The Voice of Hispanic Higher Education - Fall 2022

HACU Leadership Academy La Academia de Liderazgo

OF HISPANIC HIGHER EDUCATION VOLUME 31 | NUMBER 3 | FALL 2022

The Voice of Hispanic Higher Education is published quarterly by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, 4801 N.W. Loop 410, Suite 701, San Antonio, Texas 78229.

The Voice of Hispanic Higher Education reserves the right to edit all materials submitted for publication. We are not responsible for returning any unsolicited materials such as photos, brochures, etc. We also reserve the right to refuse publication of any unsolicited material.

Publisher Antonio R. Flores, Ph.D. HACU President and CEO Senior Vice President for Programs and Operations Lisa Alcorta, Ph.D.

Editor

Norma Jean Revilla-García njgarcia@hacu.net

Assistant editor/writer Chris de Hoyos chris.dehoyos@hacu.net

Writer Lupe Flores news@hacu.net

Designer Michael Lopez michael.lopez@hacu.net

HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

GOVERNING BOARD 2022-23

Mike Flores, Chair Chancellor Alamo Colleges District San Antonio, Texas

Juan S. Muñoz, Vice Chair Chancellor University of California, Merced Merced, Calif.

Margaret Venable, Secretary President Dalton State College Dalton, Ga.

Emma Grace Hernández Flores, Treasurer President Universidad de Iberoamérica San José, Costa Rica

Federico Zaragoza, Substitute for Past-Chair President College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nev.

Ted Alejandre Superintendent   San Bernardino County Schools San Bernadino, Calif.

Irma Becerra  President  Marymount University  Arlington, Va.

Adela de la Torre President San Diego State University San Diego, Calif.

Howard Gillman  Chancellor University of California, Irvine Irvine, Calif.

Reyes González  President  St. Augustine College  Chicago, Ill.

Devorah Lieberman President University of La Verne La Verne, California

Cesar Maldonado Chancellor Houston Community College Houston, Texas

Gary May Chancellor University of California, Davis Davis, Calif.

Margaret McMenamin President  Union College  Cranford, N.J.

Brad Mortensen President Weber State University Ogden, Utah

Greg Peterson President Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, Ariz.

Garnett S. Stokes President The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M.

Luke Visconti Chairman and Founder  DiversityInc  West Palm Beach, Fla.

Antonio R. Flores, Ex-Officio President and CEO HACU

CONTACTING HACU

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Fourth cohort of the HACU Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo.

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ABOUT HACU

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, founded in 1986, represents more than 500 colleges and universities in the United States, Latin America, Spain and school districts throughout the U.S. The mission of HACU is to champion hispanic success in higher education. HACU is the only national association representing existing and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The Association’s headquarters are located in San Antonio, Texas, with regional offices in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento, California. Additional information is available at www.hacu.net.

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This issue of The Voice of Hispanic Higher Education highlights the fourth cohort of HACU’s Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo, the program designed to prepare the next generation of culturally diverse leaders for executive and senior level positions in higher education. This cohort is notable in that it is comprised of a majority of professional women who are preparing to take the next step in leadership roles in higher education. Inside this issue you can read about the program and learn more about the Fellows of this cohort.

We were excited to see the many institutions across the country that celebrated HispanicServing Institutions Week this fall. We were also proud to see HSIs being recognized with a proclamation of HSIs week by The White House. HACU is also grateful to Senator Robert Menendez (NJ), Senator Alex Padilla (Calif.), and Senator John Cornyn (TX) for their leadership on the passage of the bipartisan Senate Resolution designating Sept. 1218, 2022, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week. HACU commends all the Senators who co-sponsored the resolution recognizing the important role HSIs play in improving access to education.

We highlight in this issue, the Texas Regional Convening on STEM Education hosted by HACU in San Antonio, Texas. The event addressed topics and opportunities for STEM initiatives at HSIs and was made possible by a National Science Foundation planning grant. Our next issue of the magazine will highlight a STEM report on the outcome of this convening.

Also featured on page 14, is a success story from California State University Chico and the impact of their five-year, $2.9 million Title V Developing HSIs grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support Hispanic and low-income students prepare for and successfully attain master’s degrees and teaching credentials. The story highlights their Adelante Pipeline to Post baccalaureate Program. Please continue sending us your grant success stories to news@hacu.net. Your stories showcase how HSI federal grant funding helps students realize their college education and help us to reinforce the critical need for continued funding support.

Thank you for your continued support of HACU and its mission to champion Hispanic higher education success. We hope you enjoy this edition of The Voice of Hispanic Higher Education.

Antonio R. Flores President and CEO

Cordially,

HACU Alumni Network holds its first in-person gathering in Washington, D.C.

The HACU National Internship Program welcomed alumni, interns, and agency partners to its Washington, D.C., office on June 21, 2022. The gathering was the first in-person event for the Alumni Network since the start of the pandemic, where HACU staff also provided an HNIP update. More than 30 alums from the attended the event to reconnect with former colleagues and supervisors.

“We were very pleased to meet with our alumni that included a range of former interns – from those who served back in 1997 to more recently in 2021,” said Senior Vice President for Policy and Government Relations Lena T. Rodriguez, Ph.D. “The gathering was an opportunity to network with HACU alumni and hear about all the good work they are doing across the country.”

This year, the Association is celebrating the 30-year Anniversary of HNIP. The Office of Personnel Management cited HNIP in their Hispanic Nine Point Plan as a resource to increase the recruitment of Hispanic interns in the U.S. Federal Government. HACU has coordinated more than 14,000 internship placements and many HNIP alumni serve at the federal, state or local government level, as well as in private industry.

HNIP Alumni are encouraged to update their information by completing the HNIP Alumni Census available at www.hacu.net/hnip.

HACU National Internship Program announces 2023 dates

HACU announced the 2023 session dates and deadlines for the HACU National Internship program. HNIP offers an opportunity for college students to gain real world working experience while working at various federal agencies across the country.

