Mexico’s Next Generation:
Education, Opportunity, and Social Mobility

What does it take for a talented young person in Mexico to earn a university degree—and what can that achievement mean for a family, a community, and the country’s future?

Don Krim, president of Jóvenes Adelante (JA), will introduce participants to Mexico’s high school and university systems through the experiences of promising students from the San Miguel de Allende area. JA provides comprehensive scholarships and ongoing support to help academically accomplished students with limited financial resources attend and graduate from university.

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Drawing on real-life examples, Don will explore the academic, financial, social, and emotional challenges these students face. He will also discuss why intellectual ability alone is not enough: adaptability, maturity, emotional intelligence, and sustained personal support can be equally important to success.

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This course offers an illuminating look at Mexican higher education, the lives of young people striving to transform their futures, and the role education can play in advancing social and economic mobility.

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Don Krim has served Jóvenes Adelante as development director since 2017, was president from 2019–2023 and has now resumed the presidency. Don holds a BA in theatre arts and an MS in kinesiology with an emphasis in sports psychology, and he is a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. He served as treasurer, president, and international liaison for his professional association. He is also known in San Miguel and elsewhere as a singer and actor. Don has lived in San Miguel for ten years, following periods in New York, Los Angeles, and Spain.