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Public schools are increasingly filled with black and Hispanic students, but the children identified as “gifted” in those schools are overwhelmingly white and Asian.

The numbers are startling. Black third graders are half as likely as whites to be included in programs for the gifted, and the deficit is nearly as large for Hispanics, according to work by two Vanderbilt researchers, Jason Grissom and Christopher Redding.

New evidence indicates that schools have contributed to these disparities by

Don’t feel like there are enough online magazines and media sites creating smart, critical and cultural content for Latinas? So did the mujeres behind these publications.

Ahead, find a few Latina-run online mags that are centering the race, gender, class, immigration and LGBTQIA+ stories you care about with language and visuals just for you. Oh, you’re welcome. READ MORE AT LATINA MAGAZINE

Hispanic purchasing power in the U.S. is $1.5 trillion, with a total population of 54 million. 26 million are on Facebook, 12 million on Twitter and 9.6 million on Instagram. And in 2016, the opportunity to capture this $1.5 trillion socially connected, mobile-first Hispanic consumer is larger than ever before.

From analytics and social listening to audience optimization – here are some of the important elements to consider when building a Hispanic Social Media Strategy in 2016. READ MORE AT MED

In the next 15 years, the Hispanic population in the United States is expected to grow by 20 million people, a rate of growth that is three times the national average. In Nashville, the Hispanic population in 2010 was 106,257 people, and is expected to grow to 326,609 people in a similar time period.

This makes the U.S. Hispanic population the fastest growing segment of the population, and one that will have a significant health care presence. Today, more than 10 million Hispanic Americans are e

For a long time the word “networking” scared me. I thought it meant showing up to conferences and shaking hands with strangers. Here’s what I did to get past the scary word and out in the world making new connections.

1. Start with your friends: Start with the connections you are comfortable with. Meet up with a close past coworker for coffee one morning to check in on how things are going. Mention your situation and ask if they have any recommendations. Before you leave, be sure to mention you’

As number of new Ph.D.s rises, the percentage of people earning a doctorate without a job waiting for them is up. While all disciplines face the problem, some have particularly high debt levels.

American universities awarded 54,070 research doctorates in 2014, the highest total in the 58 years that the National Science Foundation has sponsored the Survey of Earned Doctorates, a new edition of which was released Friday.
But while more doctorates are being awarded, the figures also point to transi

When one person’s life story is immortalized within the crisp white pages of a book, the results can be powerful.

That’s because memoirs and autobiographies can move readers who empathize with the author’s hardships, identity crisis, loss, trauma, triumphs and more. And when people see their own life experiences reflected in a book, it can be both cathartic and inspiring.

Many Latinas have shared their incredible life stories with the world in the form of prose over the years, and we picked some

Meet feature guests of the 2016 Banking and Finance Networking Forum being held on Thursday, April 07 at Vertigo Sky Lounge - rooftop indoor/outdoor lounge at the Dana Hotel and Spa Chicago. 

Olga Camargo, Managing Director, Toroso Investments

Olga is Managing Partner at Toroso Investments, LLC, a registered investment advisor firm. Toroso is committed to providing its clients with strategies that allow them to express their economic point of view, consistent with their risk tolerance and time

We’ve all heard it a thousand times – it’s all about who you know. If you’re looking for your next internship or your first job come graduation, networking is a fundamental part of landing that next professional opportunity. Here are 10 tips on networking the right way.

1. Don’t be afraid. Striking up a conversation with another professional can be intimidating. Many students and young professionals assume that the other person wants nothing to do with them. However, this is generally not the ca

It has nothing to do with the Denver Broncos' signing Latino quarterback Mark Sanchez this offseason, but there's no doubt the population of Colorado's capital city has undergone major changes in the past generation.

More than 30 percent of the city is Hispanic now, according to recent Pew research. Many of these are second- and third-generation Mexican-Americans.