The Internship sessions are a 15-week span during the fall program and a 10-week span during the summer program. The Internship program offers virtual, hybrid and in-person formats.

The following are the session dates and deadlines for 2023: • Summer (June 5-Aug. 12, 2023) for students on regular calendar - Deadline: Feb.28, 2023

• Fall (Sept 4-Dec.16, 2023) - Deadline: June 30, 2023

Applications for paid internship positions within the following agencies are being accepted: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Small Business Administration, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Deposit Insurance corporation, Library of Congress, NASA, National Science Foundation, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, USAID, Food and Drug Administration, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Export-Import Bank of the U.S., and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

For more information on internship opportunities, visit https://www.hacu.net/hacu/HNIP.asp

HACU Statement on BidenHarris Administration student loan relief plan

HACU issued a statement on the Biden-Harris Administration announcement of a final student loan pause extension through Dec. 31 and targeted debt cancellation to smooth transition to repayment.

“HACU applauds the Biden-Harris Administration announcement of a student debt relief program and loan forgiveness plan,” said HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores. “HACU supports the Administrations’ plan to help reduce student loan debt for millions of students across the country. These measures will particularly help lower-income individuals reduce their student loan debt significantly. We look forward to working with the Administration to ensure that eligible individuals avail themselves to these important benefits.”

HACU welcomed president of Our Lady of the Lake University Abel Chávez at reception in his honor

HACU hosted a welcome reception and open house for Our Lady of the Lake University President Abel Chávez, Ph.D., and local higher education leaders from the San Antonio area on Aug. 17, 2022.

The staff from HACU’s national headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, and Washington, D.C. office, as well as OLLU leaders and higher education supporters, were among those in attendance for the celebratory occasion last week.

“Dr. Abel Chávez made history exactly a month ago on July 17 when he became the 10th president of Our Lady of the Lake University as the first Latino to lead the university since it opened in 1896,” said HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores. “This remarkable milestone holds special meaning for the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, given that it was on the campus of Our Lady of the Lake where HACU was born in 1986.”

“HACU was founded by 18 pioneering institutions that in turn advocated and succeeded 30 years ago in passing the amendments to the Higher Education Act to create the Hispanic-Serving Institutions legislation and first federal appropriation two years later,” added Flores.

Flores spoke on the importance of maintaining the connection between higher education institutions such as Our Lady of the Lake and other Hispanic-Serving Institutions to strengthen the mission of championing Hispanic success in higher education.

For Chávez, sharing the celebratory occasion with HACU was a full circle moment as someone who had attended HACU conferences in his early years. “As a learner, as a student myself - to then later my wife and I having funded students to attend HACU conferences throughout the U.S. A lot of mentees are also products of the same organization,” said Chávez.

Chávez challenged everyone in attendance to create those full circle moments for the college students and communities that they serve.

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week recognized by the White House

Hispanic-Serving Institutions across the country were recognized by President Biden, during National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, before the start of Hispanic Heritage Month being celebrated Sept. 15-Oct. 15.

On Sept. 9, the White House issued a proclamation designating Sept. 12-18, 2022, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.

“Today, Hispanic students make up nearly 20 percent of college undergraduates in the United States. They are our future leaders — the next generation of doctors and teachers, entrepreneurs and artists, first responders and scientists, elected officials and activists. Ensuring that these young people are prepared to take on the challenges of tomorrow is critical to the future of our Nation. That is why this week we celebrate Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), which foster cultures of belonging and respect on their campuses and offer Hispanic students a nurturing, inclusive environment to learn and grow.,” states President Biden in the proclamation.

Each year, Hispanic-Serving Institutions from around the country celebrate HSIs Week with activities on their campus.

In 1992, HACU led the effort to convince Congress to formally recognize campuses with high Hispanic enrollment as federally designated HSIs and to begin targeting federal appropriations to those campuses.

Congress first formally recognized campuses with high Hispanic enrollment as federally designated HSIs in 1992, and in 1995 HSIs received the initial federal appropriations.

Bipartisan Senate Resolution Honors 559 Hispanic-Serving Institutions

A bipartisan Senate Resolution led by U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-chairs of the Senate HSI Caucus, alongside Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) observed the week of Sept. 12 as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.

The Senate Resolution acknowledged the achievements of the 559 HSIs throughout our nation by designating Sept. 12-18, 2022, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.

The Resolution recognized how HSIs play an important role in educating many underserved students and help those students attain their full potential by creating opportunities and increasing access to higher education. The resolution also states that HSIs are actively involved in empowering and improving the communities in which the institutions are located and that celebrating the vast contributions of HSIs to the United States strengthens the culture of the United States.

Joining Sens. Menendez, Padilla, and Cornyn in cosponsoring the resolution are Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas).

HACU Statement on Fiscal Year 2023 Senate Appropriations Bills

HACU issued a statement on the Senate’s FY 2023 Appropriations Bills urging increased funding support on the proposed FY 2023 funding levels for Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

HACU applauds the Senate’s fiscal year 2023 appropriations package, which includes funding for HSIs. However, the Senate’s proposed funding does not address the decades of inequity that HSIs have historically endured.

“HACU calls upon the Senate to follow the House and ensure that Hispanic-Serving Institutions receive the funding they desperately need,” said HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores. “HSIs continue to be severely underfunded and equitable funding for critical programs is greatly needed as the number of HSIs have continued to grow from 311 in 2010 to 559 in 2020.”

The Senate’s FY 2023 appropriations package includes the following:

• Title V, Part A: $236.7 million, which is $10 million less than the House appropriations package

• Title V, Part B: $28.8 million

• USDA-Education Grants for HSIs: $15 million, which is $5 million less than the House-passed package

• NSF-HSI Program: $55 million, which is $5 million less than the House appropriations package

The Senate’s appropriations package also increases the maximum Pell Grant by $500.

“Federal funding has yet to address the funding inequity that Hispanic-Serving Institutions have endured for decades. As we come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical to increase funding for HSIs as they continue to educate America’s future workforce,” added Flores.

