Familia bonita,

Welcome y bienvenidos to your Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education. It is my honor to serve as your president through February 2022 and to focus on the needs of our higher education community state-wide.

TACHE has played a very important role in the advancement of Chicanas/os/x and Latinos/as/x since 1974. Never has our mission and vision been more important. In a period in which we are having courageous and necessary conversations about race, our siblings in the economic and social periphery, and the role of higher education at the local, state, and national level as we seek to achieve a post-pandemic economic recovery, TACHE must play a central role. Our work, voice, and insight are more necessary than ever and TACHE is here to help support our membership by providing resources, cariño, and respite.

Have you been considering becoming a TACHE member? Now is the time! Over the last year, we have increased our programming and benefits for members including but not limited to book clubs, exclusive lectures, and professional development opportunities hosted by our regions and TACHE partners like Excelencia in Education!

Thank you to our dedicated members for your engagement and support. To those considering membership, come be part of an amazing organization that exists to ensure nuestro éxito-our success!

Con ustedes en la lucha,

Mayra Olivares-Urueta, Ph.D.