Reimagining UC to serve Latinx students equitably

A Blueprint for Becoming a Hispanic-Serving Research Institution (HSRI) System.

Featuring:
- Dr. Frances Contreras, Dean, UC Irvine
- Dr. Juan Poblete, Professor, UC Santa Cruz
- Dr. Marcela G. Cuellar, Associate Professor, UC Davis

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), which are broadly defined as non-profit postsecondary institutions enrolling a minimum of 25% Latinx undergraduates, currently constitute 19% of all colleges and universities across the United States and Puerto Rico. Historically, most HSIs
have been institutions with open and inclusive admissions policies. Yet, a growing number of research 1 (R1) universities, which are better known for their selective admissions processes and historical underrepresentation of Latinx students, are now meeting the enrollment thresholds for HSI designation. Despite increasing Latinx undergraduate enrollments, Latinx graduate students, faculty, staff and administrative leadership at these institutions remain severely underrepresented. This pattern is concerning given that research 1 universities play a critical role in producing the next generation of researchers and professionals. Recognizing this issue, national efforts involving R1 HSIs are aiming to boost Latinx graduate and faculty representation at these institutions. Yet, it remains uncertain to what extent these R1 HSIs are changing their structures to achieve these objectives, which points to a critical gap in educational research and policy that needs to be addressed.

As the public research university system in the state with the largest Latinx population in the nation, the University of California (UC) is similarly reflecting these broader enrollment trends. UC educates an increasingly diverse student body, including many historically underserved racial minorities and those who are first-generation and from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Much of this diversification at the UC is due to increased enrollment of Latinx undergraduate students. Five of the nine undergraduate campuses now meet HSI eligibility criteria, while
the remaining campuses are on paths to meet the 25%

undergraduate enrollment threshold soon. As these institutions, which were historically predominantly attended by white students, now educate a significantly more racially diverse student population, it is essential to employ culturally responsive and asset-based approaches
in serving this multicultural, multilingual, and first-generation critical mass of students. Substantial efforts are required to transform the entire UC system into a reflection of the state’s population and to establish structures

#hsi #UC #highereducation

[ManuelMaravilla-knoc]

Respectfully this video comes across as a little insensitive.

Due to the changes in Financial Aid, students who come from households with multiple students attending college (as a growing number of Latine households are) will have to pay more money than they did years prior

Last year due to my family’s income I and my sister fortunately didn’t have to pay to attend which is great because we can’t afford student loans and our parents don’t have the money to help us out

This year both of us will have to pay thousands of the dollars

The UC system has left its students behind, and many households Latine and otherwise will suffer.

Both I and my sister as UC Davis Students have had to work extremely hard this summer to pay for our education forfeiting our “summer break”

We haven’t been able to go to Mexico in years to visit our loved ones and due to these high fees, our hopes to go this year are crushed.

It’s hard to see a video where the UC system says it cares about us, meanwhile we are working so hard to get the education that just last year was free to us as lower income students

[Deadlytrick]

You can start by calling us a name that doesn’t offend us. Tone deaf as always.