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UCs Receive Federal Grant to Hire More Hispanic Professors

April 12, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif.—University of California (UC)–Irvine announced in March it is joining three other UCs in using $2.3 million in federal grants to hire more Hispanic professors, citing ‘bias’ and unfair ‘barriers’ for lower numbers of Hispanic professors on UC campuses. The effort is part of UC HIRE, an alliance across four UC campuses aimed at…

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Former Spokesman for Democratic DC Mayor Switches Parties Over Biden’s Leadership

December 3, 2021
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A former spokesman for Washington D.C. Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser says Joe Biden’s presidency has led him to switch political parties. He also voted for GOP businessman Glenn Youngkin, who defeated Terry McAuliffe last month to become Virginia’s next governor. “The reason I switched parties is because of everything that’s going on in the country…

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Made for the Devout: The Gloriously Colorful World of Hispanic Sacred Sculptures

November 25, 2021
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Unpainted stone, marble, or bronze sculptures dominate Western sacred art, largely thanks to Renaissance giants such as Donatello and Michelangelo, Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova. Therefore, when we think of sacred art, polychrome sculptures may not be at the forefront of our minds—unless we’ve spent time in Latin America or…

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Luna Talks: A Lifetime in the Making

April 28, 2021
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Commentary If you would’ve told me even five years ago that I would be political, let alone one of the most prominent conservative Hispanic leaders in the country, I probably would’ve laughed. The truth is, I never anticipated being here. But, like most life events, you never anticipate incredible things happening. And little did I…

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US Returns 280 Pre-Hispanic Archaeological Pieces to Mexico

March 11, 2021
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MEXICO CITY—Mexico has received 280 pre-Hispanic archaeological pieces that were in the United States, amid efforts by authorities to recover part of the country’s cultural heritage, the Mexican government said. The pieces are at the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in Mexico City where they will be studied and cataloged, the government said…

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