Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)

One of the places where you identify the future leaders in the stated fields of economics, politics, and societal advancement is in schools/universities, specifically HACU’s.

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) advocates for the success of the Hispanic population in higher education.

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, founded in 1986, represents more than 500 colleges and universities in the United States, Latin America, Spain, and school districts throughout the U.S. HACU is the only national association representing existing and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The Association’s headquarters are in San Antonio, Texas, with regional offices in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, California.

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) established the HACU Hall of Champions to honor those who embody the mission of the Association through exemplary efforts “To Champion Hispanic Success in Higher Education

HACU has its Hall of Champions and has awarded this honor to a variety of champions, including
The Honorable Cruz Reynoso, who is a Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of California Davis and was the inaugural holder of the Law School’s Boochever and Bird Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom and Equality.

In 2000, President Bill Clinton honored Cruz Reynoso with a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor, for his lifelong devotion to public service. Reynoso has also been honored with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation’s Hispanic Heritage Award in Education and the American Bar Association’s Robert J. Kutak and Spirit of Excellence Awards, for his significant contributions toward increased cooperation between legal education, the practicing bar, and the judiciary. He has been awarded the UC Davis Medal, the university’s highest honor. He is the recipient of the Hispanic National Bar Association’s (HNBA) highest honor; the Lincoln-Juarez Award is named after Abraham Lincoln and Benito Juarez, the presidents of the United States and Mexico, contemporaries, both lawyers who fought injustice.

There are 572 HSIs (Hispanic Serving Institutions) in 28 states, in District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.