Excelencia in the News Articles where the Excelencia team has added a Latino voice to education issues. SREB Reports Reveal Two-Year College Enrollment Drops in South Published By Diverse: Issues In Higher Education June 15, 2022 Read more about SREB Reports Reveal Two-Year College Enrollment Drops in South Economic Mobility Through a Different Lens Published By Inside Higher Ed June 15, 2022 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. Read more about Economic Mobility Through a Different Lens To Increase Latinx Graduate Students and Professors, Twenty Universities Come Together Published By Diverse: Issues In Higher Education June 15, 2022 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. Read more about To Increase Latinx Graduate Students and Professors, Twenty Universities Come Together Hispanic-serving universities provide most economic mobility, report says Published By NBC News June 10, 2022 The schools that have at least 25 percent Hispanic students offer quicker returns on their students’ investments and enroll less affluent students, data shows. Read more about Hispanic-serving universities provide most economic mobility, report says Often Overlooked In Rankings, Hispanic-Serving Colleges Embrace A New Metric For Success Published By EdSurge June 10, 2022 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. Read more about Often Overlooked In Rankings, Hispanic-Serving Colleges Embrace A New Metric For Success Teaching in Spanish to Expand a University’s Reach Published By Inside Higher Ed June 6, 2022 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. Read more about Teaching in Spanish to Expand a University’s Reach Many Black, Latino students graduating in Texas’ top 10% aren’t enrolling in college Published By The Dallas Morning News April 19, 2022 Despite automatic admissions, officials worry too many students aren’t seeking higher education. This might be why. Read more about Many Black, Latino students graduating in Texas’ top 10% aren’t enrolling in college Charlotte Joins Excelencia in Education’s Presidents for Latino Student Success Published By Inside UNC Charlotte April 19, 2022 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. Read more about Charlotte Joins Excelencia in Education’s Presidents for Latino Student Success On SDSU's 125th Anniversary, we're seizing the moment and making history Published By San Diego Union Tribune April 19, 2022 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. Read more about On SDSU's 125th Anniversary, we're seizing the moment and making history Helping Students Rebound from the Pandemic Published By Hispanic Outlook April 19, 2022 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. Read more about Helping Students Rebound from the Pandemic Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page ›› Last page Last »
SREB Reports Reveal Two-Year College Enrollment Drops in South Published By Diverse: Issues In Higher Education June 15, 2022 Read more about SREB Reports Reveal Two-Year College Enrollment Drops in South
Economic Mobility Through a Different Lens Published By Inside Higher Ed June 15, 2022 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. Read more about Economic Mobility Through a Different Lens
To Increase Latinx Graduate Students and Professors, Twenty Universities Come Together Published By Diverse: Issues In Higher Education June 15, 2022 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. Read more about To Increase Latinx Graduate Students and Professors, Twenty Universities Come Together
Hispanic-serving universities provide most economic mobility, report says Published By NBC News June 10, 2022 The schools that have at least 25 percent Hispanic students offer quicker returns on their students’ investments and enroll less affluent students, data shows. Read more about Hispanic-serving universities provide most economic mobility, report says
Often Overlooked In Rankings, Hispanic-Serving Colleges Embrace A New Metric For Success Published By EdSurge June 10, 2022 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. Read more about Often Overlooked In Rankings, Hispanic-Serving Colleges Embrace A New Metric For Success
Teaching in Spanish to Expand a University’s Reach Published By Inside Higher Ed June 6, 2022 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. Read more about Teaching in Spanish to Expand a University’s Reach
Many Black, Latino students graduating in Texas’ top 10% aren’t enrolling in college Published By The Dallas Morning News April 19, 2022 Despite automatic admissions, officials worry too many students aren’t seeking higher education. This might be why. Read more about Many Black, Latino students graduating in Texas’ top 10% aren’t enrolling in college
Charlotte Joins Excelencia in Education’s Presidents for Latino Student Success Published By Inside UNC Charlotte April 19, 2022 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. Read more about Charlotte Joins Excelencia in Education’s Presidents for Latino Student Success
On SDSU's 125th Anniversary, we're seizing the moment and making history Published By San Diego Union Tribune April 19, 2022 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. Read more about On SDSU's 125th Anniversary, we're seizing the moment and making history
Helping Students Rebound from the Pandemic Published By Hispanic Outlook April 19, 2022 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. Read more about Helping Students Rebound from the Pandemic