UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and the

UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies

present

The Latina/o Education Summit

Falling Through the Cracks: Critical Transitions in the

Latina/o Educational Pipeline

University of California , Los Angeles

March 24, 2006

UCLA Faculty Center , California Room

8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

To see a full program, click here.

8:30 a.m.

Registration

9:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions

Director Chon A. Noriega, Vice Chancellor Claudia Mitchell-Kernan, Dean Aimee Dorr, Professor Daniel Solorzano

9:20 p.m.

The K- 12 Segment of the Latino Educational Pipeline

“Critical Conditions for Achievement and College Access in K-12”

Moderator: Dr. Concepcion Valadez . Associate Professor of Education, UCLA

Panelists:

• Dr. Jeanie Oakes. Professor of Urban Schooling and Director of UC ACCORD, UCLA
• Dr. Dolores Delgado Bernal. Associate Professor of Education, Culture and Society, University of Utah
• Mr. Edward Velasquez. Superintendent of Montebello Unified School District

10:35 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m.

The Community College Segment of the Latino Educational Pipeline

“Creating a Transfer Culture: Increasing Latina/o Student Transfer to 4-year Universities”

Moderator: Alfred Herrera, MPA, Director of the Center for Community Partnerships, UCLA.

Panelists:

• Dr. Armida Ornelas, Assistant Professor of Social Sciences, East Los Angeles Community College (ELAC)
• Dr. Linda Hagedorn , Professor and Chair, Department of Education, University of Florida
• Dr. Adriana Barrera, Senior Vice Chancellor, Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD)

12:00 p.m. Lunch Keynote Speaker

Jose Huizar, Los Angeles City Council Member, District 14. Past Member and President, Board of Education, Los Angeles Unified School District

1:30 p.m.

The Undergraduate Segment of the Latino Educational Pipeline

“Campus Climate: A Key Factor in the Latino Undergraduate Experience”

Moderator: Dr. Miguel Ceja, Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy and Administration, California State University, Sacramento

Panelists:

• Dr. Walter Allen, Professor of Higher Education and Organizational Change, (HEOC), UCLA
• Dr. Sylvia Hurtado, Professor of Higher Education and Organizational Change (HEOC), UCLA

2:45 p.m. Break

2:55 p.m.

The Graduate Segment of the Latino Educational Pipeline

“Over the Ivy Walls , Revisiting Chicana/o Educational Mobility”

 Moderator: Dr. Tara Yosso, Assistant Professor, Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies, University of California , Santa Barbara

Panelists:

• Dr. Claudia Mitchell-Kernan, Vice Chancellor Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division
• Dr. Patricia Gándara. Professor of Education, UC Davis

3:55 p.m Break

4:00 p.m.

Conclusion

Moderating panel:

• Dr. Daniel Solorzano, Professor of Education
• Panel Moderators

5:00 p.m.

Reception and Book Signing