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FSU experts available to discuss National Hispanic Heritage Month

Published: September 9, 2021 | 4:33 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Florida State University’s Lilian Garcia-Roig, an internationally recognized visual artist specializing in painting from the College of Fine Arts.

National Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off September 15 and will bring with it a celebration of the culture, history and contributions of those citizens whose ancestors came from Mexico, South and Central America, the Caribbean and Spain. September 15 is a significant date in Hispanic culture as it is the anniversary of independence for Costa Rica, Guatemala, […]

FSU presents inaugural Latinx Cultural Celebration

Published: September 11, 2019 | 2:11 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Florida State University will host its inaugural Latinx Cultural Celebration on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

Florida State University will host its inaugural Latinx Cultural Celebration, an opportunity to gather in honor of Latinx members, their contributions and history, on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The goal of the Latinx Celebration is to bring the university and Tallahassee communities together to enhance cultural awareness, increase knowledge and share untold stories of the Latinx […]

FSU promotes diversity through largest cohort of McKnight fellows in recent history

Published: April 7, 2017 | 10:31 am | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Florida State University is helping cultivate some of FSU’s best and brightest minority doctoral students in partnership with the Florida Education Fund’s McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program. In one of its biggest cohorts in recent years Florida State University currently has 10 doctoral fellows and four dissertation fellows within the 2016-2017 McKnight Fellows class. The goal […]

Military service is a bridge to better pay for some women

Published: March 8, 2017 | 10:42 am | Posted in: Education & Society

Minority women who traditionally earn less than their white and Asian counterparts can earn just as much money, if not more, after serving in the military, according to a new Florida State University study. Irene Padavic, FSU’s Claude & Mildred Pepper Distinguished Professor of Sociology, and former FSU graduate student Anastasia Prokos found […]

Family dynamics cause major stress for Latino immigrant families

Published: April 14, 2016 | 4:05 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Commitment to family is both a driving force and source of hardship for Latino immigrants, according to a Florida State University researcher. Threats to familismo — deeply held cultural beliefs about the centrality of family in daily life — are often a major source of stress for immigrants and can have a negative impact […]

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