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By the year 2025, nearly one-quarter of the nation’s college-age population will be Latino. But not enough are earning college and university degrees. Accelerating Latino student success now–and for the next 15 years–is vital to our national interest. To ensure the high caliber of tomorrow’s workforce and civic leadership, Excelencia in Education links research, policy, and practice to inform policymakers and institutional leaders and promotes policies and practices that support higher educational achievement for Latino students and all students.

Leading in a Changing America: Presidential Perspectives from Hispanic-Serving Institutions Serving Latino and Other Nontraditional Students New report portrays the leadership choices by a select group of college and university presidents who are on the front lines of the changing higher education landscape and offers pragmatic approaches for serving first generation, college-going students. Read the Press Release. Download the publication. Learn more about HSIs.

The Condition of Latinos in Education: 2008 Factbook Snapshot of Latino Students' Current Educational Progress Synthesizing national and public data to provide a snapshot of the educational progress, strengths, and areas of need for America’s fastest growing and youngest population - Latinos. The Factbook provides a baseline profile to focus on Latino human capital. Download the entire Factbook. Download individual Fact Sheets. 2008 Factbook was developed with financial support from the United States Secret Service.

As part of the Growing What Works initiative, Excelencia in Education will award twenty (20) $50,000 Wal-Mart SEMILLAS grants to replicate promising practices at campuses in 2009-2010. Watch for announcements in July. Learn more.

"In just a short time, Excelencia has played a vital role in higher education policy by focusing policymakers and higher education leaders on the needs of Latino students, and supporting states and institutions whenever and wherever they are needed."
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—The Honorable Richard W. Riley,
Former U.S. Secretary of Education
Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP