Excelencia in the News

A new Economic Mobility Index highlights postgraduation outcomes of colleges that serve high numbers of low-income students. Deborah Santiago, CEO of Excelencia in Education, comments on report findings and the unique needs of first generation and low-income students. 

The Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU), made up of 20 founding universities, hailing from nine different states (all are R1 research institutions and HSIs). Together, they share two goals: double the number of Hispanic graduate students and increase Latinx representation in the professoriate by 20%, all by the year 2030.

The schools that have at least 25 percent Hispanic students offer quicker returns on their students’ investments and enroll less affluent students, data shows. 

Which schools deserve to top lists of the best colleges in the U.S.? That depends on what you mean by “best.” See how Deborah Santiago, CEO of Excelencia in Education, contributed as a moderator to a panel of a couple Hispanic-Serving Institutions to this conversation. 

University of St. Thomas Houston plans to launch a new associate degree program taught entirely in Spanish. Deborah Santiago, CEO of Excelencia in Education, provides her comments on higher ed institutions Spanish programs and the growth of these programs as a response to workforce needs.

Despite automatic admissions, officials worry too many students aren’t seeking higher education. This might be why.

UNC Charlotte Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber is now among a select group of higher education leaders to join Excelencia in Education’s Presidents for Latino Student Success based upon the University’s history of outreach and program support leading to Latinx student success. Charlotte is the only four-year university in North Carolina to be a member.

San Diego State University, a Seal of Excelencia certified institution, impacts our community every single day. Take a moment and look around you; you will find a neighbor, a co-worker or a family member who is an SDSU alumnus. From San Diego’s Pacific coast to the state line out east, people look to SDSU to prepare themselves for their careers, then stay here to live.

The global pandemic has affected students at every college, disrupting their lives and forcing some of them to drop out in order to earn money to keep their families intact. And that has driven Tomas Morales, the president of California State University, San Bernadino (CSUSB) and an Excelencia President for Latino Student Success, which also has a campus in Palm Desert, California, to take concerted actions to assist his students and help them get back on track.