HACU Texas Regional Convening focuses on STEM Education

HACU welcomed approximately 50 STEM leaders in higher education to its Texas Regional Convening on STEM Education on Sept. 11-12, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.

The opening keynote “For U.S. Hispanics, Increasing Representation in STEM fields seen as Important for Attracting more Hispanics to Science,” Mark Hugo Lopez, Ph.D., of the Pew Research Center addressed how Hispanic Americans are glaringly underrepresented among the ranks of scientists, despite more attending and graduating from college and earning a STEM bachelor’s degree. A Pew Research Center article notes Hispanic adults make up 17% of the U.S. workforce but just 8% of those working in a science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) job.

According to Lopez, a new survey of Hispanic adults from Pew Research finds most see scientific professions as potentially “unwelcoming” to Hispanics, with few visible at the highest levels of science career success. Lopez says, majorities say young Hispanics would be more likely to pursue STEM college degrees if universities had more Hispanic students in STEM degree programs and if Hispanic students had a Hispanic high school STEM teacher.

The Texas Regional Convening on STEM Education addressed opportunities for STEM initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. The two-day agenda included remarks by Stephanie Garcia, Ph.D., of the Intercultural Development Research Association and features presentations on the following topics:

“Building a Talent Strong Texas through Workforce Education and Student Success Initiatives,” by Jennielle Médica Strother Ed.D., and Tina Jackson, Ph.D., of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating

Board provided an update on how the Advance CTE Opportunity Gap Analysis Training Project, is working to strengthen support for STEM CTE students across the state of Texas.

“From Idea to Proposal: NSF Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Program,” presented by Sonja Montas-Hunter, Ph.D., of the National Science Foundation, discussed how the NSF HSI program supports STEM curricula to meet students’ needs at HSIs. Tips for submitting proposals and the NSF Merit Review Process were also be highlighted.

“Culturally Responsive Curriculum Development in STEM,” presented by Judy Marquez Kiyama, Ph.D., of The University of Arizona focused on how to align efforts with the HSI designation and connecting STEM curriculum goals with institutional servingness efforts. Resources and strategies for supporting faculty capacity building around culturally responsive curriculum development in STEM were also discussed.

A lunch keynote address on “Increasing Hispanic Success in Engineering Education,” by Norman Fortenberry, Sc.D., of the American Society for Engineering Education summarized relevant data, discussed the research base, and provided examples of successful engagement and key lessons to advance the overall effort.

The Texas Regional Convening concluded with roundtable sessions on three topics: Mentoring, Engineering Best Practices, and Graduate Education, followed by a group discussion on “Texas STEM: Challenges, Opportunities and Future Plans.”

The convening was made possible by an National Science Foundation Planning Grant.

Welcome New Members

Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Berkeley City College (Calif.)

Butte College (Calif.)

North Shore Community College (Mass.)

Palo Alto University (Calif.)

San Diego City College (Calif.)

San Diego Mesa College (Calif.)

University of Connecticut Stamford (Conn.)

Associate Member Institution

Appalachian State University (N.C.)

Barnard College (N.Y.)

California Institute of Technology (Calif.)

Central Christian College of Kansas (Kan.)

College of Saint Mary (Neb.)

Criswell College (TX)

Hofstra University (N.Y.)

Northern Virginia Community College (Va.)

Pikes Peak State College (Colo.)

Texas A&M University-Commerce (TX)

Partner Institution

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania (Pa.)

John Carroll University (OH)

Faculty/Staff Affiliates

Arielle Janay Flores, Middlesex College (N.J.)

Anijah Jackson, Middlesex College (N.J.)

Dr. Jorge Nieto, Gateway Technical College (Wis.)

Jacqueline E. Rivera, Middlesex College (N.J.)

Student Affiliates

Eleni Canez, The University of Arizona (Ariz.)

Karina Galicia, Marquette University (Wis.)

Angeles Amanda Maria Gutridge, Keiser University (Fla.)

Isaiah Hernandez, Presbyterian College (S.C.)

Alejandro Perez Ortiz, University of California, San Diego (Calif.)

National HACU-member institutions among 25 semifinalist for the 2023 Aspen Prize

Six HACU-member institutions are among the 25 community colleges that are semi-finalists for the $1 million Aspen Prize, a recognition of community colleges achieving high, improving, and equitable outcomes for students. Among the semi-finalists are ten Hispanic-Serving Institutions from California (2), Florida (3), Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Texas (2).

The HACU-member institutions are:

• Elgin Community College

• Hostos Community College (CUNY)

• Imperial Valley College

• Moorpark College

• San Jacinto College

• Union County College

Arizona Central Arizona College receives Upward Bound grant of $1,488,000

The U.S. Department of Education awarded Central Arizona College a federal Upward Bound grant of $1,488,000 to help more lowincome students who are the first members of their families to earn degrees. At least two-thirds of the students in each local Upward Bound program are from low-income economic backgrounds and families in which neither parent has a bachelor’s degree. This is the college’s second Upward Bound grant.

California

Azusa Pacific University names Adam Morris as 18th president

Azusa Pacific University has named Adam J. Morris, PhD, as its 18th president. He previously served as executive vice president, chief transformation officer, and chief institutional advancement officer at Biola University, where his duties included institutional strategy, mission effectiveness, organizational efficiency, financial stability, fundraising initiatives, and the Alumni and Parent Relations programs. Morris graduated from Biola University with a bachelor’s, and earned a master’s and doctorate from Talbot School of Theology.

California Lutheran University received a National Science Foundation grant of $307,486 for studying sexually selected traits and behaviors in the saimiri collinsi species living in the eastern Amazonia forest. The grant not only funds rare opportunities for undergraduate students to study primates in the wild, but also supports the participation of women and other underrepresented groups in science.

Cal Lutheran Upward Bound received $3.6 million from the U.S. Department of Education to continue and expand its TRIO Traditional Upward Bound services for high school students in Oxnard, Hawthorne and Lawndale. The program provides high school students with tutoring, academic advising, weekend classes, college tours and parent workshops during the school year. The students also participate in a six-week summer residential program.

