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CAP Pushes the Success of Latinos and Minorities with New Book

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The Center for American Progress and PolicyLink released today “All-In Nation: An America that Works for All,” a new book that highlights the national conversation about demographic change, racial inequity and the economic benefits of ensuring the success of communities of color today. “Diversity drives innovation, encourages entrepreneurship, and creates new markets,” the new book […]

Latinovations Member Featured on CNN en Español Discussing Rise of Student Interest Rates

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Latinovations’s very own Jose Aristimuno was featured on CNN en Español yesterday to discuss how doubling student interest rates would be devastating for Latino students. Because nearly 67% of Latinos rely on financial aid to pay for college, the increase of interest on Subsidized Stafford loans from 3.4% to 6.8% will affect many Latino students […]

Latino College Enrollment Increases Along With Hispanic Serving Institutions

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          A recent study published by Excelencia in Education and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) stated that the number of Hispanic-Serving Institutions, or HSIs, increased by 14.5% in the past year. The research also suggests that the number of U.S. colleges and universities with 25% or higher Latino […]

Report: Teen Pregnancies Among Latinas are on the Decline

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            A new Pew Research Center report recently found that teen birth rates in Latinas have plunged at least 40%, contributing significantly to the nation’s record-low teen birth rate in nearly every state. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the current teen birth rate for all teens is […]

Univision Announces New Partnership with El Rey Network

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Univision Communications, Inc. announced that they would be making a strategic investment in partnering with El Rey Network, the up-and-coming network founded by director Robert Rodriguez. “Our partnership in El Rey Network is a testament to Univision’s culture of innovation, the power of our brand to live in both languages, and our constant quest to […]

CHCI Invite to Meet Pulitzer Prize Winning Author, Junot Díaz

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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Alumni Association will be holding an event titled “A Conversation with Junot Díaz” this Friday, May 17th in Washington, DC. The event will feature Pulitzer Prize winning author, Junot Díaz, and will raise funds to support CHCI’s Latino Leadership Programs. Díaz, born in the Dominican Republic and raised in […]

President Obama Nominates Thomas E. Perez as Next Secretary of Labor

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President Obama has nominated Thomas E. Perez as the next Secretary of Labor and if confirmed, would be the first and only Latino on the President’s second-term Cabinet team. Perez, a first-generation Dominican-American, was the lead of the Civil Rights Division in the Justice Department since 2009 and would replace former Secretary of Labor Hilda […]

Maria Cardona POLITIC365 “Gamechanger of the Day”

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Dewey Square Group Principal and Latinovations Founder Maria Cardona is featured today as POLITIC365 “Gamechanger of the Day”. Candidates selected for the POLITIC365 Gamechanger series are individuals who, through “keen focus, innovative ideas, and progressive action and advocacy, [are] actively engaged in shaping and improving America’s social, economic and political landscape.” Cardona joins individuals such […]

First Gay Latino Poet Selected as Inaugural Poet by President Obama

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President Obama has selected Richard Blanco to serve as the Inaugural Poet for his swearing-in ceremony, making him the youngest poet, as well as the first Latino and gay poet to have the honor. Blanco, 44 years old and Cuban-American, was chosen to write an original poem for the January 21st Inauguration, which will be […]