Dr. Garcia Joins Excelencia Network
February 26, 2025 - 10:43 AM
Excelencia in Education, the nation鈥檚 premier authority on efforts accelerating Latino student success in higher education, has announced that Dr. Martha Garcia has chosen to affiliate with the national network of Presidents for Latino Student Success (P4LSS). The network comprises a group of presidents and chancellors who have committed to making their campuses learning environments where Latino, and all, students thrive.
Excelencia formed its network of common cause in 2011 and Presidents for Latino Student Success
in 2014 to support institutional leaders who are transforming higher education to
make our country stronger with the contributions, skills, and talents of Latino college
graduates. Programs and initiatives that work for Latinos can serve other students
as well, and thus the nation at large.
Through the P4LSS network, Dr. Garcia will collaborate with Excelencia and other postsecondary leaders to leverage collective expertise and resources, foster partnerships, and amplify current efforts to accelerate Latino student success in higher education at the national level.
鈥淚nstitutional leadership focused on intentionally serving Latino, and all, students is the hallmark of the presidents and chancellors in this network," said Sarita Brown, co-founder and president of Excelencia in Education. 鈥淲e are proud to catalyze and support them as they advance student success and grow talent for our country鈥檚 bright future."
Dr. Garcia joins more than 150 leaders that belong to the P4LSS network and lead the nation in enrolling and graduating Latino students. Although the network represents only 5% of the thousands of colleges and universities across the country, the network enrolls 32%, and graduates 34%, of all Latino students in higher education.
鈥淚 am grateful for the opportunity to work in partnership with my colleagues from across the country and advance the goal of increasing Latino student success.鈥�
-Dr. Martha Garcia
Excelencia is honored to make common cause with the action-oriented, trendsetting presidents and chancellors who have answered our national call to accelerate Latino student success in higher education and ensure America鈥檚 future. To learn more about the Presidents for Latino Student Success network and other institutional leaders across the country affiliated with Excelencia, visit: