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Higher ed gender gap seems stable--except for Hispanics

• March 9, 2010By Valerie Strauss   A new study shows that the gender gap in higher education--females outnumber males--may have stabilized.According to the report by the American Council on Education’s Center for Policy Analysis, the distribution of enrollment and undergraduate degrees by gender has remained consistent since about 2000.Ten years ago males represented 43 percent of enrollment in higher education--and earned 43 percent of the bachelor’s degrees, according to the report, [...]

NFL's return could be link to Latinos

• March 9, 2010By James WagnerFor years, America's most popular sport, professional football, has sought to spread into more Latino households.At the same time, a local billionaire, Ed Roski Jr., has been hoping to end Los Angeles' NFL curse by buying and moving an existing team here.So is heavily Latino Los Angeles County an ideal place for this expansion? With Latinos nationwide not only growing in number but also in spending power, some argue this region may be a great place for [...]

NY Group Tells U.S. Afro-Latinos to 'Check Both!' in 2010 Census

• March 9, 2010Source: Redding News ReviewIn an effort to achieve an accurate count of Afro-Latinos in the United States Census, the nonprofit afrolatin@ forum has produced a series of public service announcements that call on Latinos of African descent to identify as both Hispanic and Black on the 2010 form.By proclaiming “Check Both!/¡Chequea las dos!” the bilingual spots highlight the importance for Latin@s of African descent to self-identify as such on the Census. The count has [...]

Pre-bedtime routines include sex, work and worrying: New study breaks down sleep habits by ethnicity

• March 9th 2010BY Issie LapowskyDoes race matter in the bedroom? A new study says it might.The National Sleep Foundation has just released a study indicating that while some ethnic groups are more likely to get it on at night, others are more likely to get some Z’s, according to a LiveScience report.The study also revealed some information about how sleep disorders affect different ethnicities. "There's enough research out there to suggest there may be ethnic differences in sleep [...]

Latino voters can't wait till mañana, Obama

• March 9, 2010By Stewart J LawrenceImmigration reform advocates have been abuzz with the news that President Obama is to meet with Republican senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic senator Charles Schumer at the White House later this week. But insiders say the closed door meeting, which the president requested, is largely for show. Officially, Graham and Schumer say they need two more GOP co-sponsors for their bill, which includes a sweeping legalisation programme for undocumented immigrants, [...]

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