Programs & Initiatives

Examples of Excelencia

Launched in 2005, the Examples of Excelencia identifies and honors programs and departments at the forefront of increasing academic opportunities and improving achievement for Latino students at the associate, baccalaureate, and graduate levels. We focus on results and disseminating these promising practices to others interested in serving Latino students. We invite you to make a nomination for a program you believe deserves to be recognized as an Example of Excelencia.
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Nomination period Open from
January 25 - April 16, 2012

Ensuring America's Future (EAF) by Increasing Latino College Completion

The initiative, Ensuring America's Future (EAF) by Increasing Latino College Completion is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Kresge Foundation, the Lumina Foundation for Education, and led by Excelencia in Education to bring the role of Latinos in increasing the country's college degree completion to the forefront with work in three tracks: information, engagement, and sustainability. Learn More

Accelerating Latino Student Success (ALASS)

Excelencia in Education's project, Accelerating Latino
Student Success (ALASS) at Texas Border Institutions
examined the data, strategies and acceleration plans at
eight public institutions on the U.S./Mexican border to
determine their progress in attaining the participation and success goals in Closing the Gaps by 2015: The Texas Higher Education Plan. Despite their significant contributions, these eight institutions are rarely recognized in Texas, or nationally, for their major role in enrolling and graduating Hispanic students. Learn More