Understanding Minority-Serving Institutions

Marybeth Gasman is Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Benjamin Baez is Associate Professor of Higher Education at Florida International University. Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Lincoln Professor of Ethics and Education at Arizona State University.

"…Understanding Minority-Serving Institutions is to be commended not only for its first-rate scholarship but also for giving faithful expression to the core values held by its editors and contributors and embodied by colleges and universities committed to serving underrepresented students. Animated by a refreshingly unapologetic and unequivocal belief in the importance of MSIs to students and society, this text is a testament to the value of ideologically-positioned and well-disciplined inquiry in the field of higher education." — Teachers College Record"This book is a much-needed contribution to the literature about minority issues in higher education and MSIs in particular. It adds to our understanding about where MSIs have been and where they are likely to go, and will be enormously useful to the national dialogue about improving both the quality and accessibility of American higher education in the coming years." — Jamie P. Merisotis, President, Institute for Higher Education Policy"This robust collection provides an exemplary introduction to MSIs. With passion and scholarly acumen, this diverse and engaging book offers multiple perspectives on the contributions as well as challenges and opportunities facing these institutions—and brings attention to institutions that have often remained largely invisible on the landscape of higher education." — Clifton Conrad, University of Wisconsin at Madison"This is an engaging, insightful, and masterfully crafted book. The editors deserve praise for assembling such a respectable cast of scholars and producing a book that will surely become the seminal text on MSIs. This book adds tremendous value, illuminates critical trends and issues, and dispels several faulty assumptions regarding MSIs." — Shaun R. Harper, Director, Research Division, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators

• List of IllustrationsForeword (Walter R. Allen)Acknowledgments Part I. The Foundations of Minority-Serving Institutions 1. On Minority-Serving InstitutionsBenjamin Baez, Marybeth Gasman, and Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner2. Minority-Serving Institutions: A Historical BackdropMarybeth Gasman3. Minority-Serving Institutions: Selected Institutional and Student CharacteristicsCharmaine Jackson Mercer and James B. Stedman4. Shall I Compare Thee? Reflections on Naming and PowerPhilo A. Hutcheson Part II. Context-Specific Trends and Challenges 5. Arguing for a Different View: Deaf-Serving Institutions as Minority-ServingNoah D. Drezner6. Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Closeted Identity and the Production of Equitable Outcomes for Latino/a StudentsFrances E. Contreras, Lindsey E. Malcom, and Estela Mara Bensimon7. Tribal Colleges and Universities: Identity, Invisibility, and Current IssuesJustin P. Guillory and Kelly Ward8. Asian American and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions: Historical Perspectives and Future ProspectsJulie J. Park and Robert T. Teranishi9. ¿Dónde Están Los Hombres?: Examining Success of Latino Male Students at Hispanic-Serving Community CollegesBerta Vigil Laden, Linda Serra Hagedorn, and Athena Perrakis10. Another Side of the Percent Plan Story: Latino Enrollment in the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Sector in California and TexasStella M. Flores and Otoniel Jiménez Morfín11. Faculty Development at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Current Priorities and Future DirectionsAndrea L. Beach, Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, Stephen L. Rozman, and Jessie L. Grant12. Groundwork for Studying Governance at Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesJames T. Minor13. HBCU’s Institutional Advantage: Returns to Teacher EducationBrooks B. Robinson and Angela R. Albert Part III. Interconnections and Common Issues 14. Social Justice at Historically Black and Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Mission Statements and Administrative VoicesTerrell L. Strayhorn and Joan B. Hirt15. Student Engagement and Student Success at Historically Black and Hispanic-Serving InstitutionsBrian K. Bridges, Jillian Kinzie, Thomas F. Nelson Laird, and George D. Kuh16. Teaching Latino, African American, and Native American Undergraduates: Faculty Attitudes, Conditions, and PracticesFrances K. Stage and Steven Hubbard17. Considering the Federal Classification of Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesMichelle M. Espino and John J. Cheslock18. Coalition Formation among Minority-Serving InstitutionsDeirdre Martinez19. The Adversity of Diversity: Regional Associations and the Accreditation of Minority-Serving InstitutionsSaran Donahoo and Wynetta Y. LeeList of ContributorsIndex