News & Around the Web Tagged With: Duolingo, education, Livemocha, Sandra Fernandez, Spanish

Rice University in top 10 for Best Colleges in the country

January 26, 2016 by Sandra Fernandez 2 Comments

If you live in Houston, then it doesn’t come as a surprise that you can get a world-class education in your hometown. But sometimes it’s nice to have others recognize the same thing. In this instance, Niche ranked Rice University as the No. 5 best college in the country. The top four spots were taken […]

Filed Under: Blog, In the News & Around the Web Tagged With: college, education, Niche, Rice University, Sandra Fernandez

Teach Forward Houston: How to get a teaching degree for (almost) free

January 18, 2016 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

My sister is an elementary school principal, my other sister is a former elementary school teacher, and my sister-in-law is in her first year as an elementary school teacher. Among their in-laws are four teachers and school administrators. So, it would be correct to say that education is the family business. We need more dedicated […]

Filed Under: Blog, Community, In the News & Around the Web Tagged With: education, Fellowships, HISD, Sandra Fernandez, scholarships, Teaching, University of Houston

Jaime Escalante to be honored with US Postage Stamp

January 11, 2016 by Sandra Fernandez 1 Comment

To many of us the name Jaime Escalante is the name of an unforgettable and inspiring teacher, a character played by Edward James Olmos, who led an underprivileged and underserved (mostly) Hispanic class to conquer AP Calculus against all the low expectations of the school system and society. Yes, this is the plot to the movie “Stand […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Andy Garcia, education, Edward James Olmos, Garfield High School, Jaime Escalante, Jaime W. Escalante, Lou Diamond Phillips, Post Office, Sandra Fernandez, Stand and Deliver

2016 HWIL Scholarship, Deadline February 5, 2016

January 8, 2016 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

Houston-based Hispanic Women in Leadership (HWIL) is taking applications for their 2016 HWIL Scholarship. Applicants must be Harris County residents. The scholarship is $1,000. Applications must be postmarked by February 5, 2016. HWIL will award scholarships based on the criteria of an essay, academic standing, college/university/vocational/technical school enrollment, demonstration of leadership, letters of recommendation and verifiable residence. About HWIL Hispanic […]

Filed Under: Blog, Community Tagged With: education, HWIL, HWIL Scholarships, Sandra Fernandez, scholarships

Houston Ford Dealers Launch $100,000 in Scholarships

January 7, 2016 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

** Information provided by Ford. ** Apply today! Scholarship deadline is February 29, 2016 Ford Motor Company Fund, in collaboration with Houston-area Ford Dealers, recently launched the Ford Driving Dreams education initiative. Their contribution to the launch included a donation of 10,000 new books and $100,000 in scholarships available to high school seniors in the […]

Filed Under: Blog, Community Tagged With: American Educational Research Association, donations, education, First Book, Ford, Ford Driving Dreams, Ford Fund, Ford Motor Company Fund, Houston Ford Dealers Advertising Fund, Joe Avila, Kyle Zimmer, LNESC, LULAC, Ron Ewer, Sandra Fernandez, scholarships, Shearn Elementary, Xavier Su’a-Filo

UH ranked third-best college for entrepreneurship

December 22, 2015 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

Want to get into a great entrepreneurship program? Try the University of Houston! Princeton Review just ranked the UH Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship as the third-best college for entrepreneurs in the country as part of their “The Best Undergrad Programs for Entrepreneurship 2016.” Yep, that means that only Babson College and Brigham […]

Filed Under: Around the town, Blog, Business & Money, In the News & Around the Web Tagged With: college, Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship, education, Entrepreneurship, University of Houston

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