Events Archive
The First, The Finest, The Future
October 1-3, 2008
University Continuing Education Association, Mid Atlantic Regional Conference
Wilmington, DE
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Distinguished Lecture Series: The South Texas Initiative - A Retrospective
September 19, 2008
Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College
Uvalde, TX
Council for Opportunity in Education 27th Annual Conference
Session: Plugging the Leaks in the Postsecondary Pipeline for Underrepresented Minority Males
September 18, 2008
Washington, DC
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How to become a "Diversity Champion" Campus
September 17, 2008
Diversity Strategies Webinar Series
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Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media
September 13, 2008
New York, NY
Idaho Summit on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Students
July 24-25, 2008
Boise State University
Boise, ID
NALEO 25th Annual Conference
June 25-28, 2008
Washington, DC
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US Dept of Education: Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance Roundtable
June 13, 2008
Nashville, TN
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The Chronicle Executive Leadership Forum
Will your college close in 2012? Surviving the demographic shift.
With the number of high-school graduates expected to peak next year, colleges are bracing for a demographic shift that could severely affect their bottom lines. Fewer college applicants will be white and wealthy. Fewer will be from New England, a traditional breeding ground for private colleges in the East. A detailed look at the next generation of college students is discussed; information that is critical for institutional decision makers.
June 8, 2008
Washington, DC
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TG Annual Training Conference
April 23-25, 2008
Austin, TX
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Florida Statewide NELI Policy Institute
April 11-13, 2008
Miami, FL
Southwest Regional Title V / HSI Conference
March 27-29, 2008
Albuquerque, NM
Innovative Educators - Latino Students: Promoting Access and Success
Sessions: From Ugly Betty to the Higher Education Act: National Perspectives on Promoting Latino Access and Success & Latinos' Aversion to Borrowing to Pay for College: What Do We Know and What Can We Do?
March 27-28, 2008
San Diego, CA
American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education - 3rd Annual National Conference
Plenary Session: Critical Transition for STEM Students: Two-year Colleges to Universities
March 6-8, 2008
Miami, FL
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Dialogue on Diversity Public Policy Forum 2008
The Heat Comes Early: Civil Discourse in a Contentious Year
March 6, 2008
Washington, DC
Examples of Excelencia Showcase
Accelerating Latino Student Success in Higher Education
March 5, 2008 8:00 - 10:30AM
Roots for Change: Pennsylvania Latino Education Agenda 2012
La Cumbre Latina de Educación
December 10-11, 2007
Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, PA
NASA's Office of Education Pre-Launch Forum:
Attracting Hispanic Students to STEM Disciplines and Careers
December 4-5, 2007
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
National Commission on Adult Literacy:
Empowering All Americans
December 4, 2007
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington, DC
MA Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
November 7 - 9, 2007
Newton, MA
The TRPI 4th Annual Education Conference
Practical Tools to Increase Latino College
Access and Success
Monday, October 15, 2007
The Long Beach Convention Center
Long Beach, California
Double the Numbers 2007 Conference: Jobs For the Future
L'Enfant Plaza Hotel
October 4: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
October 5: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
2007 Examples of Excelencia Celebración and Symposium
October 9-10, 2007, Los Angeles, CA
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) 2007 Public Policy Conference
October 1-2, 2007,
Washington, DC
General Session: “Leading Practices: Latinos Achieving in Education”
Monday, October 2, 2007
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Hispanics and Education: Opportunities and Challenges
October 1, 2007, Syracuse, NY
Onondaga Community College
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
2007 Hispano/Latino Issues Conference
August 30, 2007, Columbia, SC
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Press Conference and VOCES: Hearing from Latino Students About College
June 12, 2007, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
To ensure the high caliber of tomorrow’s workforce and civic leadership, Excelencia in Education, supported by a grant from the Lumina Foundation for Education, is examining perspectives on the affordability of higher education for Latino students. This event was offered in collaboration with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and the Hispanic College Fund.
Accelerating Latino Student Success in Higher Education
March 20, 2007 Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
Congressman Ruben Hinojosa's comments from Excelencia's first in a new series of briefings to highlight successful efforts to boost college access and achievement for Latino students.
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California Policy Options to Accelerate Latino Student Success
January 24, 2007, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
New analysis proposes a range of policy options to expand college access, particularly for California's Latino population, an issue that will have a significant impact on the state’s – and the nation’s – economic future. Briefing presented with the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute, the California Policy Research Center in cooperation with the California Institute.
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Inventing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) : The Basics
March 9, 2006 Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
Panel discussed the emergence and role of Hispanic Serving Institutions is educating Latino students. Speakers included Rep. Rubén Hinojosa, Ricardo R. Fernandez, Jose Jaime Rivera, Deborah Santiago and Sarita Brown Presented in cooperation with the American Youth Policy Forum
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Higher Expectations: Improving Achievement and Opportunities for Hispanic Students
February 19-20, 2004, Washington, DC
More than 150 Latino policymakers and education grantmakers met to examine Latino educational success and address strategies to work together to improve PreK-16 Latino student achievement. The convening, Higher Expectations: Improving Achievement and Opportunities for Hispanic Students, provided the means to examine how funders have stimulated changes in education policies and practices pertinent to Latino achievement. Excelencia in Education’s inaugural performance as organizer and agenda setter served as a model for applying knowledge to public policy and institutional practice.
