Tomás Rivera Lectures

Each year a distinguished scholar or national leader is selected to present the Tomás Rivera Lecture. In the tradition of the Hispanic Caucus, AAHHE will continue this lecture in honor of the late Dr. Tomás Rivera, professor, scholar, poet and former president of the University of California, Riverside.

• 2017 Tomás Rivera Lecture - The Brilliance, Tenacity and Strength of Latinos in America by Michele Siqueiros
• 2016 Tomás Rivera Lecture - Underrepresentation of Hispanics in Higher Education & the Need to Change by Antonia Hernandez
• 2015 Tomás Rivera Lecture - The Decade Ahead: Inquire, Innovate, Impact by Manuel T Pacheco
• 2014 Tomás Rivera Lecture - America's Prosperity: The Academic Success of Hispanics by Yvette Donado
• 2013 Tomás Rivera Lecture- Toward a Latino Attainment Agenda: Shaping Our Own Destiny by Francisco G. Cigarroa
• 2012 Tomás Rivera Lecture - More Than A Dream: Expanding Educational Achievement in the Latino Community, by Luis A. Ubiñas, President, Ford Foundation
• 2011 Tomás Rivera Lecture - Challenges and Opportunties: My Personal Journey by Rachel F. Moran
• 2010 Tomás Rivera Lecture - Access / Acceso: Rising to the Challenge of Improving Higher Education Opportunities for Latinos by Charles B. Reed and Jack Scott
• 2009 Tomás Rivera Lecture - Hispanicity and Educational Equality: Risks, Opportunities and the Nation's Future by Marta Tienda