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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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Administration January 2026

A Student Perspective: Applying our Research Towards Achieving Hispanic Representation in Graduate Education

URM doctoral students—especially Latinas—remain statistically rare due to inequities in admissions pipelines, institutional support, and representation. Despite undergraduate progress, graduate education lags, creating barriers to belonging, access, and retention, and requiring systemic, intentional change to attract and sustain diverse scholars.

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Angelina Baltazar

Hispanic Community January 2026 Premium

Instituto de Investigación en Humanidades Crossing Latinidades: Fomentando el incremento de estudiantes de doctorado y profesorado latinos

Lanzada en 2020, la iniciativa Crossing Latinidades apoya a estudiantes de doctorado y al profesorado latino en las humanidades mediante la colaboración, la mentoría y la investigación en Instituciones al Servicio de los Hispanos (HSIs). Tiene por objetivo aumentar la representación latina en la educación de posgrado y en la academia a través de programas financiados por la Fundación Mellon. 

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Gary M. Stern

Hispanic Community January 2026

Hispanics: Their Dismal Retirement Reality

Despite significant socioeconomic gains, Hispanics face a growing retirement crisis marked by limited access to employer-sponsored plans, lower participation and savings, structural job barriers, and financial literacy gaps—requiring urgent policy reform, targeted education, and inclusive retirement systems to ensure long-term equity and security.

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Gustavo A. Mellander

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