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Moving from Enrollment-based HSIs to Mission-based HSIs
On September 10, 2025, our MSI community’s biggest fear came true as the Department of Education announced it would end $350 million in discretionary funding to enrollment-based Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). Enrollment-based MSIs are institutions that do not have a distinct mission to serve their stated population but have reached an arbitrary enrollment threshold making them eligible for federal funding. Enrollment-based MSIs include: Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Dr. Gina Garcia
Oct 24, 20255 min read
The Tennessee Lawsuit Could Dismantle HSI Legislation, But Not Our Commitment to Serving Latine/x Students
In June 2025, the State of Tennessee and Students for Fair Admissions filed a lawsuit asserting that Hispanic-Serving Institutions...
Dr. Gina Garcia
Aug 13, 20255 min read
Student Organizations as Servingness: Findings from Participatory Action Research
Servingness is a complex, multidimensional way to think about intentionally serving Latine students in Hispanic-Serving Institutions...
Dr. Gina Garcia
May 27, 20254 min read
Aligning Servingness Goals with Artificial Intelligence (AI) Possibilities
By: Tammy Taber & Cynthia D. Villarreal Since the release of ChatGPT in 2022, the widespread adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
Tammy Taber
Mar 31, 20257 min read
Keeping Your HSI Work Alive Within an Anti-DEI Climate
By Melissa Salazar, Ph.D., ESCALA CEO and Founder As Dr. Garcia pointed out in her last blog post , this year is shaping up to be a...
Melissa Salazar, Ph.D.
Jan 26, 20255 min read
If the U.S. Department of Education is Dismantled, You Are STILL an HSI
The election of the 47th president of the United States has many of us feeling anxious, holding our breath, and waiting to see which...
Dr. Gina Garcia
Nov 22, 20244 min read
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