Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Anne-Marie Núñez is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the Higher Education program at the University of Texas at San Antonio.Sylvia Hurtado is Professor of Higher Education in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Emily Calderón Galdeano is Director of Research for Excelencia in Education and formerly served as the Director of Research and Information for the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU).

"This book comes at a critical time for the future of higher education. As more and more colleges and universities become Hispanic-Serving Institutions, it is important for the higher education community to understand this new majority and provide an environment that will result in student success. This book provides examples of the organizational behavior of successful Hispanic-Serving Institutions and is a must-read for all in education."-- Mildred García, President, California State University, Fullerton"With the growing Latino population in higher education, this important and compelling book is essential reading for anyone interested in serving our nation’s growing and diverse student population. It is well researched, forward thinking, and links research to practice."—Marybeth Gasman, Professor of Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania"Hispanic-Serving Institutions is a cutting-edge examination of the issues and challenges facing these institutions of higher education. As such, it serves not only as a foundational primer for the uninitiated but most importantly as an essential referent for scholars and institutional leaders."-- Arturo Madrid, Murchison Distinguished Professor of the Humanities, Trinity University"Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Advancing Research and Transformative Practice fills a void in the higher education literature. HSIs are as important as other minority-serving institutions in their contributions to students’ academic and personal success. As such, administrators, faculty, and staff at HSIs and non-HSIs would benefit greatly from this text as it may assist in their work and professional development specifically focusing on this institutional type." -- Journal of College Student Development, Volume 57, Number 2, March 2016

• Foreword by Michael OlivasChapter 1. Why Study Hispanic-Serving Institutions?Anne-Marie Núñez, Sylvia Hurtado, and Emily Calderón GaldeanoPART 1: CONTEXTUALIZING THE CULTURE, STRUCTURE, AND IDENTITY OF HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONSChapter 2. Realizing the Potential of Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Multiple Dimensions of Organizational Transformation Sylvia Hurtado and Adriana Ruiz Alvarado Chapter 3. Hispanic-Serving Community Colleges and Their Role in Hispanic Transfer Anne-Marie Núñez, Gloria Crisp, and Diane ElizondoChapter 4. Institutional Diversity Among Four-Year Hispanic-Serving Institutions Anne-Marie Núñez and Diane ElizondoChapter 5. Using Organizational Theory to Study Hispanic-Serving Institutions: An Imperative Research AgendaGina A. GarcíaPART 2: FRAMING INSTITUTIONAL ACTORS AND EXPERIENCES WITHIN HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONSChapter 6. Latina/o Student Characteristics and Outcomes at Four-Year Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Emerging HSIs, and Non-HSIsMarcela CuellarChapter 7. The Horizon of Possibilities: How Faculty in Hispanic-Serving Institutions can Reshape the Production and Legitimization of Knowledge within AcademiaLeslie D. Gonzales Chapter 8. Enacting Leadership at Hispanic-Serving InstitutionsLaura J. CortezPART 3: BUILDING CAPACITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONSChapter 9. Examining the Financial Resilience of Hispanic-Serving InstitutionsNoe Ortega, Joanna Frye, Christopher J. Nellum, Aurora Kamimura, and Angela Vidal-RodríguezChapter 10. Organizational Learning for Student Success: Cross-Institutional Mentoring, Transformative Practice, and Collaboration among Hispanic-Serving InstitutionsSylvia Hurtado, René González, and Emily Calderón GaldeanoChapter 11. Do Hispanic-Serving Institutions Really Underperform? Using Propensity Score Matching to Compare Outcomes of Hispanic-Serving and non-Hispanic-Serving InstitutionsAwilda Rodríguez and Emily Calderón Galdeano