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Brain Acts the Same Whatever the Language
Over decades, neuroscientists have created a well-defined map of the brain’s “language network,” or the regions of the brain that are specialized for processing...
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Offer High Economic Mobility
A recently published report from think tank Third Way, based in Washington, DC, shows that Hispanic-serving universities provide students more opportunity for economic mobility...
How Schools Can Best Help Students in Deep Poverty
About 7% of American children are living in deep poverty— that’s more than five million children across the US. The Learning Policy Institute, a...
AATSP-Florida to Host First Annual Conference Sep. 1-3
On September 1-3, the Florida chapter of the AATSP will host its first annual conference. The theme is "Valuing Our Roots and Building Our...
Portuguese in Africa
While Nigerians of Brazilian heritage in Lagos are embracing Portuguese, speakers of the language in Guinea-Bissau say they are being discriminated against, as employers...
Portuguese Museums Rise North and South
The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture at UMass Dartmouth is in the planning stages for a new Museum of the Portuguese-Speaking World to...
New Network Launches to Consolidate US Spanish Media
Last month, Latino Media Network (LMN), a media company focused on content creation, talent incubation, and distribution across multiple platforms, announced its formation. Founded...
Dread and Delight as Québec Passes Strict French Law
Called Bill 96, Canada’s Québec province passed into law its fiercely fought French language bill last month. The new law will impose penalties on...
Mental Health Services in Spanish Decline
According to a study published last month in the journal Psychiatric Services (https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.202100614), between 2014 and 2019, the proportion of US centers offering mental...
