ERIC Number: ED636349
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 44
Abstractor: ERIC
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What Works for Latino Students in Higher Education Compendium, 2023. Examples of iExcelencia!
Excelencia in Education
"Excelencia in Education" brings to a national audience evidence-based practices situated at higher education institutions and community-based organizations across the country that are intentionally serving Latino students. The 2023 "Examples of Excelencia: What Works for Latino Students in Higher Education" selection committee recognized 19 Finalists programs who shared narratives about their work that focused on student empowerment; addressed financial barriers; created pathways to colleges and closed educational opportunity gaps. The programs are based across four levels: Associate, Baccalaureate, Graduate, and Community-Based Organizations of which four are chosen as examples that demonstrate an exemplary way of servicing their Latino students in an asset-based, culturally responsive way. These programs model what other institutions and organizations can implement in their own communities. [Funding was provided by Wells Fargo, Lumina Foundation, Bank of America, and JP Morgan Chase & Co. Additional funding was provided by Ad Astra, Precision Task Group (PTG), Arizona State University (ASU), ACT: Center for Equity in Learning, Helios Education Foundation, Lone Star College (Texas), Ascendium, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, Texas A&M University (Kingsville), Maricopa Community Colleges (Arizona), Trellis Foundation. For the 2022 report, see ED624384.]
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, College Students, Evidence Based Practice, Student Empowerment, Educational Finance, Barriers, Paying for College, Access to Education, Academic Degrees, Community Organizations, Culturally Relevant Education, Cultural Capital, Engineering Education, Early Childhood Education, Tutoring, Peer Teaching, Spanish, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Graduate Study, Fellowships, Vocational Education, Translation
Excelencia in Education. 1156 15th Street NW Suite 1001, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-785-7350; e-mail: contact@edexcelencia.org; Web site: http://www.EdExcelencia.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
Sponsor: Wells Fargo; Lumina Foundation; Bank of America; JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Ad Astra; Arizona State University (ASU); Helios Education Foundation; Ascendium Education Group, Inc.; Diverse: Issues in Higher Education; Texas A and I Univ., Kingsville.; Maricopa Community Colleges; ACT Center for Equity in Learning; Trellis Foundation
Authoring Institution: Excelencia in Education
Identifiers - Location: Illinois (Chicago); Texas (Houston); Pennsylvania; California; New York (New York); Texas; Texas (San Antonio); Texas (Austin); District of Columbia; Virginia (Arlington)
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