Updated Oct. 4. 2013
NJ Revilla-Garcia
HACU represented among panelists of Univision's Town Hall on Latino education issues
HACU President and CEO, Antonio R. Flores, and HACU Governing Board member and president of Santa Fe Community College, Ana “Cha” Guzman, were among the panelists of a special Town Hall on Latino education issues. HACU-member institution UCLA and Univision Communications co-hosted the Spanish-language town hall "Today is the Future" on Oct. 4. More than 400 institutions were expected to participate in the webcast.
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| HACU President and CEO, Antonio R. Flores | Univision Town Hall on Latino Education Issues at UCLA |
HACU Governing Board member and President of Santa Fe Community College Ana “Cha” Guzman |
Jorge Ramos, co-anchor of "Noticiero Univision," served as moderator for the town hall, which addressed the urgent need to close the Latino education gap and increase the number entering higher education to an audience of students, parents and teachers. The Town Hall was simultaneously streamed as an English-language interactive webcast on www.eselmomento.com.
Invited speakers and panelists included:
- Alejandra Ceja, executive director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
- John Deasy, superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
- Ana "Cha" Guzman, president, Santa Fe Community College
- Antonio R. Flores, HACU president and CEO
- Glenn Llopis, founder, Center for Hispanic Leadership
- Mark Hugo Lopez, director of Hispanic research, Pew Research Center
- Michele Siqueiros, executive director, Campaign for College Opportunities
- Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, UCLA dean of education
The event airs nationally in Spanish on the Univision Network on Saturday, Oct. 5 (check local listings for broadcast times in your area).