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George Isidore Sánchez (1906–1972) was a pioneer in American educational scholarship and civil rights activism, originally from the state of New Mexico.He served on the faculty of the University of New Mexico, held several concurrent teaching, chair, and dean positions at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) from 1940 until his death.
When it first opened, Lanier had virtually an all White student base with a highly active FFA chapter, but over the years it has become a primarily Mexican-American school with over 85% of its students being Hispanic. [2] The AISD Board of Trustees voted on March 24, 2019, to rename the school Juan Navarro High School.
In the 1970s white flight to Westlake and other suburbs of Austin that were majority white began. In 1970 the student body of AISD was 65% non-Hispanic (Anglo) white. [16] In the late 1970s the student body was 57% non-Hispanic white, 26% Hispanic and Latino, and 15% African-American. [17]
But UT Austin, Texas’ flagship, only enrolled enough Hispanic undergraduates to qualify as a Hispanic Serving Institution, or HSI, in 2021, 138 years after it was founded. To be an HSI, at least ...
According to U.S. Census Bureau figures, about 20.1% of Oklahoma City’s population is Hispanic. Castillo said the Latino community in Oklahoma City is comparatively young when compared to groups ...
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the largest and oldest Hispanic and Latin-American civil rights organization in the United States. [2] It was established on February 17, 1929, in Corpus Christi, Texas, largely by Hispanics returning from World War I who sought to end ethnic discrimination against Latinos in the United States.
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University Faculty Award (formerly Outstanding Latino/a Faculty in Higher Education Award) (Research Institutions) [14] Founding President's Award; Book of the Year Award [15] William Aguilar Cultural Arts Award [16] Outstanding Support of Hispanic Issues Award [17] Alfredo G. de los Santos Jr. Distinguished Leadership Award [18] [19] [20] [21]