By — Kenya Downs Kenya Downs Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/twitter-chat-get-latino-males-college Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Twitter Chat: How to get more Latino males pursuing higher education Education Sep 13, 2016 10:04 PM EDT What more should be done to get young Latino men enrolling in college? NewsHour Weekend anchor Hari Sreenivasan talked with Victor Sáenz, executive director & founder of the University of Texas-Austin’s Project MALES (Mentoring to Achieve Latino Educational Success) about the program’s efforts to tackle the financial and cultural burdens for Latino men pursuing higher education. This coverage is part of The NewsHour’s 2016 Rethinking College series, examining current challenges in higher education and a component of PBS’ Spotlight Education initiative. Project MALES combines research, mentorship and cultural outreach to assist Latino men attending the University of Texas-Austin with matriculation and retention. As part of our story, we continued the discussion with a Twitter chat on how this approach can be adapted nationwide to increase the number of young Latino men enrolling in college. We were joined by Victor Sáenz Jorge Gutierrez and Emmet Campos of Project MALES and members of Excelencia in Education, a Latino educational advocacy group based in Washington. Check out a recap of our discussion below. [View the story “Latino Males in Higher Education” on Storify] [View the story “Latino Males in Higher Education” on Storify] We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Kenya Downs Kenya Downs Kenya Downs is the digital reporter and producer for PBS NewsHour’s Race Matters and education verticals, creating multimedia content for online and television centered on issues of race and social justice, including exploring the intersection of identity and culture with education reform and policy. Kenya also contributes content related to the Caribbean region for NewsHour's international coverage. She’s previously worked with National Public Radio, Al-Jazeera Media Network and CBS News. Kenya is a graduate of both Howard University and American University and is based in Washington, D.C. @LiveFromKenya
What more should be done to get young Latino men enrolling in college? NewsHour Weekend anchor Hari Sreenivasan talked with Victor Sáenz, executive director & founder of the University of Texas-Austin’s Project MALES (Mentoring to Achieve Latino Educational Success) about the program’s efforts to tackle the financial and cultural burdens for Latino men pursuing higher education. This coverage is part of The NewsHour’s 2016 Rethinking College series, examining current challenges in higher education and a component of PBS’ Spotlight Education initiative. Project MALES combines research, mentorship and cultural outreach to assist Latino men attending the University of Texas-Austin with matriculation and retention. As part of our story, we continued the discussion with a Twitter chat on how this approach can be adapted nationwide to increase the number of young Latino men enrolling in college. We were joined by Victor Sáenz Jorge Gutierrez and Emmet Campos of Project MALES and members of Excelencia in Education, a Latino educational advocacy group based in Washington. Check out a recap of our discussion below. [View the story “Latino Males in Higher Education” on Storify] [View the story “Latino Males in Higher Education” on Storify] We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now