[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1635-E1636]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              NATIONAL HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS WEEK

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                          HON. SUSAN A. DAVIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 21, 2012

  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, this week we celebrate 
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.
  Hispanic Serving Institutions are colleges and universities that are 
working to keep the dream of college education alive for Hispanic 
students.

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  I'm pleased that a college in my district, San Diego State 
University, was named a Hispanic Serving Institution this year, making 
it only the third public research university in California to receive 
that designation.
  SDSU is number one in the nation for improvements in college 
graduation rates over the past 6 years.
  Even more remarkable is that it has done this while dramatically 
increasing graduating rates for students of color, and virtually 
closing the achievement gap!
  I commend SDSU and other Hispanic Serving Institutions that are 
bringing greater equity to higher education, preparing our young adults 
for the workforce of the future, and strengthening America's economic 
competitiveness.

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