Latino sports fans have traditionally been some of the most loyal and passionate in the scene, and while many Hispanics in Denver wil

The United States has been — and continues to be — one of the most popular destinations for immigrants from around the world. Immigrants from Latin American countries and other Spanish-speaking people in particular have become one of the nation’s fastest growing demographics. The United States may be a good place to live compared to many other countries, but every new wave of immigrants — along with second and third generation Hispanic Americans — continues to face various levels of discriminati

“I was always quiet and often felt shy at events, meetings and even parties,” said Rosa Baez-Lopez, long-time member of the Society for Human Resource Management and vice president of HR at Clearbrook, a Chicago-area social services agency.

“I started as the receptionist for another agency and was working with Carl LaMell, the new bookkeeper, who always encouraged me. At community events and fundraisers, I’d watch him approach, greet and talk to all people regardless of their titles. He was a me

It’s not enough to know what your members and prospective members want. Today, it’s just as important to know how they want it. For credit unions in pursuit of a relationship with the highly influential and growing Hispanic consumer segment, that how is most likely digital.

When designing a digital strategy targeting Hispanic Millennials, it’s important to consider both language and culture. While most are likely to speak Spanish in the home, Hispanic Millennials are proficient in English and co

Technology companies employ strikingly few black and Hispanic workers. They blame the recruitment pipeline, saying there aren’t enough of them graduating with relevant degrees and applying for tech jobs.

Yet the data show that there are many more black and Hispanic students majoring in computer science and engineering than work in tech jobs. So why aren’t they being hired?

Those who enter the candidate pipeline fall out somewhere along the way — and the culture and recruiting methods of tech com

A lot of people do not go to networking events. Some of them stay away because they’re shy, or because they can’t stand the noise of a loud room. Other people avoid networking events because they’ve had bad experiences. Unfortunately, there are bad networkers in every city and they tend to show up at networking events and annoy the rest of the crowd!

Here are ten things never to do at a networking event.

Blast your audio business card at a new acquaintance

A networking event is a place to practi

Ethnicity in the US is notoriously difficult for demographers to classify, and it’s getting tougher as the country becomes more diverse.

New research shows that Latinos, if categorized as such based on their birthplace and their parents’ and grandparents’ countries of origin rather than the ethnicity they self-identify with, are actually more educated than current US Census data suggest. And that means they may have a better quality of life than people realize.

“To some extent we’re understating

In 15 years, California expects to be about 1.1 million college graduates short of the number needed to fill jobs that require at least a bachelor’s degree.

Already, the nation’s most populous state is a minority-majority state — one in which racial and ethnic minorities comprise more than half the population. And blacks, Hispanics and American Indians not only are less likely to go to college, but their graduation rates are also lower than that of whites.

California is a bellwether for a nation

The Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) headquartered here has expanded its entrepreneurship programs and services to startup and emerging women business owners in DuPage, Kane, Will and Kendall counties. Its office in the Aurora Chamber of Commerce building at 43 W. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora houses the second Women’s Business Center in the State of Illinois. The first WBC in Illinois is located at WBDC headquarters, 8 S. Michigan Av., in Chicago.

The WBDC is supported by funding fr

"Never talk to the person again" isn't on this list.​

Give yourself homework.

Paper beats your mind palace. "The more notes you take," says Vicki Salemi, career expert for Monster, "the easier it will be both for you to recall the conversation and for your new connection to remember you when you follow up." That means as soon as he or she scoots away (hopefully not in relief), you whip out Evernote and jot down highlights from the conversation, such as how you bonded over Stravinsky and shoe hor

The recent post, 20 Things Every First-Generation Latino College Student Should Know, really inspired me to reflect on my own experience as a first-generation Latina college graduate. I noticed, however, that the list spoke to current college students and decided to share my personal response with advice to soon-to-be first-generation Latino college graduates about the journey ahead. This is the advice that I wish I had read as a college senior and 22-year-old, and advice that I now share with y