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Administration January 2025 Premium

Project upGRADS Addresses Academic Barriers for Latinx Graduate Students

Photos courtesy of CSU Fullerton Cal State Fullerton’s federally funded Project upGRADS enhances Latinx and underrepresented students’ access to graduate education through advising, mentorship, scholarships, and cultural awareness initiatives, significantly improving enrollment, retention, and graduation rates while fostering community and institutional transformation.

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Katherine Powers & Volker Janssen

Financing January 2025 Premium

Retirement Distress and Financial Wellness

Hispanics face retirement challenges due to low financial literacy, limited savings, and distrust of financial institutions. Improved education, proactive planning, and investment in diverse assets like real estate and mutual funds can help bridge wealth gaps and ensure financial security.

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Gustavo A. Mellander

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Hispanic Community October 2015 Premium

How Can Colleges Attract More Minority Students? Hire More Minority Professors, Say College Deans

There are many ways to attract Hispanic students to pursue and complete college and university studies. Probably one of the most important, yet overlooked, ways to generate enthusiasm and interest in higher education is to create a sense of belonging and comfort for students with different cultural backgrounds and language skills. Hispanic professionals in classrooms and lecture halls can make the difference between success and failure for some Hispanic students. For institutions seeking to increase their number of minority students, a multicultural staff could hold the key to building a more diverse student body. In this issue HO presents a list of the top 25 schools with the greatest percentage of Hispanic instructional staff and a separate top 25 list of schools with the most Hispanics as part of their instructional staff. Here’s why this is so important.

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