Servingness Indicators From Student Voices: Advancing Just Education for Minoritized Students

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Abstract

Increasing efforts toward just education include understanding what it means to “serve” at Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs). However, there is an absence of research around what servingness means to Latinx students with regards to their academic and social experiences in higher education. This paper provides new insights on what servingness means to Latinx undergraduate and graduate students at a fronterizx HSI. Specifically, findings suggest that an asset-based approach to bilingualism, opportunities to cultivate imagined identities, and culturally-responsive student supports are meaningful indicators of servingness for Latinx students.

Authors

• Isaac Frausto-Hernandez, University of Texas - El Paso

• Christina Convertino, University of Texas - El Paso

• Lucia Dura, University of Texas - El Paso