Bennett: 'There's no further place from schools than the Capitol' Published By Education Dive April 30, 2018 Sen. Michael Bennet (CO) was one of several higher education and policy leaders who spoke during The Hill and Excelencia in Education's event, Latinos in College: Closing the Graduation Gap, all of whom focused in on the goal of closing achievement gaps for not only Latino students, but all those coming from underserved communities. While every speaker brought his or her own perspective to the table, the consensus was that more work needs to be done to get legislators and institutional leaders on the same page, because as Bennet said during the event, "There is no place in the universe that's further from schools than the Capitol." Read more about Bennett: 'There's no further place from schools than the Capitol'
Success of Hispanic-serving colleges, universities needs to go beyond enrollment, graduation Published By NBC News September 11, 2018 It’s not enough to increase Latino college and university enrollment or graduation numbers; higher educators need to prepare the ever-expanding young Latino population for the rest of their lives. Read more about Success of Hispanic-serving colleges, universities needs to go beyond enrollment, graduation
A “Familismo” Approach To Latino College Enrollment Published By The Chicago Reporter August 17, 2022 Read The Chicago Reporter article on a "Familismo" approach to latino college enrollment and see what Emily Labandera, director of research at Excelencia in Education, had to say about familismo as a sense of community. Read more about A “Familismo” Approach To Latino College Enrollment
Emerging HSIs Step Up to Serve Hispanic, Latinx Students Published By Diverse Issues in Higher Education July 9, 2019 Dr. Deborah A. Santiago, co-founder and chief executive officer of Excelencia in Education, says that, in addition to creating a positive campus climate, intentionally serving Latinx or Hispanic students means enrolling them, retaining them, supporting them financially, graduating them and having staff and faculty that is representative of Hispanic groups on campus. Read more about Emerging HSIs Step Up to Serve Hispanic, Latinx Students
Excelencia in Education: 19 years serving the Latino community Published By AL DÍA News Media April 19, 2023 Excelencia in Education Co-founder and president Sarita Brown tells Renata Kaminski with AL DÍA about the organization’s trajectory. Read more about Excelencia in Education: 19 years serving the Latino community