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Policy Challenges and Opportunities for Latinos in Higher Education

by Deborah Santiago, December 22, 2009

In this time of reflection and preparation for the new year, I have identified seven policy challenges and opportunities for improving Latino student success. I believe they are challenges to our perspectives on higher education as well as opportunities to reconsider the lens with which we

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Sending Conflicting Messages – Is College Possible?

by Deborah Santiago, December 8, 2009

Nothing travels faster than bad news. In the last two weeks, we have read negative stories about higher education in the mainstream media. For example, the 32 percent increase in educational fees at the University of California system made national news. Also widely covered is the

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Assimilation and Adaptation Needed to Improve Latino Student Success

by Deborah Santiago, December 2, 2009

Adapting institutions to better serve Latino students is not without criticism. Some in higher education believe Latino students should assimilate rather than have institutions adapt to meet their strengths and needs. These critics say our higher education system is the best in the world, and thus, rather than "forcing" an

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Creating an Army of Latino College-goers

by Deborah Santiago, November 18, 2009

I recently attended a football game and was struck by the assertive approaches by military recruiters to engage the males in attendance. It reminded me of several focus groups we held with Latino students across the country and their comments that the military was more aggressive

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Success Starts With A Support System

by Deborah Santiago, November 10, 2009

My niece is in the first grade and this weekend I helped her finish her homework. She had to complete a one-page report on capuchin monkeys and create a habitat in a shoebox depicting the monkeys in their natural environment. We spent time on the Web looking at videos and

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