Hispanic-Serving Institutions in American Higher Education : Their Origin, and Present and Future Challenges.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. An Overview of Hispanic-Serving Institutions' Legislation: Legislation Policy Formation Between 1979 and 1992 -- 2. Balancing Teaching, Research, and Service at Hispanic-Serving Institutions -- 3. Faculty Governance at Hispanic-Serving Institutions Through the Lens of Critical Race Theory -- 4. The Role of Student Affairs at Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Its Impact on Supporting Student Success -- 5. Bridging Academic and Student Affairs: Working Together to Craft Pathways That Advance Latinos and Latinas in Higher Education -- 6. Ventajas/Assets y Conocimientos/Knowledge: Leveraging Latin@ Assets to Foster Student Success -- 7. Researching White Student Experiences at Hispanic-Serving Institutions: A Troubling Matter of Interest Convergence -- 8. Impact of Noncognitive Behaviors on Student Engagement for Latino Male Students Attending a Designated Two-Year Hispanic-Serving Institution -- 9. World AIDS Day: A Case Study of How One Hispanic-Serving Institution's Inclusive Practices Supported Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students -- 10. Engaging the Latino Community: Enhancing Hispanic-Serving Institutions' Latino Donor Base -- About the Editors -- Index.

This book touches on the many facets of HSIs, painting an organic mosaic of institutions in position to advance Latino postsecondary progress, both chronicling the contemporary challenges that these institutions face while also looking to their future.

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