
GINA ANN GARCIA
Professor, Scholar, Author, Consultant


Thu, Aug 22
|Los Angeles Valley College
Keynote Address
Transforming Hispanic Serving Institutions

Time & Location
Aug 22, 2019, 11:30 AM PDT
Los Angeles Valley College, 5800 Fulton Ave, Van Nuys, CA 91401, USA
About the event
In this keynote address, Dr. Garcia talks about her Decolonizing HSIs Framework, which is an organizational model that is grounded in decolonial theory and anti-racist practices. First, she talks about the social and historical factors that have hindered the educational success of Latinxs, arguing for the need to use critical theory as a framework for serving these students. Then she lays out the framework, which includes nine organizational elements: mission, purpose, membership, governance, technology, boundary management, incentive structures, justice & accountability, and community standards. Audience members will be encouraged to think about how to transform HSIs, from an organizational level, using her framework.