SiS Newsletter - January 2010 - Bill for fy 2010 will favour

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  1. SiS Newsletter - January 2010
  2. Bill for fy 2010 will favour (current position)
  3. Spanish instruction continues
  4. New Guidelines of the
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  8. Institution Profile:
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Online University gets better resultsBill for fy 2010 will favour Hispanic-Serving Institutions

President Obama signed on December 16 the omnibus spending bill sent to him by the United States Congress for FY 2010 appropriations.

Federal programs for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) are undergoing a historic increase in their budgets. Undergraduate institutions will increase their budget in 25.9%, reaching the $117,429,000 (from $ 93 million in FY 2009). On the other hand, graduate institutions funding will be $10.5 million. The Omnibus Spending Bill also includes $6,520,000 designated to the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program (HSIAC).

This is good news both for beneficiary institutions as for students who want to learn Spanish, since they will have more opportunities and options to learn the way that better suits them. It opens doors to the teaching of Spanish in a country where much of the population has Hispanic origins.

 

 

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