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New Excelencia in Education Brief Details College Affordability Experiences of Texas Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In turn, understanding how college students and leaders propose addressing affordability can inform and compel action to meet basic needs, contain costs, and support student success,” Santiago added. For more information, visit: EdExcelencia.org

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. There must be deliberate and continuous assessment to identify and implement strategies that improve Latino student achievement. Santiago and Sarita E.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. Project upGRADS addresses academic barriers that could hinder students’ progression to graduate school. Santiago and Sarita E. The foundation has existed for 33 years.

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Institutions Can Help Close Widening Completion Gaps with the Postsecondary Data GPS

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

The results of the study show a troubling trend: gaps in baccalaureate attainment by income level were even larger than they were in the previous study , conducted between 2004 and 2009 (BPS:04/09). These widening gaps are the result of attainment rising for everyone, but rising more rapidly for students in the highest income quintile.