La Gente traces the rise of the Chicana/o Movement in Sacramento and the role of everyday people in galvanizing a collective to seek lasting and transformative change during the 1960s and 1970s. In their efforts to be self-determined, la gente contested multiple forms of oppression at school, at work sites, and in their communities. Márquez shows that the Chicana/o Movement was not solely limited to a handful of organizations or charismatic leaders.

While Latinos have seen an increase in college enrollment over the last decade, completion rates are stagnant or declining. As a result, there is a widening gap between this group and non-Hispanic whites in the attainment of college degrees. This presentation will highlight research related to Latinos’ college success, emphasizing the promise of Latino-attentive approaches for boosting college completion.

June 18, 2020–UC Davis has made important progress toward our goal of achieving federal Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) designation since our last communication on this subject on October 1, 2019, which may open up opportunities to pursue HSI sources of funding.

Originally posted in UC Davis News on December 21, 2018

On November 1, the HSI Task Force hosted an engagement forum at the UC Davis Conference Center where more than one hundred students, staff, and faculty gathered to hear an update from Co-Chairs Raquel Aldana and Rahim Reed about the Task Force's progress and plans.

The participants were also invited to contribute to the discussion and the forum produced a great deal of feedback, energy, and enthusiasm.