Univision Launches National Campaign to Promote Hispanic Academic Achievement and College Readiness, Access, and Completion

‘Es El Momento’ (The Moment is Now) Campaign to leverage all of Univision’s media platforms

Multi-million dollar initiative to partner with community-based organizations to reach Parents, Students and the Broader Community to Foster a College-Bound Culture

WASHINGTON -- Univision Communications today announced the launch of Es El Momento (The Moment is Now), a comprehensive, multi-platform, multi-million dollar three-year national education initiative. Es El Momento will be aimed at improving academic achievement among K-12 Hispanic students with a specific focus on increasing rates of high school graduation, college readiness, college completion and engaging Hispanic parents and the broader community in these efforts.

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Univision Launches National Campaign to Promote Hispanic Academic Achievement and College Readiness, Access, and Completion

‘Es El Momento’ (The Moment is Now) Campaign to leverage all of Univision’s media platforms Multi-million dollar initiative to partner with community-based organizations to reach Parents, Students and the Broader Community to Foster a College-Bound Culture

‘Es El Momento’ (The Moment is Now) Campaign to leverage all of Univision’s media platforms

Multi-million dollar initiative to partner with community-based organizations to reach Parents, Students and the Broader Community to Foster a College-Bound Culture