- Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaheredit
Roughly one-fifth of all undergraduates attend minority-serving institutions (MSIs), including large proportions of underrepresented minoritized students of color who otherwise may not enroll in postsecondary education (Aragon & Zamani,... more
Roughly one-fifth of all undergraduates attend minority-serving institutions (MSIs), including large proportions of underrepresented minoritized students of color who otherwise may not enroll in postsecondary education (Aragon & Zamani, 2002; Gasman & Nguyen, 2014; Núñez, Hurtado, & Galdeano, 2015). Institutions are designated as MSIs based on either their primary mission or origin or the percentage of minoritized undergraduate students of color enrolled at the institution. In total, there
are seven categories of MSIs recognized by the U. S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics, 2007). Status as Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Tribal Colleges and Universities was granted legislatively as part of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Equity in Education Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 to institutions based on the primary mission and origin of these institutions. Status as Historically Black Colleges and Universities was designated by Congress
to accredited institutions founded prior to 1964 whose primary mission was the education of African Americans. Similarly, Tribal Colleges and Universities are institutions designated by Congress that serve predominantly American Indian and Alaska Native students. Outside of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Tribal Colleges and Universities, the definitions and titling of each designation of MSIs
can vary across federal agencies, funding opportunities, and research.
are seven categories of MSIs recognized by the U. S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics, 2007). Status as Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Tribal Colleges and Universities was granted legislatively as part of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Equity in Education Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 to institutions based on the primary mission and origin of these institutions. Status as Historically Black Colleges and Universities was designated by Congress
to accredited institutions founded prior to 1964 whose primary mission was the education of African Americans. Similarly, Tribal Colleges and Universities are institutions designated by Congress that serve predominantly American Indian and Alaska Native students. Outside of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Tribal Colleges and Universities, the definitions and titling of each designation of MSIs
can vary across federal agencies, funding opportunities, and research.
