Dr. Mildred García, president of California State University, Dominguez Hills, was in Washington D.C. at the start of the week to participate in the two-day National Education Summit and Call to Action hosted by the U.S. Department of Education. On Tuesday, she was one of only 10 Hispanic education leaders and students on stage with President Barack Obama as he signed the executive order renewing and revising the 20-year-old White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. The summit brought together administration officials with experts in education and Hispanic community leaders to discuss issues ranging from early childhood learning to higher education. The ... Read More
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CSU Dominguez Hills Student Featured in U.S. Department of Education Video
California State University, Dominguez Hills sophomore Samantha Hernandez is featured in a United States Department of Education video intended to promote college attendance among children of Latino families. The video, “La universidad: un sueño alcanzable (College: An Attainable Dream),” is part of the Department of Education's effort to achieve President Barack Obama's goal of increasing college graduation rates in the United States by 20 percent by 2020. Statistics show that currently less than 40 percent of adult Americans have a two- or four-year degree, a percentage that lags behind other nations. Toward that end, the Department of Education video targets a segment of the country's ... Read More