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…
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Houston’s Hispanic-Serving Institutions, options for higher learning
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 […]
Rice University is the best college in Texas, says Forbes
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 […]
Learn Spanish for free
¿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 […]
Rice University in top 10 for Best Colleges in the country
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 […]
Teach Forward Houston: How to get a teaching degree for (almost) free
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 […]
