Excelencia in the News

Read Megan Tagami and Matthew Reagan article 'Are California’s Hispanic Serving Institutions living up to their name?' and see what Deborah Santiago, Excelencia in Education's Co-Founder and CEO, had to say about how the Seal of Excelencia challenges colleges to assess their concrete impacts on students and sheds light on what thriving HSIs look like in practice. 

Read Heidi Rivera's Bankrate article "HBCU and minority serving institutions facts and statistics" and see what Deborah Santiago, CEO and co-founder of Excelencia in Education, had to say about the critical role MSIs play for students of color from a Latino lens.

Read Lois Elfman, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, article to learn more about why Post-Secondary Initiatives at Esperanza, Inc. was recognized as an Example of Excelencia in the community-based organization category by Excelencia in Education.

Read Edwin Flores, NBC News, article to learn about the six new institutions that have earned Excelencia in Education's prestigious Seal of Excelencia, and the nine are being recertified for their focus on and efforts to boost Latino college completion.

Read Edwin Flores, NBC News article to learn about the four higher education programs have been recognized for their evidence-based efforts to advance Latino college students’ success in the classroom and in the workforce. 

Read The Chronicle of Higher Education's article "Can $100 Million Help Student-Success Programs Work Together, Rather Than Compete?" and learn why Excelencia in Education was one of the recipients of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's $100 million donation.

Read WTTW New's article on "How New Student Loan Debt Relief Could Benefit Latino Borrowers" and see what Deborah Santiago, CEO of Excelencia in Education, had to say about the impact President Joe Biden's announcement of student loan debt relief plan could have in Latino borrowers. 

Read NBC News article about how the initial $10,000 of federal student loan forgiveness will allow about half of all Latino borrowers to have their entire debts forgiven, and learn how Excelencia in Education research on "Student Loan Forgiveness and Financial Aid for Latinos" helped shape the conversation. 

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.