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Ώμ²¥³ΙΘΛ Community College President George Timmons has joined Presidents for Latino Student Success, a group of college presidents and chancellors committed to making their campuses learning environments where Latino – and all – Ώμ²¥³ΙΘΛs thrive.
Excelencia in Education, the nation’s premier authority on efforts to accelerate Latino Ώμ²¥³ΙΘΛ success in higher education, created Presidents for Latino Student Success in 2014 to support institutional leaders who are transforming higher education.
Through the network, President Timmons will collaborate with Excelencia and other postsecondary leaders to leverage expertise and resources, foster partnerships, and amplify current efforts to accelerate Latino Ώμ²¥³ΙΘΛ success in higher education at the national level.
“Institutional leadership focused on intentionally serving Latino, and all, Ώμ²¥³ΙΘΛs is the hallmark of the presidents and chancellors in this network," said Sarita Brown, co-founder and president of Excelencia in Education. “Excelencia is honored to make common cause with the action-oriented, trendsetting presidents and chancellors who have answered our national call to accelerate Latino Ώμ²¥³ΙΘΛ success in higher education and ensure America’s future.”
President Timmons joins more than 150 leaders that belong to the Presidents network and lead the nation in enrolling and graduating Latino Ώμ²¥³ΙΘΛs. Although the network represents only 5 percent of the thousands of colleges and universities across the country, affiliated institutions enroll 32 percent – and graduate 34 percent – of all Latino Ώμ²¥³ΙΘΛs in higher education.
Ώμ²¥³ΙΘΛ has been a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution since 2016. In fall 2024, 33 percent of all Ώμ²¥³ΙΘΛ Ώμ²¥³ΙΘΛs identified as Hispanic or Latino.
“Joining the network seemed like the next logical step to better equip myself and the members of our team with the best available resources to help all of our Ώμ²¥³ΙΘΛs be successful,” Timmons said. “This is consistent with our mission of being an institution of academic excellence that helps remove barriers to Ώμ²¥³ΙΘΛ success and doing it in a way that is inclusive, kind, collaborative, and grounded in trust.”
