Excelencia in Education

???March 12: Excelencia in Education Vice President of Institutional Engagement Jennifer Gomez-Chavez, Ed.D. will speak at the 17th Annual AHSIE (Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution Educators) Best Practices Conference. There, she'll share insights from over two decades of Excelencia analysis on Hispanic-Serving Institutions and evidence-based practices that improve academic achievement for Latino, and all, students. Learn more about #HSIs before our upcoming annual release of HSI lists→ https://lnkd.in/dkZ7vhUH #AHSIE2025 #LatinoStudentSuccess #HigherEd

??WE ARE HIRING: Excelencia in Education is looking for a Special Assistant to the President & Board Liaison. The Special Assistant to the President is part of the executive team and directly supports the President with special projects and events, assists with internal and external communications, and provides executive administrative support as needed. As Board Liaison, this team member directly supports activities and interactions by the President and CEO with the Board of Directors and serves as the point of contact to the Board (and their staff) with timely communications about business and committee meetings and strategic planning sessions. Apply today ?? https://lnkd.in/eUyBiEKt #LatinoStudentSuccess #HigherEd

The Latino community is a powerhouse source of talent for our country’s future civic leadership and workforce. On February 25, Excelencia in Education Co-Founder and President Sarita Brown made common cause with leaders from across the country at the UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) Capital Awards in Washington, D.C. Excelencia?appreciates policy champions who help the Latino community and our country to thrive.? Read Excelencia's policy perspectives impacting #LatinoStudentSuccess in #HigherEducation → https://lnkd.in/ge_-67rc ?? Pictured below: -Patty Juarez,?Executive Vice President at?Wells Fargo and Jose "Pepe" Estrada,?Director of Public Affairs at Walmart -Angie Garcia Lathrop, Community Affairs Executive at Bank of America -Maria Harper-Marinick, Senior Fellow at the Aspen Institute and Janet Murguía, President & CEO at UnidosUS

???February 27: Excelencia in Education Co-founder and CEO Deborah Santiago will speak alongside other leaders at the UCLA Hispanic-Serving Institution Initiative's webinar, Strengthening the UC HSRI Community. As a national expert on #HSIs, she'll provide perspectives on federal policy changes to inform the University of California system's efforts to sustain success for Latino, and all, students. View our most recent lists of #HSIs before we release updated analysis later this year → https://lnkd.in/dkZ7vhUH

Meet Geronimo Rodriguez, secretary/treasurer of Excelencia in Education's board of directors for 2025 and former chief advocacy officer at Ascension Texas. As the first in his family to graduate from high school, college, and law school, Rodriguez has experienced the transformational power of education. He knows that investing in Excelencia will increase the U.S. talent pipeline and ensure #LatinoStudentSuccess stories are part of college graduation celebrations across the country. Learn more about Excelencia's board of directors and how they will contribute their expertise and vision as we continue to?increase Latinos’ degree attainment through 2030 → https://lnkd.in/gDri2Y9M

??WE ARE HIRING: Excelencia in Education is looking for a Special Assistant to the President & Board Liaison. The Special Assistant to the President is part of the executive team and directly supports the President with special projects and events, assists with internal and external communications, and provides executive administrative support as needed. As Board Liaison, this team member directly supports activities and interactions by the President and CEO with the Board of Directors and serves as the point of contact to the Board (and their staff) with timely communications about business and committee meetings and strategic planning sessions. Apply today ?? https://lnkd.in/eUyBiEKt #LatinoStudentSuccess #HigherEd

Meet Massey Villarreal, chair of Excelencia in Education's board of directors for 2025. Serving as chief executive officer and president of Precision Task Group, Inc. (PTG), he is a respected business leader and long-time advocate for the Latino community and higher education. Villarreal understands Excelencia in Education’s mission to accelerate #LatinoStudentSuccess in #HigherEducation is essential for America's economy, and he knows working with colleges and universities that intentionally serve Latino, and all, students grows talent for our workforce and civic leadership. Learn more about Excelencia's board of directors and how they will contribute their expertise and vision as we continue to?increase Latinos’ degree attainment through 2030 → https://lnkd.in/gDri2Y9M

???February 21: Excelencia in Education Vice President of Institutional Capacity Eyra Pérez will speak at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's Broadening Participation in Engineering Summit. There, she'll discuss broadening pathways for Latino, and all, students to achieve in engineering, including evidence-based practices that prepare these students to enter the workforce. Find colleges and universities leading to prepare Latino students for careers in #STEM → https://lnkd.in/g5H3hc_u #LatinoStudentSuccess #HigherEd #UTRGVEWEEK

How are Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) funded? Institutions are not guaranteed any funding because they meet HSI enrollment criteria. Rather, they are eligible for competitive grants and must demonstrate the quality and merit of their work. Federal funding earned through competitive HSI grants may be used to serve all students. Find out how many #HSIs have earned federal funding under Title V and more from Excelencia in Education → https://lnkd.in/dkZ7vhUH #DYK #LatinoStudentSuccess #HigherEd

???February 20: Excelencia in Education Chief of Staff Matt Cuozzo will speak at Achieving the Dream's #DREAM2025 event, highlighting opportunities for institutions to advance their journeys to intentionally serve Latino, and all, students aligned to the Seal of Excelencia framework. He will share learnings and evidenced-based practices from institutional teams leveraging data to improve teaching and learning with a Latino lens. Explore the #ExcelenciaSeal framework → https://lnkd.in/gEyVqFKH