Hispanic educators and community leaders testified before Lt. Gov. John Cherry's Commission on Higher Education and Economic Growth at Wayne State on Oct. 18. Among those on hand to make presentations was Jorge Chinea of Wayne State's Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies. He cited findings from a report on the state Hispanic population published by the WSU Center for Urban Studies and the Skillman Center for Children. Andre Furtado, acting director of CBS, emphasized the importance of boosting Detroit's college completion rates across all ethnic and racial lines.