Preface.

Acknowledgments.

About the Contributors.

PART I: THE PAST CANNOT BE THE FUTURE.

1. Why the United States Can No Longer Wait to Educate Its Latino Population (Leonard A. Valverde, Baltazar Arispe y Acevedo and Monte E. Perez).

2. Pathways to a Better Future: Reconfiguring the Educational Context for Change (Henry T. Ingle and Yolanda R. Ingle).

3. Making an All-in-One K-16 System Work (Gloria Ann Lopez).

PART II: SYSTEMIC CHANGE, S¡: SPECIAL ADD-ONS PROGRAMS, NO.

4. From Minority to Majority Population: Status Change Requires New Educational Strategies (Ed Apodaca).

5. Recent Strategies to Increase Access and Retention (Silas H. Abrego).

6. Latino Professional Associations: Advocacy for Liberation (Leonard A. Valverde).

7. Establishing Institutions of Higher Education That Serve Latinos (Monte E. Perez).

PART III: A BRIGHT U.S. FUTURE NECESITA UN GRITO FUERTE.

8. The Stakes Keep Going Up: Sustaining Latino Communities (Baltazar Arispe y Acevedo).

9. Old Promises, Contemporary Goals, and Future Dreams: Time for a Bold Plan (Manuel N. Gomez).

10. Where Latinos Go to College Matters (Roberto Haro).

PART IV: BEGINNING THE WORK OF RESHAPING HIGHER EDUCATION.

11. Leadership Always Makes a Difference (David Ballesteros).

12. Changing Paradigms: As Society Transforms So Must Higher Education (Leonard A. Valverde).

References.

Index.