Organization:Excelencia in Education

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Short description: 501(c)(3) focused on Latinos in higher education.
Excelencia in Education
FormationJanuary 2004
FounderSarita E. Brown and Deborah A. Santiago
Type501(c)(3)
HeadquartersWashington DC, United States
Websiteedexcelencia.org

Excelencia in Education, also referred to as Excelencia, is an American non-profit organization founded in 2004 by Sarita E. Brown and Deborah A. Santiago. It is classified[1] as a Research Institute and Public Policy Analysis group focused on Educational Institutions.[2] Excelencia's stated mission is to "accelerate Latino student success in higher education".[3] Excelencia's research is conducted to gather information on the relationship between Latino students and their programs, and is published through Education Resources Information Center (ERIC),[4] and educational journals, such as Insight into Diversity[5] and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.[6] Excelencia regularly recognizes programs and institutions that support the Latino community through higher education. Excelencia publishes an annual list of Hispanic Serving Institutions and emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions.[7][8]

History

Brown and Santiago founded Excelencia in Education in Washington D.C. Brown is a national education policy advisor[9][10] and former Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.[11] Santiago is a higher education policy and data specialist[12] and former Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.[13] Excelencia is funded through a variety of grants, contracts, events, and gifts; in 2019, Excelencia received funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,[14] Andrew Mellon Foundation,[15]  Ascendium Education Group,[16] and MacKenzie Scott[17]

Seal of Excelencia

Since 2019, Excelencia has offered, to higher education institutions in the United States, which "serve Latino students".[18] The Seal acts as a certification from Excelencia that the institution helps Latino access resources like mentoring and financial accountability. Among the recipients of the Seal in 2022 was El Paso Community College, noted for its work on serving Latino communities.[19]

Recognition

  • 2021 Presidential Medal by the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)[20]
  • 2019 "Modelo de la Comunidad Award" from College Board[21][22]

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Alec Glassford, Andrea Suozzo, Brandon (2013-05-09). "Excelencia In Education Inc - Nonprofit Explorer" (in en). https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/200927912. 
  2. ↑ "EXCELENCIA IN EDUCATION INC | Open990". https://www.open990.org/org/200927912/excelencia-in-education-inc/. 
  3. ↑ "Join the Mission" (in en). https://www.edexcelencia.org/leadership/join-mission. 
  4. ↑ ERIC - Search Results. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=excelencia+in+education. Retrieved 2022-04-20. 
  5. ↑ Prinster, Rebecca (2016-05-17). "Latino Students Excel at Selective Institutions, Study Finds" (in en-US). https://www.insightintodiversity.com/latino-students-excel-at-selective-institutions-study-finds/. 
  6. ↑ "Excelencia in Education Names Top Four Latino Student Success Programs" (in en-us). 2021-10-28. https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/latinx/article/15280677/excelencia-in-education-names-top-four-latino-student-success-programs. 
  7. ↑ "Number of Hispanic Serving Institutions falls as pandemic cuts Latino enrollment" (in en). https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/number-hispanic-serving-institutions-falls-pandemic-cut-latino-enrollm-rcna20349. 
  8. ↑ "Number of HSIs Decrease for the First Time in 20 Years" (in en-us). 2022-03-17. https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/latinx/article/15289872/number-of-hsis-decrease-for-the-first-time-in-20-years. 
  9. ↑ "Addressing the Underrepresentation of Women of Color in Tech". https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/addressing-the-underrepresentation-of-women-of-color-in-tech. 
  10. ↑ "Learn About the Center for First-generation Student Success" (in en). https://firstgen.naspa.org/about-the-center/about-the-center. 
  11. ↑ "Director of White House Initiative for Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans to Deliver Hispanic Heritage Month Keynote". https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-00-136/director-of-white-house-initiative-for-educational-excellence-for-hispanic-americans-to-deliver-hispanic-heritage-month-keynote/2000-09-19/. 
  12. ↑ "Ep. 20: Latino Student Success and How to Close Equity Gaps | Inside Higher Ed" (in en). https://www.insidehighered.com/audio/2020/09/08/ep-20-latino-student-success-and-how-close-equity-gaps. 
  13. ↑ "How to advance Latino achievement in higher education" (in en). https://www.aldianews.com/leadership/advocacy/how-advance-latino. 
  14. ↑ "Excelencia in Education - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation" (in en). https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/committed-grants/2019/12/inv003714. 
  15. ↑ Foundation, Mellon. "Mapping the National Latino Professoriate : Excelencia in Education, Inc." (in en). https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/excelencia-in-education-inc/1711-05158/. 
  16. ↑ "All Grants" (in en-US). https://www.ascendiumphilanthropy.org/our-grantmaking/all-grants/. 
  17. ↑ "Latino educational nonprofit receives historic $10 million from MacKenzie Scott" (in en). https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latino-nonprofit-excelencia-education-gets-10m-donation-mackenzie-scot-rcna1205. 
  18. ↑ "Fifteen colleges and universities earn Excelencia seal for advancing Latino higher education" (in en). https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/fifteen-colleges-universities-earn-excelencia-seal-advancing-latino-hi-rcna49082. 
  19. ↑ "El Paso Community College" (in en-US). http://epcc.edu/. 
  20. ↑ "Association for the Study of Higher Education". https://www.ashe.ws/presidentialmedal. 
  21. ↑ "Prepárate™:Educating Latinos for the Future of Am". https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/diversity/2012-Preparate-program.pdf. 
  22. ↑ (in en) Prepárate: Empowering Latino Students to Achieve Their Dreams, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDxItMJB1u0, retrieved 2022-04-20 



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