(NAME-MCE) VOCES: A Profile of Today's Latino College Students

[Anselmo Villanueva]

NEW REPORT: LATINO STUDENTS WEIGH IN ON COLLEGE COST, ACCESS

VOCES (Voices): A Profile of Today's Latino College Students, presents
the challenges and complexities of college opportunity from the
perspective of Latino students. The report was produced by the
Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Excelencia in Education, and includes
an updated analysis of Latino college-going trends, as well as a set
of first-person accounts from Latino students on how cost and
affordability issues have shaped their college decisions.

The report is part of a larger effort by Excelencia and supported by
Lumina Foundation for Education, to offer policymakers, institutional
leaders, and other service providers with new information on ways to
better serve the current generation of Latino college students. For
more than a year, Excelencia has conducted interviews and focus groups
with thought leaders, Latino students, and outreach and service
providers to examine the impact of cost and affordability on the
pursuit of higher education.

For a copy of the VOCES report go to:

http://www.edexcelencia.org/research/download_reports.asp

At that same site, you will find two other reports that may be of
interest to you:

-- Choosing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs): A Closer Look at
Latino Students' College Choices
-- Inventing Hispanic Serving Institutions: The Basics (PDF)

Excelencia in Education aims to accelerate higher education success
for Latino students by providing data-driven analysis of the
educational status of Latino students, and by promoting education
policies and institutional practices that support their academic
achievement. A 501(c)(3) organization, Excelencia is building a
network of results-oriented educators, including university and
community-based professionals and policymakers, adding value to their
individual efforts with the means and momentum to address the U.S.
economy's need for a highly educated workforce.

For more information, visit www.EdExcelencia.org.