September 17, 2024

HACU visits Costa Rica to host HACU on the Road

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities visited San José, Costa Rica on September 16, 2024, as part of its HACU on the Road tour. The event brought together members of the higher education community and leaders from the surrounding area for presentations from David Mendez, vice president, HACU and Oralia De Los Reyes, assistant vice president for programs and services, HACU.

The event hosted by Universidad de Iberoamérica included a welcome from Emma Grace Hernández Flores, president of UNIBE and Israel Hernández Morales, rector, UNIBE. The HACU presentation included a discussion on the state of Hispanic higher education and HACU programs and international initiatives. Other topics discussed included supporting Hispanic student success, advocacy, and other initiatives.

HACU on the Road is an initiative designed to promote national and international dialogue about the state of Hispanic higher education among chancellors, presidents of colleges and universities, superintendents of Hispanic-Serving School Districts, corporate leaders, and other supporters of Hispanic higher education.

Additional photos from the event can be viewed here.

HOTR Costa Rica

  

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. HACU is the only national association representing existing and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The Association’s headquarters are in San Antonio, Texas, with regional offices in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, California.

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