The Institute for Hispanic and International Communication

This page will provide you with links to organizations that are helpful to anyone interested in, or researching issues concerning Hispanics and International Communications. This list will grow as the institute grows so please check back with us often. If you have any links that you think might be appropriate for this page please email kent.wilkinson@ttu.edu.

These offices and organizations provide information or services related to the Institute’s goals.

Hispanic Student Society http://www.orgs.ttu.edu/hss/  (down on 8/3/07)

International Business Society  http://www.ibsociety.ba.ttu.edu/

Latino(a)/Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association www.orgs.ttu.edu/lhfsa
Endeavors to proportionally increase the presence and improve the opportunities for Latino(a)s/Hispanic individuals at Texas Tech University.

Mentor Tech http://www.depts.ttu.edu/mentortech/flash/
Encourages retention of students from underrepresented groups by pairing them with a faculty, staff or graduate student mentor.

Office of Institutional Diversity http://www.depts.ttu.edu/diversity/

Raiders Rojos http://www.raidersrojos.org/default.asp
Chapter of the Texas Tech Alumni Association promoting the retention and graduation attainment of Hispanic students within the Texas Tech University System.

Texas Tech Center for the Southwest  http://www.texastech.edu/ttcs/

Unidos por un mismo idioma (“United by a common language”)     http://www.orgs.ttu.edu/umi/about_us_history.html
Student organization supporting use of the Spanish language and understanding of its affiliated cultures among students, faculty, and staff.

Center for Spanish Language Media, University of North Texas www.spanishmedia.unt.edu
Focuses on providing education, conducting and disseminating research, and offering professional development opportunities to existing Spanish Language media practitioners.

Latinos and Media Project http://www.latinosandmedia.org/
Information and resources about a variety of issues related to Latinos and the media

National Association of Hispanic Journalists http://www.nahj.org/home/home.shtml
Organization dedicated to the recognition and professional advancement of Hispanics in the news industry.

Tomás Rivera Policy Institute http://www.trpi.org/
A non-profit research organization that advances critical, insightful thinking on key issues affecting Latino communities through objective, policy-relevant research, and its implications, for the betterment of the nation.

Hispanic Online http://www.hispaniconline.com/
The web site of Hispanic Magazine, a monthly magazine for and about Hispanics. The site covers news, events, and issues of interest to the Hispanic community.

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)  http://www1.lanic.utexas.edu/
Provides users access to comprehensive Latin American databases and information services on the internet. Includes an extensive Latin American country and subject directory and a section devoted to media and communication.

Portada  http://www.portada-online.com/
Hispanic advertising, marketing & media magazine, a source of news and analysis about the expansion of Hispanic print and digital media.