University of Kansas Officials Establish Council to Help Recruit Hispanic Students: Educators from every educational level and Hispanic community leaders from across Kansas have formed the Latino Vision Council to help recruit and retain more Hispanic students at the University of Kansas. The group held its first meeting earlier this summer.
According to KU officials, this initiative aims to educate KU administrators on the many challenges faced by Hispanic youth and their families as they contemplate KU and higher education.
“As the Latino population in Kansas continues to grow, our state and our university must find ways to encourage talented Latino and Hispanic Kansans to pursue higher education,” says Dr. Richard Lariviere, KU provost and executive chancellor.
Since 2001, census data show that Hispanics are the largest minority group both at the university and statewide. Over the past 10 years, the number of Hispanics enrolled at KU has grown significantly. Last fall, KU enrolled approximately 743 Hispanic students, almost doubling the 438 students the university enrolled in 1997.
