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Fountain, Joselynn H. – Congressional Research Service, 2023
This report describes the several programs devoted to financially assisting minority-serving institutions (MSIs) under the Higher Education Act (HEA). MSIs are eligible for other federal programs for which institutions of higher education (IHEs) and nonprofit organizations are eligible if they meet the program eligibility criteria. This report…
Descriptors: Minority Serving Institutions, Higher Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Villarreal, Rebecca C.; Santiago, Deborah A. – Excelencia in Education (NJ1), 2012
Latinos are the second largest student population enrolled in higher education and the majority are concentrated in a small number of institutions--Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). Given the concentrated enrollment of Latinos at HSIs and the opportunity to increase Latinos' educational achievement, reviewing the link between capacity…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Quality, Hispanic American Students, College Students
Fletcher, Carla; Webster, Jeff – TG (Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation), 2010
Minority-Serving Institutions are colleges that enroll a high percentage of minority students. Because minority populations have experienced disproportionate barriers to higher education, the federal government provides them with financial support through various titles of the Higher Education Act. MSIs include Historically Black Colleges and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Black Colleges