Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the 21st Century: Overview,Challenges,and Opportunities

Abstract

This research studyreports the responses of presidents, chancellors, and CEOs of Hispanic-serving institutions who responded to a survey on is-sues/challenges/problems facing their institutions. The responses are categorized into five general topics: funding, technology, faculty, growth and diversity, and student academic preparation, retention, and graduation. The respondents were equally divided on whether the issues/challenges/problems they identified are directly related to the fact that their institutions are Hispanic-serving institutions.

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