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Your information source on improving Latino educational success

Welcome! Bienvenidos!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.

Examples of Excelencia 2007     

DEADLINE EXTENDED: The Examples of Excelencia initiative identifies and honors programs that are in the forefront of increasing achievement for Latino students in higher education. Learn more and make your nomination for our 2008 Examples of Excelencia by May 16, 2008.

Choosing HSIs: A Closer Look at Latino Students’ College Choices

Second in Excelencia Series on Hispanic Serving Institutions

Choosing HSIsAbout half of all Latino undergraduates in 2003-04 chose to enroll in the 6 percent of institutions of higher education known as Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). However, most of these students don’t realize they have enrolled at a Hispanic serving college and few Latinos attending HSIs base their enrollment decisions on campus classification.
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VOCES (Voices) : A Profile of Today's Latino College Students

VocesProvides a synthesis of national data and the perspectives of Latino students speaking in their own voice about college affordability and opportunity. Part of the Excelencia project, Higher Education's Capacity and Affordability for Latino Students supported by Lumina Foundation for Education, VOCES (Voices) offers policy makers and institutional leaders new information to better serve this generation of Latino college goers. Learn More or Download Report.

"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