Category: In the News & Around the Web
Mellon Foundation grant will support UH Latino Humanities Studies
The University of Houston is part of a 16-university consortium of Tier One Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) that has received a $5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The […]
Houston Symphony Announces John Cisneros To Chair Hispanic Leadership Council
The Houston Symphony announced recently that John Cisneros, Ed.D is the Symphony’s Hispanic Leadership Council Chair for the 2021–22 Season. The Hispanic Leadership Council is a membership group comprising business, […]
Space City Weather is now available in Spanish
In the midst of Hurricane Harvey, among the many weather reports, forecasters, and websites, I “discovered” Space City Weather. An independently-run website, it outshone all of the rest with its […]
Meet Comcast’s 2021 Hispanic Hero Award Honorees
One of the great things about Hispanic Heritage Month is that many organizations take this month to honor Hispanics, Latinos, Latinx who are making a difference in the community. Comcast […]
Hurricane Harvey, a not-so-distant memory
Four years ago today, I was posting on social media about being stuck at my sister’s house and “evacuating” to the second floor as water threatened to breach the front […]