For educators and policymakers, the small percentage of Hispanic students at graduate and professional schools is challenging because the lag has taken place during a time of dramatic growth in the country's overall Hispanic population. Hispanics now comprise 14 percent of the national population, and their numbers are growing faster than any other demographic group. Many demographers believe the number will rise to 18 percent by 2020. As a result, says Dr. Antonio Flores, the president and CEO of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, "There are more Hispanics emerging into all levels of education by virtue of the sheer explosive Hispanic population growth, but their rates of attendance and graduation remain nearly as low as 20 or 25 years ago." This article describes schools' efforts to increase the numbers of Hispanic graduate students.