Cal Lutheran receives two major grants

CSU Northridge’s Global Hispanic Serving Institution Equity Innovation Hub receives $1 million

California State University, Northridge’s Global Hispanic Serving Institution Equity Innovation Hub has received $1 million from an appropriations request made by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), included in the recently signed $1.5 trillion federal government spending bill. The funding will go toward programming and personnel to support equity-centered institutional transformation, identify innovative science, technology, engineering and mathematics educational pathways, and enhance strategies to address equity gaps in degree attainment.

The California State University, in partnership with Apple and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, announced the establishment of a Global Hispanic Serving Institution Equity Innovation Hub to be housed on the CSUN campus. The hub will work with other CSU campuses and HSIs across the nation to increase student success and equip Latino/a and other historically underrepresented students in STEM with skills for high-demand careers in these fields.

André Stephens selected as president of Fresno Pacific University

André Stephens, Ph.D., was appointed president of Fresno Pacific University, bringing 30 years of service in California higher education. His most recent role was vice president for student development at Biola University since 2016 after serving as associate vice president of university admissions, as well as participating in university committees and task forces, including the Council for Student Success, chairing the President’s Administrative Council and the Student Health and Wellness Committee. He developed the Emerging Leaders program to provide professional development for employees and led Biola’s COVID-19 campus response team. Stephens earned a bachelor’s from Biola, a master’s from California State University at Fullerton, and a doctorate from Claremont Graduate University.

Santa Clara University names Julie Sullivan president

Julie Sullivan has been named the 30th president of Santa Clara University, the first layperson and woman president in the university’s 171year history. Sullivan has served as president of the University of St. Thomas for the past nine years, and prior to that, was executive vice president and provost of the University of San Diego. Sullivan has extensive business and financial expertise with nearly 20 years of public company board service and 15 years of private company board service spanning several industries. She was recently elected to serve as the Board Chair of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities for the 2022-2024 period. Sullivan earned a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate from the University of Florida.

Florida Hillsborough Community College receives award through Open Door Grant Program

The Hillsborough Community College Institute for Corporate and Continuing Education was awarded $993,813 in funding through the Open Door Grant Program by the Florida Department of Education. Qualified applicants may be eligible for up to $3,000 to cover the costs of tuition, fees, examination, books and materials for approved short-term and technical education credentialing courses that must be completed by Sept. 30, 2023.

Massachusetts

Hubert Benitez selected as president of American International College

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Hubert Benitez, D.D.S., Ph.D., has been selected as the 12th president of American International College, succeeding President Vince Maniaci, who is retiring after 17 years of service. Benitez served as vice president for Strategic Initiatives and Academic Innovation and as acting chief inclusion officer at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mo. Prior to Rockhurst, Benitez served as president and CEO of Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences in Kansas City for almost five years. Benitez received his doctoral degree in dentistry from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Latin America, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Connecticut Health Sciences Center, later earning a doctorate from Saint Louis University’s College of Education and Public Service. He has two decades in higher education as an academic and administrator, and 15 years prior as a clinician.

New Jersey Hudson County Community College’s Hudson Scholars program receives 2021-22 Innovation of the Year Award

The League for Innovation awarded Hudson County Community College with the 202122 Innovation of the Year award, recognizing the Hudson Scholar’s program for its programs, practices, and activities improving institutional ability to serve students and the community, as well as the faculty, staff, and administrators creating and implementing them. The program is open to incoming students enrolled for at least nine credit-hours of coursework at HCCC, including students in their final semester of English as a Second Language, and all levels of Academic Foundations English.

New Mexico

Samuel Dosumu named chancellor of UNM-Valencia branch campus

Samuel Dosumu, Ph.D., has been appointed chancellor of the University of New MexicoValencia branch campus. Dosumu has served as the executive dean of the Pueblo Community College Southwest Campus since 2019. Prior to his current position, he served as the associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at Maricopa County Community College District for six years. Dosumu was provost and vice president of academic affairs at Hawkeye Community College, associate vice chancellor of academic affairs at Maricopa County Community College, vice president of instructional services at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College, and dean of business and information technology at San Juan College. He earned a bachelor’s from Xavier University, a master’s from Regis University, and a doctorate from the University of Colorado, Denver.

Texas JuliAnn Mazachek named president of Midwestern State University

JuliAnn Mazachek, Ph.D., has been named the 12th president of Midwestern State University, the second woman in the 100-year history of MSU to serve as president. Prior to her appointment, she served as vice president for academic affairs, chief academic officer and associate professor at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. In her 30 years of service to WU, she was also foundation president and CEO, dean of the School of Business and a tenured faculty member. Mazachek received a bachelor’s from the Missouri University of Science and Technology, a master’s from the University of Kansas, and a doctorate from the University of Kansas.

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HACU announces Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo 2022-23 Fellows

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced the 38 fellows who will be part of the fourth cohort of its Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo. The program is designed to increase diverse representation in executive and seniorlevel positions in higher education.

Fellows participate in an array of leadership development activities preparing them for leadership roles in the full spectrum of institutions of higher learning, with an emphasis on Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Emerging HSIs.

The one-year fellowship program orientation webinar took place on Sept. 21, 2022. The first seminar was held in Oct. 2022 in conjunction with HACU’s 36th Annual Conference. The second seminar will be held in Washington, D.C., in April 2023, at HACU’s National Capitol Forum. The third seminar will take place at an international seminar to be held in the spring or summer of 2023.

The Leadership Academy faculty consists of current and former presidents, chancellors and senior administrators and brings over 100 years of combined experience in serving various sectors of higher education, including private/public universities, community colleges and faith-based institutions. Mentorship with a university president is a key component, as well as the development of a special project designed to have an impact at the Fellow’s current institution.

HACU thanks the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Capital One and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) for their support in providing fellowships to selected recipients.

Kathaleen Acosta, Ed.D., is senior director for workforce advancement & development with Dallas College. She has over 25 years of experience with K-12 and post-secondary education. Throughout her career she has held several positions that have allowed her to lead programs and initiatives that provide college access to members of typically underserved neighborhoods. She is committed to providing opportunities and resources through community engagement and partnership development.

