1. Week 6: Chican@s & Higher Education Grab a snack, chat with others, and begin to think about:  Last week’s film: Taking Back The Schools  The hits and misses of the Chicano Movement and the work still pending.  Think about: Chicana/o Educational Pipeline  Discuss the significance of student activism and how we can support our youth.  Think about your educational journey: College!

2. Critical Analysis In your group, discuss the Movement’s hits and misses. Try to reach a consensus of 1 hit/1 miss and provide ideas of how to correct this miss. Discuss: Racial Scripts Chicano-centric narrative and Nativism Chicana historiography Occupied America by Acuña

3. COLLEGE!  Discuss your college experience with your group. Share the inspirational moments and the challenges you faced in college. What was college like? Did it meet your expectations? How can colleges support students in: First year transition Navigating college Persisting in college Graduating Accessing graduate school

4. Chicana/o Education Pipeline 100 elementary students 44 graduate from high school 26 enroll in college7 complete B.A. degree 2 complete professional degree/ graduate school <1 complete doctoral degree US Census: College+ 14 percent: Total 11 percent: Mex American 18 percent: PR 26 percent: Cuban

5. COLLEGE! In your opinion, what issues currently impact Latinas/os (not only Mexican Americans) in higher education? Reading: Access to elite schools not only HSIs Gender imbalance Role of community colleges Latino cultural mores Latinas & Higher Education Hispanic Serving Institutions

6. Access to College GI Bill & American GI Forum Great Society legislation 1965 El Plan de Santa Barbara 1969 by the Chicano Coordinating Council on Higher Education Latino-centered colleges and research centers Ford Foundation /Rockefeller Foundation TRIO Programs Lau v. Nichols (1974) Hispanics become part of the US Census- 1970 Reagan Era HACU HSIs Propositions 209,227; Hopwood case Clinton administration HSIs vs. HBCUs Reauthorization of Higher Education Act of 1965

7. Affirmative Action Affirmative Action After Ban Affirmative Action After Ban Spark Conversation Discuss both sides of the affirmative action debate. In your opinion, where are we missing the mark in providing equity in public education for communities of color in the US? OPPONENTS: Contest the concept of “critical mass” Oppose comprehensive admissions Challenge outreach programs Focus on racial disparities of SAT scores/GPAs of admitted students Challenge retention programs Pit Asian Americans against Black, Latina/o, US Indigenous

8. ¿Qué me llevo? Take home message Discuss with peers : What did I gain from today’s conversation? What should I share with others? What should I research further?