Source: U.S. News & World Report As the Hispanic population has grown in the U.S. in recent decades, with it has come the emergence of Hispanic Serving Institutions. Hispanic Serving Institutions – HSIs – are colleges and universities where Hispanic students make up at least 25% of the full-time equivalent student body, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Hispanic Serving Institutions must be certified as such by the Department of Education. Certification gives schools eligibility to compete for grants earmarked for HSIs. These funds also enable colleges to continue to recruit Hispanic students and to support them on campus, guiding students ... Read More
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CSUDH is Named 2021 Hispanic-Serving Institution Leader by Fulbright Program
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has named California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) a Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Leader in the inaugural year of this designation. CSUDH is one of 35 HSIs to receive this distinction, which recognizes the noteworthy engagement that selected HSIs have achieved with the Fulbright Program - the U.S. government's flagship international educational exchange program - during the 2019-2021 academic years. This initiative is part of the U.S. State Department's longstanding commitment to build diversity and inclusion within the Fulbright Program and within all the Bureau's international exchange ... Read More