*Erika Allen, a first-generation college student, is executive director of the Foundation of the College of Southern Idaho, leading fundraising and alumni relations on behalf of the college, a newly designated Hispanic-Serving Institution. Allen is a doctoral student in the higher education administration program at Idaho State University. She received a master’s degree in leadership and management from the University of La Verne and a bachelor’s degree from UCLA. Allen currently serves as vice-chair for the Idaho Commission for Hispanic Affairs.

*Elena Hernández Burke serves as director of diversity, equity and inclusion, and as coordinator of Hispanic Student Initiatives at Alverno College. She previously worked as a community organizer in Chicago with Latinx students and families to build equitable schools and communities, as well as a drug free communities manager at Safe & Sound, an organization dedicated to building safe neighborhoods in Milwaukee. She earned a bachelor’s from DePaul University in political science with minors in Latin American and Latino Studies and Spanish, and a master’s from Alverno College.

Amanda Corona is director of development for the University of California, San Diego with over 12 years of experience working in the U.S., Latin America and Central America. She holds a bachelor’s in biological anthropology from the University of California San Diego, a master’s in nonprofit leadership from the University of San Diego and is working towards a doctorate in educational leadership at UCSD/California State University San Marcos. Corona serves the San Diego community supporting MANA de San Diego and USD’s Alumni Association, where she serves as the inaugural chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Taskforce.

, has over 14 years of leadership and management in student affairs, learning development, grant programs, operational goals, and strategic planning. He also oversees and facilitates partnerships between Dallas College, four-year institutions, employers, non-profit organizations, and community partners. Cruz also serves on the JOVEN Board of Directors, a non-profit organization helping at-risk youth on the south side of Bexar County, and is active in numerous civic and charitable organizations in the city. He earned a doctorate of education in organizational change and leadership from the University of Southern California, a master’s in educational leadership from Southern Methodist University, and a bachelor’s in biology from the University of Texas at Austin.

*Marlene De La Cruz-Guzman, Ph.D., is the vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Viterbo University. With over 20 years of professional experience in teaching and administration, she has taught English, American, and global literature, higher education diversity and service learning courses, as well as core curriculum interdisciplinary courses. She has held leadership positions at Ohio University, Marquette University, Towson University, University of Notre Dame, Michigan State University, and Barry University.

Julia Dinger, Ph.D., is the 16th president of Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Oklahoma’s first and only public Hispanic-Serving Institution, previously served as the university’s provost and chief academic officer. Prior to her service at Panhandle State, Dinger served as vice president of academic affairs for Connors State College, a Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institution. Dinger was born and raised in Oklahoma where she received her bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in sociology from the University of Oklahoma. She is an active member of the Higher Learning Commission Peer Corps as an evaluator and teaches courses in sociology and is a citizen of the Osage Nation committed to promoting access, equity, inclusion, and success in higher education, especially for those from underserved backgrounds.

Carlos Cruz, Ed.D., associate vice chancellor – student wellbeing and social support at Dallas College

The Fellows and their home institutions are:

*Carnegie Fellowship recipient **Capital One Fellowship recipient ***American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Fellowship recipient

Guillermo Escalante, D.Sc., is currently a dean fellow and professor of kinesiology for the College of Natural Sciences at California State University, San Bernardino. He is a coinvestigator for the Proactive Approaches for Training Hispanics in STEM (PATHS), a grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education to decrease equity gaps among our students, retain students in STEM, increase graduation rates, and improve student success. Escalante oversees the Science Success Center as part of the PATHS grant and is a fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition.

Maruth Figueroa, Ed.D., a first-generation college graduate, is the assistant vice chancellor for student retention and success at University of California San Diego. She has over fifteen years of experience in higher education supporting student retention for historically underrepresented students, closing the opportunity gap and increasing graduation rates. Her research interests include access and equity for historically underrepresented, firstgeneration, undocumented students; and identity, leadership and spirituality development on college campuses. She earned her doctorate in higher educational leadership, higher education administration from the University of Southern California.

Heidy Frías, M.D., is an instructional assistant professor in the humanities in medicine department at the College of Medicine at Texas A&M University. Frías is from the Dominican Republic, graduating from Universidad Central del Este in San Pedro de Macorís and trained as a general and family physician. She works closely with other faculty and students in the practice of medicine courses as a part of the humanities department, as well as the Clinical Learning Resource Center in the evaluation of students’ performance in the Objectively Structured Clinical Exam. Frías is the director of the medical Spanish program and faculty advisor for the Latino Medical Student Association.

*Sandra D. García, Ed.D., currently serves as the assistant vicepresident of sponsored programs at the University of Texas San Antonio. With more than 27 years in higher education research administration, she oversees the pre-award and contracts and industry agreements offices. Garcia previously served as the associate vice-president and dean of graduate studies at the University of Houston-Downtown. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Texas A&M University-Kingsville and Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, a master’s in counseling and guidance, a bachelor’s in elementary education and has a lifetime teaching certification.

Diana Garza, Ph.D., is a STEM advocate currently serving as the assistant dean of student affairs in the College of Engineering at Boise State University and is a practitioner-scholar with a 20year history in higher education. A first-generation college graduate, her educational interests include creating support networks, especially for first-generation and historically minoritized students. She has a doctorate in educational leadership, a masters in educational technology and a bachelors in communication/journalism.

Ana María González currently serves as a faculty coach coordinator at AGM University. She has held teaching positions within the education systems of Puerto Rico and the state of Florida, and as an academic director for various colleges and universities in Puerto Rico, successfully leading various projects such as accreditation processes for ACICS, ACF, ACPHA and MSCHE. She has led fundraising events such as UNE Food Fest, a festival which raised over $30,000 for student scholarships for study abroad programs, internships and completing their undergraduate studies. She holds a bachelor’s in early childhood and elementary education from the University of Puerto Rico and two master’s degrees, one in Preschool Education and another in Educational Management and Supervision from Ana G. Méndez University.

