New England Journal of Public Policy

Article Title

Reaching Tomorrow's Hispanic Leaders

Authors

Sister Thérèse Higgins, Regis College

Abstract

High school-age Hispanics have a 50 percent drop-out rate. College-age Hispanic youth account for only 3.9 percent of the United States college population. A report of the Commission on Minority Participation in Education and American Life challenged college planners to do something about the neglect of young minority students. However, Regis College had already developed a four-week residential summer program to enable Hispanic ninth-graders to complete high school and prepare for college. The anticipated outcome of this College Awareness Program is that the dream of higher education and empowerment for two hundred gifted young Hispanics will be realized.

Recommended Citation

Higgins, Sister Thérèse (1990) "Reaching Tomorrow's Hispanic Leaders," New England Journal of Public Policy: Vol. 6: Iss. 1, Article 5.
Available at: https://scholarworks.umb.edu/nejpp/vol6/iss1/5