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August 2024 Issue

Presidents Issue

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  • Career Advice
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  • The LCDEF’s BoardReady Institute: Essential Preparation for Aspiring Latino Directors
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  • Career Counseling
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  • Strengthening the Latino Education Pipeline: The Transformative Impact of the LARES Program at UIC
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  • Cultivating Latino Leadership: The Dr. Ted Martinez Jr. NCCHC Leadership Fellows Program
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  • The Mauricio Gastón Institute: Advancing Latino Leadership through Research, Public Policy, and Community Development
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  • Cultivating Future Leaders: SAF’s Programs for Farmworker Advocacy and Educational Equity
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  • Administration
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  • Building Bridges to Higher Education: Dr. Ochoa’s Approach to Supporting Hispanic Students at Texas A&M-San Antonio
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  • Adams State’s LEAD Program Elevates K-20 Leadership Development
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  • Uncensored
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  • News from Washington
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  • The Hispanic Community
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  • Lo que dice el censo
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  • AAHHE Presents
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  • Embracing Organizational Compassion and Humility: Lessons from Hispanic Serving Institutions
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  • Did you know?
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  • Disruptive Change Makers in Latin America
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  • New Leaders in Higher Ed.
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  • School Library
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  • This month featuring books on Latinos and Success in the U.S. from Amazon
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  • This month featuring books on Dimensions of Leadership from Texas A&M University Press

Table of Content

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The LCDEF’s BoardReady Institute: Essential Preparation for Aspiring Latino Directors

The LCDEF‘s premiere BoardReady Institute (BRI) is a comprehensive program uniquely designed to prepare and position aspiring directors for boardroom success. There is no other programming of this scope focused on accelerating the preparation, development, and placement of highly credentialed Latinos who are aspiring directors onto the highest levels of corporate governance. 

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Cultivating Latino Leadership: The Dr. Ted Martinez Jr. NCCHC Leadership Fellows Program

The National Community College Hispanic Council (NCCHC) Fellowship program has been instrumental in developing Hispanic leaders in community colleges since its inception.The program, founded by Dr. Ted Martinez, Jr., addresses the unique challenges faced by Hispanic administrators and promotes transformational leadership, cultural affirmation, and  agency for carrying out change.  

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Cultivating Future Leaders

SAF empowers farmworkers and students through education, leadership development, and advocacy, addressing critical needs like higher education access and dignified living conditions. Programs like Into the Fields, Solidaridad, Levante Leadership Institute, and From the Ground Up nurture future leaders committed to social justice.

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Building Bridges to Higher Education

Salvador Hector Ochoa’s career focuses on meeting Hispanic students' psychosocial and educational needs, emphasizing proactive engagement, curriculum alignment, and support structures to improve outcomes, especially for first-generation students, while managing rapid growth at Texas A&M-San Antonio.

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Adams State’s LEAD Program Elevates K-20 Leadership Development

The Adams State LEAD program offers graduate courses in Educational Leadership for K-20 professionals, expanding from its original focus on postsecondary education to include the entire K-20 pipeline. The program, supported by a US Department of Education grant, emphasizes equity, social justice, and cultural competency, and has been recognized for its success in promoting Latino/a graduate student achievement.  

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News From Washington August 2024

Universities see calm summers; DC bans legacy admissions; Biden's student loan forgiveness is halted; political focus shifts to diverse, economically-driven Hispanic voters; and federal law restricts foreign nationals from contributing to or participating in U.S. elections.

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Qué nos dice el censo

Gustavo A. Mellander explora el contexto histórico de los censos desde la antigua Babilonia hasta las prácticas modernas en los Estados Unidos. Se discuten investigaciones recientes sobre los logros educativos de los jóvenes hispanos, los desafíos y la necesidad de estrategias innovadoras para apoyar a las poblaciones desatendidas en la educación superior.

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Embracing Organizational Compassion and Humility: Lessons from Hispanic Serving Institutions

University and college presidents play a critical role in shaping the institutional culture by embracing compassion, humility, effective communication and collaboration, particularly as observed in Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). This approach not only supports the well-being of the campus community but also enhances the institution's ability to navigate crises and challenges.