Tag: HSIs
New Project Offers Enhanced Data on MSIs
A new research project is working to streamline classifications for minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to ensure data is accurate and consistent for research, advocacy, and...
Number of Hispanic-Serving Institutions Increases Across the Country
Thirty colleges and universities were designated as Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) during the 2019-2020 academic year, bringing the grand total of HSIs nationwide to nearly...
Moving Beyond Enrollment: The Future of Hispanic-Serving Institutions Depends on More...
Over the last 30 years, college enrollment for Hispanic and Latinx students has skyrocketed. In 1995, when the federal government first appropriated special funding...
Senate Education Chairman Blocks FUTURE Act for Minority-Serving Institutions
The chairman of the United States Senate Education Committee, Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), refused to approve a bill that would renew more than $250 million...
Two Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions Aim to Serve Growing Latinx Communities
According to the Pew Research Center, Hispanic and Latinx individuals are “the principal driver of U.S. demographic growth, accounting for half of the national...
