Applying Knowledge to Public Policy and Institutional Practice
Research and Policy Briefs
Voces: A Profile of Today's Latino College Students (PDF)
This publication provides a synthesis of national data and the perspectives of Latino students speaking in their own voice about how they and their families view college affordability and opportunity. This brief is part of the Excelencia project, Higher Education's Capacity and Affordability for Latino Students supported by Lumina and offers policy makers and institutional leaders new information to better serve this generation of Latino college goers.California Policy Options
Deborah A. Santiago, November 2006
Brief offers policy recommendations, based on recent research and discussions, to improve the educational attainment of California's workforce, especially Latinos.How Latino Students Pay For College: Patterns of Financial Aid in 2003-04
Deborah A. Santiago and Alisa F. Cunningham, August 2005
Although the percentage of Latino students receiving financial aid for college is at an all-time high, Latinos receive the lowest average federal aid awards of any racial or ethnic group, according to a new report released August 10, 2005, by Excelencia in Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.Arizona's Human Capital:
Information for Policy Makers about Latino Students and Their Families (PDF)
Deborah A. Santiago, April 2006
Latinos are the second largest ethnic group, the fastest growing population, and the most undereducated group both in Arizona and in the U.S. At a time when "baby boomers" are planning to retire, growing numbers of young Latinos are preparing to enter the job market.Federal Policy and Latinos in Higher Education: A Guide For Policymakers and Grantmakers (PDF)
Deborah Santiago and Sarita Brown, February 2004
Brief describes federal legislation and programs that support higher education and to assess Latino participation in these programs.
Informing Institutional Practice
Hispanic Serving Institutions
Deborah A. Santiago, March 2006
HSIs (Hispanic-Serving Institutions) are important institutions for Latinos, yet little research exists on them. This three-part series offers an overview of how these institutions are contributing to Latino student success.2007 Examples of Excelencia Compendium (PDF)
Profiles of selected programs that work for Latino students in higher education.2006 Examples of Excelencia Compendium (PDF)
Profiles of selected programs that work for Latino students in higher education.What Works for Latino Students (PDF)
Deborah Santiago and Sarita E. Brown. February 2004
Publication profiles programs showing early signs of increasing the opportunities and improving academic achievement for Latino students in early childhood through college.Latino Student Success at Hispanic Serving Institutions: Findings from a Demonstration Project (PDF)
Deborah A. Santiago, Sally J. Andrade and Sarita E. Brown
Brief describes the findings and recommendations from a 12 month project with baccalaureate granting HSIs in California, New York and Texas.Hearing from Presidents of Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Defining Student Success, Measures of Accountability, and What it means to be an HSI (PDF)
Deborah A. Santiago
Institution presidents help to set the vision, tone, and priorities for institutional practices. Direct involvement from campus leaders proved critical to the Latino Student Success (LSS) project series. This brief profiles responses from individual interviews with all of the college presidents to better understand their perspectives on three main topics: 1. Defining student success; 2. Measuring institutional accountability; and, 3. Describing what it means to be an HSI.
Publications by Excelencia Principals and Affiliates
Learning from Experience: Realizing Student Success at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (PDF)
Margarita Benítez and Jessie DeAro, Serving Minority Populations, Berta Vigil Laden, ed. New Directions in Community College series, Fall 2004
Chapter highlights the role of Hispanic-Serving Institutions in promoting the academic success of minority students, and discusses successful strategies used by several Hispanic-Serving community colleges.Latinos in Higher Education: Today and Tomorrow (PDF)
Sarita E. Brown, Estela Lopez and Deborah Santiago,
Printed in Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, March/April 2003
Since 1988, changes in affirmative action and the diminishing emphasis on need-based financial aid have curtailed targeted practices and policies in institutions of higher education—even while growing numbers of Latino students seek to enroll. Article describes the current condition of Latinos in higher education and explores what educational advocates and institutional leaders can do to facilitate and accelerate their academic success.Creating the Will: Hispanics Achieving Educational Excellence (PDF)
Deborah Santiago and Sarita Brown, September 2000
Addressing the educational needs of the fastest growing community in the United States—the Hispanic community—is vital to our national interest. In September 2000, the President’s Advisory Commission and the staff of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans presented a targeted plan of action that addresses early childhood through graduate and professional education. It will take the collective commitment and concentrated action of every sector to raise the educational achievement of all Hispanic students to the same level of excellence as other students in America by 2010.
