In this issue of Hispanic Outlook we:

• Check in on the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Which Is Still Going Strong After Years of Influencing Thousands of Students in South Texas

• Explain How Georgia State University Is Raising Graduation Rates Through a Personal Approach to Counseling and Academics

• Present an Election Preview Revealing Two Parties, Two Conventions and Two Ways of Governing on Trade, the Economy and Immigration

• Honor the Top 25 Hispanic Leaders and Role Models in Colleges and Universities

• Explore the Hispanic Struggle and the Foundation of America’s Civil Rights Movement and How Defending These Rights Should Be Important to All Americans

• Shine a Spotlight on the Supreme Court Where Scotus’ Sonia Mayor Calls the Position of a Supreme Court Justice a Blessing and a Curse 

• Look at the Hispanic Youth Vote From Young Immigrant Families Where Research Says They Are More Likely to Be Liberal

• Take Aim Hispanic Goals for the New Year in Our Column Targeting Higher Education by Gus Mellander

• Visit Scholars Corner Through the Eyes of a Doctoral Student From the University of Wisconsin