**Yhovana Gordon, Ed.D., D.N.P., is associate dean of academic affairs for the Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Florida International University Throughout her tenure at FIU, Gordon has led innovations in undergraduate, graduate, and clinical doctorate programs. In addition to the implementation of cutting-edge programs and the infusion of faculty into community-focused initiatives, her leadership led numerous funding award submissions, contributed to the dramatic improvement in national rankings for the graduate nursing programs, as well as to the successful accreditation and re-accreditation of programs within the college.

*Grace Gutiérrez, Ph.D., has over 20 years of leadership and management in educational administration, systems evaluation and strategic planning. She is a visiting assistant professor at the University of the Incarnate Word. She has held positions with the Texas Education Agency, the Department of Defense Education Activity, McREL International, and as a college instructor. She has served educational leaders across the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam, Japan, and Germany, and currently holds a position on the Board of Directors for the Boulder County I Have a Dream Foundation. Gutierrez holds a doctorate from Gonzaga University, a master’s of applied behavioral science from Bastyr University, and a bachelor’s from The University of Texas at Austin.

Juan B. Gutiérrez, Ph.D., is professor and chair of the department of mathematics at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Gutiérrez’s area of research is multiscale modeling of biological phenomena. He has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and DARPA. He served as assistant professor of mathematics and bioinformatics at the University of Georgia in 2012, where he earned tenure in 2016. Gutiérrez earned a doctorate in mathematics at Florida State University in 2009. He completed postdoctoral experiences at the University of Miami and Ohio State University.

Andrea I. Guzmán, Ed.D., joined the University of Central Florida as vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion in July 2021 and is responsible for leading evidence-based DEI strategies. Guzmán helped secure a gift of $5 million to establish the Ginsburg Center for Inclusion and Community Engagement – serving UCF students, faculty, staff, and the greater Orlando community. The center aims to drive transformational change by promoting critical thinking; holistic student support; and an awareness and appreciation of varied viewpoints and experiences. She also secured $425,000 in grants and created a revenue stream to further support DEI efforts at UCF.

Melanie Hernandez, Ph.D. is associate professor and chair of the English department at Fresno State. She specializes in nineteenth-century U.S. literature, and comparative African American and Chicana/o Studies. She has taught in prison education programs at the Washington State Reformatory and Valley State Prison and held research fellowships at the American Antiquarian Society and LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections at UT, Austin.  Prior to teaching, she worked in television and radio, including the Oxygen network, ABC’s The View, radio station K-EARTH 101, Saturday Night Live!, E! News Daily, The Howard Stern Show, and Eyewitness News.

*Rocío D. Hernández, Ed.D., is a first-generation Chicana/ Latina scholar-practitioner who currently serves as a tenured counseling faculty member at Ventura College, where she also oversees the College CalWORKs program. She has 16 years of experience in higher education with service in different leadership capacities. Hernández earned a bachelor’s in Chicana/o Studies and Spanish from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a master’s in counseling with an option in college counseling and student services from California State University, Northridge, and a doctorate in educational leadership with an option in higher education administration from the University of Southern California.

*Carnegie Fellowship recipient **Capital One Fellowship recipient ***American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Fellowship recipient

*Laura M. Hunt, D.B.A., serves as the dean for the College of Education at the University of the Southwest. She is a business professor in the College of Business Administration and serves as vice president of the Faculty Council. Her academic interests include serving first-generation students, strategy and innovation in higher education, business and culture within international and domestic practices, entrepreneurship, and data-driven strategic decision-making based on triple bottom line principles. She received a bachelor’s from Texas Tech University, master’s in business administration with a concentration in finance from Baker College, and a doctorate in business administration focusing on strategy and innovation from the University of the Southwest.

Joan Jaimes, Ph.D., a former migrant farmworker from Brownsville and the daughter of Mexican immigrants, is the director of teaching and learning at San Antonio College. From 2003 to 2014, she conducted outreach to first generation college students and families and created partnerships to bridge communities in Iowa. She took her experience in Latin@ outreach to Washington, D.C., working as awareness and outreach specialist for Federal Student Aid. She earned a doctorate in educational leadership from Iowa State University.

Tatyana Karaman, Ph.D., serves as vice president for finance and administration at Western Oregon University. Her expertise and experience include developing multi-year financial plans to support implementation of strategic plans, overseeing $400M annual operating budgets, and endowments of $300M, working with various budgeting models, financing institutional needs via various vehicles including bond issuances and other financial facilities. Karaman led successful legislative requests, developed and implemented master plans and oversaw delivering diverse major capital projects. She has overseen offices of human resources, public safety, procurement, enterprise risk management and facilities management.

Marisa Moyet-Lugo is an academic advisor at Malcolm X Community College in Chicago. She earned a bachelor’s in organizational management and leadership at North Park University and a master’s in higher education leadership from Northeastern Illinois University. Marisa is passionate about creating a sense of belonging for her students and facilitating their success. Marisa has developed a focus and determination to make a difference for those seeking social, economic, and cultural advancement through the acquisition of knowledge and skills that sometimes avert people of color.

Heather C. Macias, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of education at California State University, Long Beach. She is also the interim director of CSULB’s Faculty Center, and an executive board member for both the Latinx Faculty and Staff Association, and the Queer and Trans Faculty and Staff Association. Macias’ research examines the preparation of secondary ethnic studies teachers; how preservice teachers integrate students’ funds of knowledge into classroom teaching; and how to support queer preservice teachers. Her grant work includes integrating culturally responsive teaching and pedagogy into different introductory STEM courses in higher education.

*Sara A. Mata, Ph.D., a Kansas native, is the dean of students and co-director of Hispanic/Latinx Initiatives at Newman University in Wichita, Kansas. Mata spent a majority of her career in Oklahoma, where she earned a doctorate in social foundations from Oklahoma State University. Mata is a 2022 NASPA Pillar of the Profession and serves on the executive committee as member-at-large for the NASPA Foundation Board. She recently joined the Board for Court Appointed Special Advocates of Sedgwick County and is a member of the Kansas Hispanic Education Development Foundation.

