Broader Impacts in HSI Institutions

In 2018, the University of Arizona was designated a Hispanic Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. We are the first one of Arizona's three state universities to have that distinction and are among only 105 four-year universities total. The designation allows us to serve a more diverse student population.

What are we doing about it?

The College of Education is:

  • Researching effective practices to promote the success of marginalized student and faculty populations
  • Addressing the whole system (faculty, staff, students, families, services) to find answers
  • Serving primarily Latinx high school students in discovering pathways to college
  • Designing a collaborative model for researching and enhancing college student success that is student-driven and implements partnerships between academic and student services units to enhance participation of students' home communities at an HSI
  • Increasing the capacity for STEM faculty to be more responsive and culturally inclusive in mentoring and supporting Pell-eligible HSI community college students transferring into STEM majors
  • Conducting participatory action research and resistance among college students in Puerto Rico

Who is doing it?

Assistant Professor of Practice, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Curtis Acosta
Associate Professor, Educational Policy Studies and Practice, Melanie Bertrand
Professor, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Julio Cammarota
Associate Professor, Educational Policy Studies & Practice, Nolan Cabrera
Assistant Dean, Research, Sara Chavarria
Associate Professor, Teaching & Teacher Education, Cindy Cruz
Professor, Educational Policy Studies & Practice, Regina Deil-Amen
Faculty Affiliate, Educational Policy Studies & Practice, Marla Franco
Assistant Professor, Disability and Psychoeducational Studies, Taucia Gonzalez
Associate Professor of Practice, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Maura Varley Guitérrez
Assistant Professor, Educational Policy Studies and Practice, Heather Haeger
Assistant Professor, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Sung eun Jung
Professor, Educational Policy Studies & Practice, Judy Kiyama
Research Scientist, Broader Impact, Corey Knox
Professor, Educational Policy Studies & Practice, Jenny Lee
Assistant Professor of Practice, W.A. Franke Honors College, Nadia Alvarez Mexia
Associate Professor of Practice, Educational Psychology, Elizabeth Pope
Assistant Professor, Educational Policy Studies & Practice, Karina Salazar
Professor, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Kathy Short
Associate Professor, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Jessica Summers
Assistant Professor, Disability & Psychoeducational Studies, Adai Tefera
Professor, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Erin Turner