IDEAS AND INSIGHTS

Bridging the Gap in Native American Attainment in Higher Education: The Role of Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions

Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTIs) play a crucial role in meeting the educational needs of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students throughout the country.

Defining “Servingness” at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs): Practical Implications for HSI Leaders

The American Council on Education’s Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education report provides timely data about the continuing significance of race when it comes to enrollment and completion patterns of racially minoritized groups. Most notably, postsecondary institutions are becoming more racially and ethnically diverse (Espinosa et al. 2019).

Becoming “Latinx Responsive”: Raising Institutional and Systemic Consciousness in California’s HSIs

Much of the diversification in American society and the higher education system is due in part to the increasing Latinx population. Between 1995–96 and 2015–16, the representation of Latinx students among all undergraduate students nearly doubled from 10.3 percent to 19.8 percent (Espinosa et al. 2019). This trend is predicted to continue, with Latinx students seeing the largest growth among all public high school graduates by 2025.