Fred Millán, Ph.D., is a bilingual Latinx psychologist, distinguished service professor, and director of the Graduate Mental Health Counseling Program at State University of New York at Old Westbury. He served as undergraduate psychology department chair for 11 years. He is a 2021 SUNY Hispanic Leadership Institute Fellow, trustee of the American Insurance Trust, member of the National Latinx Psychological Association Council of Past Presidents and treasurer of the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnicity, Culture and Race. Millán is former president of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards and former chair of the American Psychological Association Ethics Committee and NYS Board for Psychology.

***Néstor H. Montilla, Ph.D., is a multilingual scholar with over two decades of higher education administration experience. He is a higher education associate at Lehman College of the City University of New York. Prior positions have included adjunct faculty and directorships in international programs and community relations, university and government relations, external affairs, and public and corporate relations, and has served as president and chairman of national and statewide advocacy nonprofit organizations. In his current role he manages adjunct faculty and multi-year teaching contract affairs at Lehman College. He earned a doctorate in higher education administration and educational leadership from Liberty University.

**Alesandra C. Morales-Vélez, Ph.D., is an associate professor in civil engineering and surveying and associate dean of students at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. She received the Dwight David Eisenhower Fellowship as an undergraduate and the Department of Energy Fellowship as a graduate student and was selected by the University of Rhode Island Transportation Center as its 2013 Outstanding Student of the Year. She is a board member of the United States University Council on Geotechnical Education and Research and is a member of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science, Puerto Rico Sponsorship Task Force. She earned a doctorate from the University of Rhode Island, and a bachelor’s and master’s from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez.

Gilberto Mosqueda, Ph.D., is the associate dean for equity diversity and inclusion in the Jacobs School of Engineering and professor in the Department Structural Engineering at the University at California San Diego. His research and teaching focus is in the area of structural and earthquake engineering design for civil structures including the use of earthquake protection systems. He is the director of the Caltrans Seismic Response Modification Device Laboratory at UC San Diego and serves as an inaugural member of the President’s Chicano/Latino Advisory Council for the University of California.

**Jonathan Muñoz Barreto, Ph.D., is the dean of student affairs of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, and an associate professor at the department of civil engineering, previously working at the U.S Army Corps of Engineers as a project planner for storm damage reduction projects. He teaches geospatial engineering sciences, and his research work has been funded by multiple federal and state agencies, including the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the Department of Education. He is a former NOAA-CREST and Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He earned a bachelor’s in land surveying and topography from of the University of Puerto Rico, and a doctorate in civil engineering from The City College of the City University of New York.

*Carnegie Fellowship recipient **Capital One Fellowship recipient ***American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Fellowship recipient

Isabel de los Ángeles O’Connor, Ph.D., serves as vice president of instruction at San Diego Mesa College. She has over 25 years of experience in higher education, including serving as dean of humanities and social sciences and dean of guided pathways at Cabrillo College, as well as associate professor and chair of history at Indiana University South Bend. An immigrant, O’Connor began her educational journey in the U.S. learning English at Los Angeles City College and earned a doctorate in medieval history at UCLA.

*Brittany R. Padilla is a senior program manager at the University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus, leading the grants and development office. Over the last 10 years, Padilla has held positions in student services including: advisement, graduation, admissions, and orientation. She has also served the UNM-V Campus as the development and donor relations manager and a student success manager. Padilla earned her bachelor’s and master’s in 2011 and 2016 respectively and is a lifelong New Mexico resident with family lineages tracing back to the Tomé and Atrisco Land Grants in New Mexico.

María E. Pérez y González, Ph.D., is a first-generation college graduate and professor in the department of Puerto Rican and Latino studies, and was recently named interim dean of the School of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts at Brooklyn College, CUNY. She served as faculty for 30 years with 17 as chairperson and was the first faculty council chairperson of Latinx heritage. González is an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa, and a participant in the Harvard Management Development Program. She authored “Puerto Ricans in the U.S.” and co-edited of “Puerto Rican Studies in the City University of New York: The First 50 Years.” González earned a doctorate from Fordham University.

*Yoel Rodríguez, Ph.D., is a theoretical biophysicist and professor of physics and chemistry at CUNY’s Hostos Community College, where he also serves as the engineering program coordinator and chair of the Hostos Research Center. He has received multiple educational and research grants from different agencies, including NSF and NIH, and is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholar award. Rodríguez received his bachelor’s in physical chemistry from Havana University, his doctorate in theoretical biophysics at the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, and completed his postdoctoral training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in computational biophysics.

Vanessa Tejada, Ed.D., is the director of residential experience at the California Institute of Technology. Tejada has experience in residential life, admissions, outreach, advising, and community engagement, and is committed to being an advocate and a resource for college access and success for underrepresented, first generation and undocumented students. She earned a bachelor’s in political science and chicana/o studies at the University of California in Santa Barbara, a master’s in postsecondary administration and student affairs at the University of Southern California, and a doctorate in educational leadership at the University of California in Los Angeles.

**Janie Valdés, Ed.D., is assistant vice president for enrollment management and services at Florida International University, where she develops and champions transfer affirming and receptive strategies that positively influence transfer student enrollment and outcomes and improves the student experience end-to-end. This work, including through the nationally recognized transfer pathway FIU Connect4Success, has resulted in significant improvements in AA Transfer-In rates, retention and completion rates, and the percentage of transfer students graduating without excess credits. Valdés is currently co-leading efforts to expand credit for prior learning options for adult learners.

Steve Wuhs, Ph.D., is the associate vice provost for academic affairs at Oregon State University. Previously he served as the interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Redlands and has served as senior international officer since 2016. Wuhs has prioritized careful curricular management, health and safety during his tenure. He joined Redlands as a professor of political science with interests in Mexican politics and has also served as director of the Salzburg Semester program and a fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He earned his bachelor’s. in sociology and Spanish from Macalester College and his doctorate in political science from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

René Zenteno, Ph.D., is a professor of demography at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He has published widely in immigration and demographic change, focusing on Mexico-U.S. relations and Latin America. He has been vice provost for international initiatives at UTSA, executive director of ConTex at the University of Texas System, executive director for the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the University of California, San Diego, and provost at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte. He served as undersecretary of population, migration, and religious affairs in Mexico’s Ministry of the Interior.

