Top National Educators To Be Featured at HACU’s Town Hall Meeting
PHOENIX, AZ—Leaders from two of the nations largest and most prominent universities will be featured at the Town Hall Meeting of the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities’ (HACU) 19th Annual Conference. Dr. Mark Yudof, Chancellor of the University of Texas System Office, and Dr. Matthew Goldstein, Chancellor of the City University of New York will be sharing their insight in higher education on topics facing today’s Hispanic student. Topics of discussion will range from obstacles facing Hispanic students to helping them achieve their academic dreams.
FREE to the public, this event takes place at the Phoenix Convention Center on Tuesday, October 18 at 10:00 am. Attendees will be able to engage with the two leading educators on crucial issues geared towards Hispanics and higher education. Yudof, appointed Chancellor of the University Texas System Office in August of 2002, is the chief administrative officer of one of the nation’s largest higher education systems with an annual operating budget of $9.6 billion. He earned his LL. B degree from the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he also earned a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Political Science.
Goldstein, a prominent statistician has a doctorate from the University of Connecticut in mathematical statistics, and bachelor’s degree in statistics in mathematics from The City College of the City of New York. He was the first CUNY graduate to lead the urban public university being appointed in 1999. Both Yudof and Goldstein sit on a variety of boards, have authored several books and won numerous honors and awards.
This year’s town hall meeting will look at several key issues, such as: How will the growing Hispanic population impact higher education? What does the higher education community need to do to prepare itself for this emerging population? And what is the role of higher education in helping these students gain access to an education and succeed in their academic careers?
The HACU conference “Championing Hispanic Higher Education Success: Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders” will be held on October 15-18 at the Phoenix Convention Center. It will feature daily workshops, networking, a youth leadership fair, keynote speakers and more. Speakers include Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva and Secretary of Education, and Margaret Spellings just to name a few.
HACU, which has its national headquarters in San Antonio, represents more than 400 colleges and universities, including Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), which collectively serve more than two-thirds of all Hispanic higher education students in the United States. HACU’s international membership includes leading higher education institutions in Latin America and in Spain.
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