Two institutions partner to meet Latino community’s educational needs
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Christopher Multhauf shakes hands with Elba Aranda-Suh, executive director of NLEI, after announcing a partnership between NLU and NLEI to address the Latino community’s specific educational needs.
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The National Latino Education Institute (NLEI) is partnering with National-Louis University (NLU) to help students earn a college degree.
Elba Aranda-Suh, executive director of NLEI, and Christopher Multhauf, executive dean of the College of Management and Business at NLU, announced the NLEI and NLU partnership during the NLEI commencement ceremony on Oct. 30.
“This partnership takes into consideration all the challenges we face as Latinos – money, time, tutoring, work schedules. Our goal is to surround the participants with all the support they need to succeed, leading to a college degree from a reputable institution,” Aranda-Suh said. “The program includes credit for previous work experience, Spanish language proficiency and NLEI education.”
Latino enrollment and retention initiatives in higher education have traditionally faced major challenges ranging from comprehensive and sustained institutional commitment to funding. Many Latino students enrolled in degree programs do not graduate. According to a study from the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, compared to non-Latino whites, less than half as many U.S.-born Latinos graduate from college.
“As Chicago’s fastest-growing community, Latinos will define how our city’s economy will prosper in the early decades of the 21st century, how our children will be educated, businesses will be operated and our health care will be managed,” Multhauf said.
The partnership links NLU’s distinctive bachelor’s programs with NLEI’s strong support systems. Students accepted will attend classes at NLEI to earn either a bachelor of science degree in management (BSM) or health care leadership (HCL) from NLU. Students can also apply to earn credit for prior learning – like training, language skills, work experience and prior coursework – which makes it possible to earn an affordable, undergraduate degree more quickly through the NLEI and NLU partnership. Both the BSM and HCL are accelerated, undergraduate degree programs that
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