61.045 - Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Advancing Research and Transformative Practices

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), which enroll 25% or more Latina/o students, are the largest and fastest growing category of Minority-Serving Institutions in the U.S. Despite their increasing prevalence, HSIs have received limited research and policy attention. This symposium brings together several authors of a newly edited book to discuss theoretical perspectives and empirical research concerning HSIs as distinct organizational contexts in higher education. Together, the panelists will address organizational characteristics, identities, and student outcomes in HSIs and engage the audience in a conversation to identify and refine current research directions. Participants will grapple with questions including how to assess the institutional performance of HSIs and the extent to which HSIs are “serving” their largely Latina/o, first-generation, and low-income populations.

Sub Unit

• Division J - Postsecondary Education / Division J - Section 3: Organization, Management, and Leadership

Chair

• Sylvia Hurtado, University of California - Los Angeles

Papers

• Realizing the Potential of Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Multiple Dimensions of Organizational Transformation - Sylvia Hurtado, University of California - Los Angeles; Adriana Ruiz Alvarado, University of California - Los Angeles

• Defined by Outcomes or Culture? Combining Perspectives in Constructing an Organizational Identity for Hispanic-Serving Institutions - Gina Ann Garcia, University of Pittsburgh

• Latina/o Student Characteristics and Outcomes at Four-Year Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Emerging HSIs, and Non-HSIs - Marcela Cuellar, University of California - Davis

• The Incomparable HSI? Using Propensity Score Matching to Compare and Examine Outcomes of Hispanic-Serving Institutions - Awilda Rodriguez, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor; Emily Calderon Galdeano, Excelencia in Education

Discussant

• Anne-Marie Nunez, The University of Texas - San Antonio