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¡Adelante! U.S. Education Leadership Fund - ¡Adelante! offers scholarships in business-related fields, leadership training and internships for college juniors and seniors |
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American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) - the association of Tribal Colleges and Universities. |
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The Alliance for Equity in Higher Education - a policy-based coalition comprised of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), and the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO). |
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American Association of Community Colleges |
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ASPIRA - The ASPIRA Association, Inc. is the only national nonprofit organization devoted solely to the education and leadership development of Puerto Rican and other Latino youth. |
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Association of Mexican American Educators (AMAE) - The mission of the Association of Mexican American Educators, Inc. is to insure equal access to a quality education at all levels for the Mexican American/Latino students where cultural and linguistic diversity is recognized and respected.
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Campus Green Builder - To advance green building on your campus visit this site, developed by Second Nature and funded by The Kresge Foundation. |
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Chicano/Latino Network (CLNET) - The Chicano/Latino Network (CLNET) is a general Latino Focused Internet site serving all segments of the community. |
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Civil Survival - Legal Education for Everyone |
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College Playbook - AARP provides students with a game plan to enter college, graduate and elevate their financial position, as well as that of their family. |
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Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) - is a nonprofit and nonpartisan educational organization established in 1978. Its mission is the development of the next generation of Latino leadership. |
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Council of Latino Agencies - Their mission is to support and promote its members for the betterment of the community, and act as a voice of the Latino community in the District of Columbia. |
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COSSMHO - Hispanic Health Link - Connecting communities and creating change.
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DiscoverLaw.org - a Law School Admission Council campaign to encourage racially and ethnically diverse students to discover career opportunities in law and choose a path in undergraduate school to help them succeed. |
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EthnicMajority.com - Their mission is to empower African, Hispanic (Latino), and Asian Americans to achieve advancement in politics, business, at work, and society in general. |
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The National GEM Consortium - The National GEM Consortium is a nonprofit dedicated to providing graduate engineering and science fellowships to underrepresented minorities -- including Latinos, African Americans, and Native Americans -- since 1976. |
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Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) - HERC represents over 500 colleges and universities who are working together to promote diversity hiring. |
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HireDiversity - HireDiversity is a national diversity recruitment service that links qualified candidates from entry to senior-level positions with Fortune 500 companies. |
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Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility - their mission is the inclusion of Hispanics in Corporate America at a level commensurate with our economic contributions. |
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HACU Portal - Portal for HACU team members |
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The Hispanic Center, Inc., a nonprofit corporation located in Pittsburgh, started its work in July 2001, to assist families who wish to successfully relocate to southwestern Pennsylvania |
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Hispanic Educational Telecommunications System (HETS - HETS is a consortium of fifteen colleges and universities in the US and Puerto Rico for distance learning. |
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Hispanic Educational Telecommunications System (HETS) Virtual Plaza- Visit the HETS Virtual Plaza. |
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JULIAN SAMORA RESEARCH INSTITUTE - is committed to the generation, transmission, and application of knowledge to serve the needs of Latino communities in the Midwest. |
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League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) - was formed in 1929. Their mission is to advance the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of the Hispanic population of the United States. |
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Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MECHA) - their main objective is to provide a feeling of community and security, while increasing the recruitment and retention of Oregon Chicanos/as. |
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National Association of College Auxilliary Services - NACAS is committed to enhancing the profession of auxiliary and campus support services in higher education. The Association strives to create a better higher education environment by providing timely information, new knowledge and better networking opportunities for its members |
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NACME, Inc. - NACME's mission is to increase the representation of African Americans, American Indians and Latinos in the nation's engineering work force. |
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National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) - the association of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. |
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National Center for Institutional Diversity - The National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID) catalyzes innovative approaches to diversity challenges and opportunities within the university, other major social institutions, the nation, and the world |
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National Community College Hispanic Council (NCCHC)The mission of NCCHC is to increase the number of successful Hispanic leaders in America’s community colleges through leadership development. NCCHC offer s a Leadership Fellows Program, an Annual Leadership Symposium, a Newsletter (printed/issued 3 to 4 times per year) and much more. |
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NALEO Educational Fund - The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund was established in 1981 to promote the participation of Latinos in the nation's civic life |
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National Hispanic Business Information Clearinghouse - provides Latino entrepreneurs and small business owners with top-rated business resources |
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National Institute for Latino Policy - formerly the Institute of Puerto Rican Policies (IPRNET), a private independent nonpartisan and nonprofit policy center to address Latino issues. |
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The National Latino Communications Center (NLCC) - is a media arts production resource center that supports, produces and syndicates Latino programming for public television. Its purpose is to empower Latinos in the U.S. throughout the broadcast communications media |
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The National Society of Hispanic MBAs - the premier Hispanic MBA professional business network for economic and philanthropic advancement. |
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National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign - launched in 1998 by the White House Office of National Drug Control policy, the initiative aims to educate and empower all youth to reject illegal drugs. Spanish language site at: http://www.laantidroga.com/. |
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The PhD Project - The PhD Project's mission is to increase the diversity of corporate America by increasing the diversity of business school faculty. |
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Legal Shield - Legal Shield can provide HACU-member institution faculty and staff with protection of their legal rights, security for their families, and peace of mind, through access to an experienced law firm. In addition, your employees are protected from identity theft, the fastest growing crime in the U.S. |
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The Princeton Review - helps students at every stage of their educational careers to improve their performance in the classroom and on standardized tests. Through their website, they also help parents, teachers, students and schools navigate the complexities of school admissions. The Princeton Review offers HACU members a 10 percent discount on select courses. |
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Reading First Teacher Education Network (RFTEN) - Since 2003, the project, administered by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), has used a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help education faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Hispanic-serving Institutions infuse scientifically-based reading (SBRR) strategies into their curricula. Today, RFTEN partners with 38 selected, NCATE-accredited colleges and universities committed to raising reading achievement among pre-kindergarten to grade 12 students and to training teacher candidates who will ultimately be agents of change in the struggle to close the nation's achievement gap. |
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Revista de Libros - Revista de Libros is the leading Spanish book review magazine in Spain and Latin America. Our electronic edition collects together more than 4,500 articles contributed since 1996 by over 1,000 leading Hispanic (hispanoamericanos) writers and theorists. Its range is unique—covering world politics and the global economy; history, social theory and philosophy; art, aesthetics and sciences; cinema and literature, among other issues. |
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Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) - is the leading social-technical organization whose primary function is to enhance and achieve the potential of Hispanics in engineering, math and science. |
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TAMACC - promotes the growth development and success of local Hispanic chambers of commerce and serves as the leading advocate of Hispanic business in Texas. |
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University of Texas - Latin American Network Information Center (UT-LANIC) - provides users with access to academic databases and information services throughout the Internet world. |
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The USDA Faculty and Student Team (FaST) Program - funded by the US Department of Agriculture, Hispanic-Serving Institutions Division, provides generous summer research fellowships for teams of faculty and students from designated HSI universities to national research labs. |
