Finding Your Workforce: Latino Talent in Education This brief identifies the top colleges and universities graduating and preparing Latinos in education, and highlights select evidence-based practices to increase Latino student success in these disciplines. It also calls on employers to establish common cause with institutions by providing strategies for institutions and employers to link Latino graduates to the workforce.
Maria Hinojosa As the anchor and executive producer of the long-running weekly NPR show Latino USA, and as anchor of the Emmy Award-winning talk show Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One from WGBH/La Plaza, Hinojosa has informed millions of Americans about the fastest growing group in our country. Maria Hinojosa provides keynote remarks for Excelencia in Education's Greater Than Graduation celebration.
Hispanic Theological Initiative HTI aims at graduating Ph.D. Latino students in religion and theology to become full-time faculty and leaders in seminaries, schools of theology, and university religion departments, for-profit, and non-profit organizations.
Proyecto Pa'Lante Proyecto Pa'Lante is committed to enhancing student success by operating as an academic support unit that has historically and continues to serve Latina/o/x students who are first generation college freshman.
Sam Houston Establishing Leadership In and Through Education (SH ELITE) The SH ELITE Program is a male, minority initiative designed to promote the retention and graduation of male, minority (i.e., Hispanic and African American) students at Sam Houston State University (SHSU).
Scholars Academy The Scholars Academy aims to increase the number of students graduating with a baccalaureate degree in the STEM field and the number of students pursuing graduate and professional degrees.
Finding Your Workforce: Latino Talent in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) This brief identifies the top colleges and universities graduating and preparing Latinos in STEM, and highlights select evidence-based practices to increase Latino student success in these disciplines. It also calls on employers to establish common cause with institutions by providing strategies for institutions and employers to link Latino graduates to the workforce.
Excelencia in Education Welcomes Two Outstanding Leaders to Organization’s Board of Directors WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 14, 2021 – Excelencia in Education announced today it is welcoming two outstanding professionals working for Latino student success in higher education as new members of its Board of Directors.