Latinos in Higher Education

These are the most frequent obstacles faced by undocumented immigrants when it comes to accessing higher education in the United States.

Pennsylvania Department of Education Secretary Pedro Rivera made the case for ensuring that more Pennsylvanians have access to higher education throughout the state.

HSI Pathways to the Professoriate program is looking to change the face of academia and boost the number of Latinos pursuing and completing doctorate degrees at institutions across the country.  

The HSI Pathways to the Professoriate program is supporting Latino students from across the country in pursuing doctoral degrees and entering the professoriate. 

Swarthmore professor Edwin Mayorga is leading an innovative method of researching and learning along with local undergraduate students and high schoolers from neighborhoods in North and South Philadelphia.

In its second year, the Drexel Latino Medical Student Association’s health fair for the Latino community will offer free screenings and medical consultation on March 10 at Antonia Pantoja School in North Philly. 

Local community organizers and university officials outline some of the steps colleges and universities can take to support undocumented students and DACA recipients from enrollment to graduation.

A new NASA-funded project led by Temple University's Victor Gutierrez-Velez could shape the country's environmental policy for years to come. 

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, other organizations urge congressional action on DACA, call out language used against immigrants in discussions

Roughly half of Latinos in higher education graduate. Researchers and universities are asking why, and what can be done to better support Latino students.