March 3, 2011

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America Reads Spanish Newsletter #54

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Hispanic Leaders program,
Madrid, Spain, May 14-22. For more information contact polimnia.alvarado@maec.es
Deadline: March 12

Call for applications for experienced IPEDS data users
Deadline: March 11

Latino Education & Advocacy Days (LEAD) Summit
March 28, California State University, San Bernardino

Request for Proposals
Minority-Serving Institutions "Models of Success" Grant Competition. Appy by: March 21

Green Jobs Innovation Fund competition Deadline: March 29

EU Step Study Tour for US and Canada leaders of Higher Education institutions
Deadline: March 31 

NASA Science and Technology Institute (NSTI) Research Clusters
RFP Deadline: April 1

Smithsonian Latino Center 2011 Young Ambassadors Program Deadline: April 8

Examples of Excelencia, Call for Nominations deadline: April 29

NIH Early Independence Awards, provide independent academic positions at U.S. institutions directly upon completion of a graduate degrees (Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent) 

Applications for travel awards available to students
Students who travel away from home to pursue a higher education can apply for a chance to receive a travel award courtesy of Southwest Airlines through the “Giving Flight to Your Success/Dándole Alas a Tu Success"™ ¡Lánzate! Travel Award Program. The program begins taking applications on March 7.

Register to attend the HACU National Capitol Forum.  A hotel discount rate is available until March 11. Speakers include U.S. Congressman Raúl Grijalva of Arizona; Richard Fry, Pew Hispanic Center; and Juan Sepúlveda, Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. Preview the Capitol Forum agenda.

House-passed bill would cost students college education
Millions of students would be forced to drop out of college, or would be prevented from going to college at all, under a bill passed last week by the U.S. House of Representatives, warned a coalition of national organizations including HACU. More>>

HACU International Conference held in Puerto Rico
More than 300 participants attended HACU's 9th International Conference, “Building Bridges for Cooperation in International Education,” in San Juan, Puerto Rico, last week. More>>

HSI and HSI STEM Pre-Application Workshop
Next week, the U.S. Department of Education will host a pre-application workshop for the FY 2011 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) and the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Programs. The workshop will provide eligible applicants information about preparing grant applications, purpose of each program, selection criteria, application content, submission procedures and reporting requirements. Register for the webinar. Workshops are scheduled for Thursday, March 10 -10:30 a.m. - noon EST and 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST. More>>

Planning underway for 25th Anniversary in San Antonio
HACU recently met with education supporters in San Antonio, Texas, who will serve on a Host & Planning Committee for HACU's 25th Annual Conference. "25 Years of Championing Hispanic Higher Education," being held Oct. 29-31, 2011 at the Grand Hyatt, San Antonio, Texas. More>>

Download a HACU Silver Anniversary Calendar of Events

HACU 25th Annual Conference reminders "25 Years of Championing Hispanic Higher Education," Oct. 29-31 Call for Presentations due next month Submit your proposal by April 15. More>>  Early Bird conference registration deadline - expires May 31 The deadline is also for registration for Student Track and  HACU's 10th Annual Latino Higher Education Leadership Institute, Oct. 29, 2011, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Gala tickets available 25th Anniversary Gala, Oct. 31, 2011, 6:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Tables and individual tickets are available.