Latinos in Higher Education and Hispanic-Serving Institutions by Anne-Marie Nuñez et al.

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 630-633
Author(s):  
Cynthia Maribel Alcantar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Hispanic Serving Institutions ◽  
Hispanic Serving ◽  
Latinos In Higher Education

scholarly journals Racial Expropriation in Higher Education: Are Whiter Hispanic Serving Institutions More Likely to Receive Minority Serving Institution Funds?

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 237802311879407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Black Student ◽  
Asian Students ◽  
Educational Inequalities ◽  
Federal Grants ◽  
Hispanic Serving Institutions ◽  
Hispanic Serving ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Student Bodies

Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) are colleges with 25 percent or higher Latinx student bodies. Categorization as HSI permits institutions to apply for restricted competitive federal grants that are meant to help alleviate Latinx educational inequalities. However, HSI designations have increased fivefold over recent decades, leading to greater competition between them for these racially designated resources. This is the first known study to investigate patterns of racialized resource allocation to this subset of colleges. Multivariate results indicate that HSIs with larger white and smaller black student bodies are more likely to receive competitive funds, whereas the proportion of Latinx and Asian students is unassociated with funding receipt. These findings point to important distinctions among racialized organizations. Despite their overarching categorical racial designations (e.g., Hispanic Serving Institutions), racialized organizations’ institutional proximities to whiteness and distance from blackness may still shape the distribution of opportunities and resources.

scholarly journals Decolonizing Leadership Practices: Towards Equity and Justice at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Emerging HSIs (eHSIs

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina A. Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The United States ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Hispanic Serving Institutions ◽  
Hispanic Serving

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs; colleges and universities that enroll at least 25% Raza undergraduates) are increasing in number in the United States, growing rapidly from 189 in 1994 to 492 in 2016. Moreover, there were 333 emerging HSIs (eHSIs) in 2016, indicating that the number of HSIs will continue to grow; however, leaders, including faculty, staff, and administrators at (e)HSIs, continue to grapple with the question, “How do we move from ‘enrolling’ to ‘serving’ Raza students?” There are a lack of leadership frameworks specifically designed for those working at (e)HSIs and with a focus on serving Raza students. The authors argue that decolonizing leadership practices will help leaders liberate and empower Raza students by disrupting the coloniality of power that promotes and sustains higher education institutions as racial/colonial projects. The authors propose leadership processes for working with Raza students at (e)HSIs. Although leaders at non-(e)HSIs may consider these processes, the authors call on leaders at (e)HSIs to transform their leadership practices as a necessity for becoming Raza-serving.

scholarly journals Latino Faculty in Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Where is the Diversity?

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances Contreras
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Faculty Of Color ◽  
Student Diversity ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
State University ◽  
Faculty Diversity ◽  
Hispanic Serving Institutions ◽  
Hispanic Serving

Diversity in higher education with respect to faculty composition and executive leadership remains an elusive goal for many institutions of higher education. Over thirty years of research on faculty of color in academe has found that the pipeline for faculty of color still remains a significant challenge across higher education institutions and sectors (Turner, Gonzalez, & Wood, & 2008). For Hispanic-Serving Institutions, that possess a diverse base of students, faculty diversity, and the presence of Latino faculty, plays a critical role in academic excellence, mentorship and overall climate (Milem, 2003; Santos & Acevedo-Gil, 2013). This study examined two systems of higher education in California to explore the trends in Latino faculty diversity, given the critical mass of Latino undergraduates at both the community college and California State University systems of higher education. Findings suggest a disconnect between student diversity and tenure line faculty diversity exists. For HSI systems, like those present in California, faculty diversity may play an even greater role in raising Latino college completion, ultimately transforming the next generation of Latinos in California.

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