WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new report released today examines the current state of Latinos in higher education and suggests what needs to change to successfully produce an educated workforce that meets the country's growing demands.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Excelencia in Education honored the winners of the 2009 "Examples of Excelencia." Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that identifies and recognizes programs that are proven to accelerate Latino student success at the associate, baccalaureate and graduate levels and shares this information with educators and policymakers. Winning programs receive $5,000 and are profiled in a publication released by Excelencia in Education.
Leading national policy organizations announced today new efforts to identify why so many young Americans drop out of college and to propose new policies and practices necessary to help low-income, African American, and Hispanic students complete their educations. These efforts are funded by more than $6.4 million in grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Strategic partnerships between industry and community colleges that engage younger Hispanic immigrants can boost our economy by training an important proportion of U.S. workers for future jobs. This report looks at six innovative partnerships throughout the country that others should consider.
This study by the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) and Excelencia in Education, Student Aversion to Borrowing: Who Borrows and Who Doesn't reveals the demographic and enrollment characteristics of undergraduate students who are least likely to borrow for college and highlights tradeoffs they may face.
Eight higher education institutions along the U.S.- Mexico border in Texas lead the nation in enrolling and awarding degrees to Latino students, a new report finds. Released today by Excelencia in Education, the report notes that while these institutions are among the best in the nation overall, their success with Latino students has not been recognized.
Growing What Works, a new national initiative from Excelencia in Education today announced a $1.49 million grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation. The grant will be used by the Growing What Works initiative to provide the start-up funding for programs designed to increase the higher education success rate of Latinos in the United States.
The National College Access Network is pleased to announce two new board members: Sarita Brown and Elizabeth Morgan. Both bring unique backgrounds to the NCAN Board of Directors. Brown and Morgan are appointed members and will serve through the 2009 annual meeting.
The study, Choosing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs): A Closer Look at Latino Students’ College Choices, investigates choices made by high-achieving Latino college students to better understand why so many of them are located at such a small number of institutions.
Although the percentage of Latino students receiving financial aid for college is at an all-time high, Latinos receive the lowest average federal aid awards of any racial or ethnic group, according to a new report released today by Excelencia in Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.
WASHINGTON - August 10, 2005 - Although the percentage of Latino students receiving financial aid for college is at an all-time high, Latinos receive the lowest average federal aid awards of any racial or ethnic group, according to a new report released today by Excelencia in Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.
Initiatives to better understand the choices Latino students make in higher education and the leadership practices that will help them succeed in postsecondary education.