*Carnegie Fellowship recipient **Capital One Fellowship recipient ***American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Fellowship recipient

Adelante Pushes Opportunities Forward for Latinx Students at Chico State

After finishing her undergrad career as one of the most decorated students in Chico State history, Vivian Hernandez is on her way to UCLA to enroll in its history doctoral program this fall—thanks in no small part to the Adelante Pipeline to Postbaccalaureate Program.

Hernandez is a first-generation college student who graduated with an impressive GPA with dual majors in Latin American studies and history and minors in Spanish, global development studies, and European studies. Though she has always been an exceptional student (she was high school valedictorian), Hernandez credits the richness and success of her academic career to being part of the inaugural cohort of Adelante scholars at Chico State.

“I never thought I would have the opportunity to conduct undergraduate research, let alone be awarded a grant for it,” she said. “I’m so grateful to have been chosen to be a part of the Adelante Summer Research Program. I’ve learned so much from it and have grown as a scholar.”

Adelante is funded by a five-year, $2.9 million Title V Developing HSIs grant from the US Department of Education to support Latinx and low-income students to prepare for, apply to, and successfully attain master’s degrees and teaching credentials. It provides students with a faculty-mentored, funded research experience and an introduction to emerging issues and real-world training in the necessary research skills to advance in their careers. To date, The Adelante program has provided 300 Latinx and low-income students peer and faculty mentoring, guided career exploration, and funded faculty-mentored research opportunities designed to support students on their path to graduate school.

discovered cut the birth rate almost in half and led to transformational changes in the ways women perceived themselves and participated in the economy and political life.

As a historian, she wants to write Mexican women back into Mexican history.

“In my own family, one Mexican grandmother had seven children and the other had 10. Thinking about how that affected their lives and future generations of my family really connected me with the research. I became very invested in what I was studying,” said Hernandez. “My goal is to describe the lived experiences of Mexican women—upper, middle, and lower class as well as urban and rural women. We’ve omitted half the population from Mexican history, and that needs to change.”

Her papers about feminism, birth control, and declining fertility rates won her accolades at campuswide and regional student research competitions. Her scholarship also earned her numerous other awards including the 2021–22 Sally Casanova Pre-doctoral Scholars Award by the California State University and the 2021 CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement.

“Vivian’s career is an example of what we envisioned the Adelante Program can be for students,” said Sharon Barrios, the grant’s coprincipal investigator and Dean of Graduate Studies at Chico State. “With access to faculty-student mentoring and support from the University combined with her own talent and determination, she is set up to accomplish great things at UCLA and be a role model for generations of students.”

Hernandez wanted to explore portions of Mexican history that haven’t been extensively studied. Her studies examined the impacts of contraceptives becoming more widely available in Mexico in the 1970s, which she

HACU National Internship Program welcomes fall session interns with virtual orientation

College students complete summer session of the HACU National Internship Program

HACU welcomed college students selected to participate in its 15-week fall internship session. Over 100 students were accepted into HACU’s National Internship Program. All fall interns will be working remotely in internships with various federal agencies.

The following agencies in the Washington, D.C., metro area and field offices throughout the country are among those providing these virtual internship opportunities to students:

Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

U.S. Forest Services (FS)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS)

Department of Treasury (DOTR)

Library of Congress (LOC)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Students participating in HNIP come from colleges and universities across the nation. A list is available online.

HACU bid farewell to its 2022 Summer interns with a virtual gathering on Aug. 11, 2022.

More than 146 college students were among the participants of the HACU National Internship Program, summer session, which is celebrating a 30-year anniversary since its inception. The internship program which began with 24 interns was one of the first student programs created by the Association after its founding in 1986. HACU has provided more than 14,000 internship placements to date. HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores thanked the agencies that have provided internships for students to gain experience while in college.

Mike Flores, chancellor of Alamo Colleges District in San Antonio and former intern of the program, congratulated the students for completing their internships and recalled his internship in the mid- 90’s at the U.S. Department of Energy in D.C. “I was able to work with individuals from throughout to be able to look at the reinventing government initiative,” said Flores. “It was indeed a memorable experience for myself, and I am sure your experience has been just as memorable.”

The positive experience and the opportunities that the program provides is echoed among many interns. “I am super grateful to HACU to have given me this opportunity,” said Houda Elghefari, senior in accounting from California State University, Northridge. “I will never forget this. It will be part of my life experience.” Elghefari was among the interns serving this summer.

Participants of the program included undergraduate and graduate students from more than 93 higher education institutions who served internships with federal agencies across the country. HACU encourages past participants to become part of its Alumni Network and update their information by completing the HNIP Alumni Census.

La HACHE is the Spanish word for the letter H.

La HACHE de

HACU refers to:

The “H” in the HACU logo, formed by a figure representing Hispanics standing with arms outstretched, reaching toward the future between two pillars symbolizing higher education; and the acronym for HACU’s “Hispanic Alliance to Champion Higher Education” (HACHE).

Nov. 29, 2022

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HACU 28th Annual National Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education

Be among the Hispanic-Serving Institutions advocating for the higher education success of one of the nation’s youngest and fastest-growing populations as we gather in Washington, D.C., to shape and promote an agenda for Congress and the country at the Annual National Capitol Forum of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU).

Register for this powerful national platform for garnering public- and private-sector support for Hispanic higher education. Delegation visits to Capitol Hill with key members of the House and Senate are part of the agenda.

Who should attend: Leaders, administrators, students and staff of HACU-member colleges and universities; trustees; public policymakers, key federal agency leaders, allied organizations, Hispanic-serving school districts, corporate, community and philanthropic representatives.