Tag: #Alamocolleges
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Declining Latino male college enrollment causes concern
By Yuriria Mota Pulse Staff Reporter Despite the large Hispanic/Latino population in Texas, enrollment and retention in higher education is low, and the Latino male college population is declining. Men are usually seen as the breadwinners. People with a Hispanic/Latino heritage or culture know that men are seen as the ‘jefes’ (bosses) of the house.…
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EDUC 1300 and e-books spur controversy
By Sandra Piñedo Pulse Staff Reporter Disagreement among faculty and students at the five Alamo Colleges and the administration at the district offices focused on two central issues this spring semester: an EDUC 1300 learning framework course and mandatory adoption of electronic textbooks for 18 pilot courses. On April 8, 2014, Dr. Bruce Leslie, chancellor…