Constructing an HSI Organizational Identity at Three Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the Midwest: Ideal Versus Current Identity

2018 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 513-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina Ann Garcia ◽  
Jenesis J. Ramirez ◽  
Oscar E. Patrón ◽  
Nik L. Cristobal
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Identity ◽  
Hispanic Serving Institutions ◽  
Hispanic Serving

Defined by Outcomes or Culture? Constructing an Organizational Identity for Hispanic-Serving Institutions

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 111S-134S ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina A. Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Identity ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Postsecondary Institutions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Environmental Cues ◽  
Hispanic Serving Institutions ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
Identity Based ◽  
Hispanic Serving

While Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) enroll at least 25% Latinx students, the perennial question facing HSIs is, “What does it mean for postsecondary institutions to be Latinx-serving”—essentially an organizational identity question. Guided by the extant literature on organizational identity, culture, and institutionalism and using an in-depth case study of a federally designated, four-year HSI, this study focused on the way members construct an organizational identity for serving Latinxs. Findings suggest that while members constructed an ideal Latinx-serving identity based on legitimized outcomes (i.e., graduation), they constructed their current identity from environmental cues about cultural practices. Using two theoretical lenses, I present a typology that considers outcomes and culture in a Latinx-serving identity. Future research should explore the construction of a Latinx-serving identity in a nuanced way.

scholarly journals Centering Hispanic-Serving Institutions’ strategies to develop talent in computing fields

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1842582
Author(s):  
Anne-Marie Núñez ◽  
Jessica Rivera ◽  
Jennifer Valdez ◽  
Victoria Barbosa Olivo
Keyword(s):  
Hispanic Serving Institutions ◽  
Hispanic Serving

Assessing the Benefits of College Internships at a Hispanic Serving Institution

2021 ◽  
pp. 153819272110416
Author(s):  
Amy Adamczyk ◽  
Katheryn Crawford ◽  
Yuna Kim
Keyword(s):  
Hispanic Serving Institutions ◽  
Hispanic Serving Institution ◽  
Hispanic Serving

Few studies have investigated the usefulness of internships at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) where internships can have major financial and time-related costs. Focusing on a 4-year public HSI, this study examines differences between internship and non-internship students and changes across the semester for development in a range of areas. A structured internship appears to have some value, including increased interaction with faculty outside of the classroom, and confidence in verbally expressing ideas and class presentations.

scholarly journals In a State of Becoming: How Institutions Communicate Asian American and Pacific Islander- and Latinx-Servingness Through Campus Artifacts

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 104-119
Author(s):  
Cynthia Maribel Alcantar ◽  
Blanca E. Rincón ◽  
Kristine Jan Espinoza
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Pacific Islander ◽  
Ethnographic Methods ◽  
Western State ◽  
Hispanic Serving Institutions ◽  
Hispanic Serving

This study examines the ways campus artifacts communicate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI)- and Latinx-servingness at dually designated Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). Using critical ethnographic methods, the researchers collected data at three AANAPISI- HSIs regionally concentrated in a western state. Findings from this study reveal that the campus environments of the three institutions were in a state of flux and are captured through two interconnected themes that emerged from the data: striving to become and undermining progress towards becoming. This study has implications for understanding how AANAPISI-HSIs communicate AAPI- and Latinx-servingness through campus artifacts.

scholarly journals Racial Expropriation in Higher Education: Are Whiter Hispanic Serving Institutions More Likely to Receive Minority Serving Institution Funds?

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 237802311879407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Black Student ◽  
Asian Students ◽  
Educational Inequalities ◽  
Federal Grants ◽  
Hispanic Serving Institutions ◽  
Hispanic Serving ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Student Bodies

Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) are colleges with 25 percent or higher Latinx student bodies. Categorization as HSI permits institutions to apply for restricted competitive federal grants that are meant to help alleviate Latinx educational inequalities. However, HSI designations have increased fivefold over recent decades, leading to greater competition between them for these racially designated resources. This is the first known study to investigate patterns of racialized resource allocation to this subset of colleges. Multivariate results indicate that HSIs with larger white and smaller black student bodies are more likely to receive competitive funds, whereas the proportion of Latinx and Asian students is unassociated with funding receipt. These findings point to important distinctions among racialized organizations. Despite their overarching categorical racial designations (e.g., Hispanic Serving Institutions), racialized organizations’ institutional proximities to whiteness and distance from blackness may still shape the distribution of opportunities and resources.

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