Tag: minority-serving institution
MSIs Work with Federal Agencies to Research Artificial Intelligence
A new program led by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) aims to bring more Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) into the artificial intelligence (AI) field.
The...
Illinois Law School, Minority-Serving Institution Create Undergrad JD-Pathway Degree to Increase...
Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Law (SIU Law) and Governors State University (GSU), a Minority-Serving Institution near Chicago, recently announced a joint degree...
Georgia State University Launches Student Success Institute to Help Colleges Close...
Over the past decade, Georgia State University (GSU) has achieved the remarkable feat of increasing its graduation rate by more than 60 percent. It...
NASA Awards $3.5 Million to MSIs to Support Upcoming Lunar Mission
NASA’s Artemis mission aims to revolutionize humanity’s understanding of the moon by developing a “robust human and robotics presence” on the lunar surface, according...
NASA, National Science Foundation Launch Initiative to Increase Student Diversity in...
NASA and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) have partnered for a new initiative to provide underrepresented students with career pathways in engineering through...
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...
UCLA Plans to Become a Hispanic-Serving Institution by 2025
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is planning to increase its Latinx student population to a quarter of its total enrolled student population...
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...
