¿Qué Pasa, HSIs? Blog

For the last 30 years Congress has supported enrollment-based Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), including Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). These institutions, which not only enroll a significant number of students of color and low-income students but also promote their academic success and upward mobility , have benefitted from steady appropriations by way of competitive grants. But HSIs have found themselves under attack as the current administration pushes for race

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

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