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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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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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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 E-Mail - HACU's Web Access E-mail |
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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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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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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. |
