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Capitol Forum 2011 photos

Presentations from HACU's 2011 Capitol Forum

Preconference: Federal Agency Funding Opportunities Workshop

U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Presented by Stephanie Willett
U.S. Department of Education - Presented by Peter Fusscas
National Endowment for the Humanities - Presented by Rebecca Boggs
U.S. Department of Energy - Presented by Bill Valdez

Capitol Forum:

Changing Demographics in the U.S. and the Impact on Congress - presented by Dr. Richard Fry, Pew Hispanic Center
Workforce Investment Boards, NAWB & HACU - presented by Ron Painter, CEO, National Association of Workforce Boards
Key Legislative Proposals in the 112th Congress: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act - presented by Dr. Sharon Robinson, President and CEO, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

Capitol Forum 2010 photos

Presentations from HACU's 2010 Capitol Forum:

Hispanics in the United States - presented by Roberto Ramirez, Chief Ethnicity and Ancestry Branch, U.S. Bureau of the Census
Congressional Appropriations Process - presented by Carmen Feliciano, Chief of Staff, Congressman Pedro Pierluisi
U.S. Department of Labor Federal Agency Update - presented by Daphne Y. Jefferson, Administrator, Office of Financial and Administrative Management
National Endowment for the Humanities - presented by Rebecca Boggs, Senior Program Officer, Division of Education Programs
DHS Office of University Programs Minority Serving Institutions Initiatives - presented by Seema Thomas, Support for Education Program Director, Office of University Programs, Department of Homeland Security

Book recommendation: Language, Culture, and Community in Teacher Education, edited by Maria Estela Brisk, Published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates/Taylor & Francis Group for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

Capitol Forum 2009 photos

Presentations from HACU's 2009 Capitol Forum:

Hispanic Demographics, Education, and the Workforce, presented by Mark Hugo Lopez of the Pew Hispanic Center
2009 Title V Information, presented by the U.S. Department of Education
College Admissions 411: Rumbo a la Universidad – is a Spanish-language television series produced by HITN in partnership with HACU that provides U.S. Latinos with a step-by-step guide for applying to college. The 10-part series will be launched in May 2009. To view a three-minute promo presented at the Capitol Forum, click here for English; click here for Spanish.

Capitol Forum 2008 photos

Presentations from HACU's 2008 Capitol Forum:

Hispanic Demographics and the Workforce, presented by Rakesh Kochhar of the Pew Hispanic Center
State Policy: The Budget Process, presented by David Shreve of the National Conference of State Legislatures

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