education
HNM Honors Antonio R. Flores, President
and CEO of the Hispanic Association
of Colleges & Universities
O
n February 26, 1996, Antonio R.
“The Bureau of Labor
Flores became the third president
Statistics points out that
and chief executive officer of the
Hispanic Association of Colleges and
Hispanics make up one
Universities (HACU). Established in
out of every three new
December 1986 with 18 founding
members, HACU is a national organi-
workers in the country,
zation that represents 450 colleges and and by 2025 this pro-
universities that collectively serve two-
portion will be one of
thirds of the more than 2 million His-
panic students in U.S. higher education
every two new workers.
across 37 states and Puerto Rico.
Latinos are the future of
HACU’s international membership of
the American work-
leading higher education institutions is
also an important HACU constituency. force.”
The association represents Hispan-
— Antonio Floresexcerpt from
www.hacu.net
ic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) where
Message from the Prsident
Hispanics constitute 25 percent or public and community relations, policy tion and research, and overall manage-
more of the total enrollment at either formulation and advocacy, association ment.
the graduate or undergraduate level, or governance affairs, advancement plan- Flores has extensive professional
both, and Associate Member Institu- ning, financial and investment over- experience in higher education. He has
tions where Hispanics comprise a min- sight, human resources policies, strate- taught at private and public institutions,
imum of 10 percent or 1,000 of the gic planning, and programmatic both community colleges and compre-
total enrollment. HACU’s international accountability and reporting. These hensive research universities; has con-
membership was started in the 1996-97 interrelated and complex responsibili- ducted research and policy studies, pub-
school year with three pioneering ties are carried out with the collabora- lished and unpublished, on higher edu-
members and, as of December 2007, tive teamwork of 50 dedicated profes- cation issues; has been an administrator
includes 43 institutions in Mexico, sional staff at HACU headquarters in of campus-based and statewide pro-
Central and South America, Portugal San Antonio, TX, and offices in Wash- grams; has done extensive advancement
and Spain. A Partnership Institution ington, DC, and Sacramento, CA. work at the state and national levels; and
category was added in 2001 for institu- Prior to his position at HACU, has provided public service at the local,
tions that do not meet the enrollment Flores served as director of programs state, national, and international levels.
criteria but are committed to improving and services for the Michigan Higher Flores’ longstanding career in higher
higher education opportunities for His- Education Assistance Authority and the education includes a series of diverse
panics. An affiliation category for His- Michigan Higher Education Student and challenging responsibilities involv-
panic-Serving School Districts Loan Authority. His statewide respon- ing senior executive leadership.
(HSSDs) was created in fall 2006 to sibilities included policy analysis and Flores holds a Ph.D. in higher educa-
reach out to K-12 education with 25% development, legislative affairs, tion administration from the University
Hispanic enrollment and by December administrative leadership for pro- of Michigan-Ann Arbor, a Master of
2007 numbered 21 HSSDs in 8 states. grams, technical assistance and out- Arts degree in counseling and personnel
Flores is responsible for the overall reach services for all Michigan col- from Western Michigan University, and
leadership, executive management, leges and universities, program evalua- undergraduate degrees in business
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