2021 Excelencia in Education News Highlights

Excelencia in Education News Highlights 2021

Excelencia strategically uses our national platform, leadership role, and communications skills to drive positive media attention and investor interest to places, programs, and people producing positive results for Latino student success in higher education. Read selected news stories in higher education and national media outlets from over 1,000 stories about Excelencia so far in 2021.

Inside Higher Ed, March 9, 2021 - Ensuring an Equitable Recovery for Latinos 
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Hispanic Engineer, March 23, 2021 - New report launched on addressing equity for Hispanic-Serving Institutions  
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NBC News, April 21, 2021 - Education leaders serving Latino students rethink college equity post pandemic 
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MSN News, June 17, 2021 - Latino educational nonprofit receives historic $10 million from MacKenzie Scott  
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Hispanic Outlook on Education, August 10, 2021 - Presidents for Latino Student Success at The Forefront of Institutional Transformation 
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Forbes Alert, August 20, 2021 - Panel Examines the State of Puerto Rico's Higher Education  
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USA Today, September 30, 2021 - More Latino students than ever are trying to get their degree, but it’s fraught and costly 
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The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 12, 2021 - Race on Campus: How to Keep Latinx Students Enrolled (Examples of Excelencia)  
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NBC News, November 10, 2021 - Latina first-generation college students draw on lessons, mentor others 
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Diverse Issues in Higher Education, December 3, 2021 - 2021 Seal of Excelencia: Ten Institutions Recognized for Best Practices in Serving Hispanic Students  
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