Reports tagged msis
Supporting First-Generation College Students Through Classroom-Based Practices
This report, from the Institute for Higher Education Policy, provides a roadmap of promising practices and supports being used by 30 Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) to foster academic success among first-generation college students. More »
The Role of Minority-Serving Institutions in National College Completion Goals
Minority-Serving Institutions have become leaders in educating, serving, and graduating low-income, first-generation, and minority students and, therefore, play a central role in improving U.S. college completion rates, contends this report from the Institute for Higher Education Policy. The publication is the first in a series of reports from Lumina’s MSI Models of Success program. More »
Plugged In: Positive Development Strategies for Disconnected Latino Youth
Educational attainment is one of the strongest predictors of future earnings. However, for 42 percent of the country’s Latino youth, this traditional pathway to economic mobility is fraught with challenges. This report profiles the disconnected youth pilot of the NCLR Escalera Program: Taking Steps to Success which addresses the obstacles faced by young Hispanics. More »
Reality Check: Hispanic-Serving Institutions on the Texas Border Strategizing Financial Aid
Some institutions are making significant headway to improve persistence and degree completion for Latino students–and certain financial aid strategies play a major role in their success. This report, from Excelencia in Education, examines practices and programs at eight Texas Hispanic-Serving More »
