Kathryn F. Galan Leads Preeminent Latino Media Organization

First Person:
By Dr. Al Carlos Hernández

    Kathryn is the executive director of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers, a national not-for-profit arts service organization dedicated to the support and development of Latino/a film, television, documentary, and new media makers. The National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) is a national membership organization that addresses the professional needs of Latino/Latina independent producers.

Accidental Academic Success Is Too Risky

<p><strong>The College Board </strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With students gearing up to apply to colleges this fall, it struck me that despite minimal guidance — from the types of courses to the exams we should have taken — my four siblings and I all went to college. Yet a lack of guidance about the college-going process often sabotages academic opportunities for many students.</p>

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Hispanic Democrats saved the day in California, Nevada, and Colorado

Editorial:

   No matter how you look at the elections on Tuesday, Latinos/Hispanics played a huge role. While the rest of the country was going red –Republican – the states of California, Nevada, and Colorado bucked the national trend and voted Democratic. Latino votes saved Harry Reid with a 9-1 Latino voter margin in a tough Senate race in Nevada. Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado defeated conservative Tom Tancredo in his bid for governor, with Hispanics accounting for 6 percent of the overall vote.