New figures point to 色情视频鈥檚 commitment to Latinx students
The university was No. 14 in the nation in bachelor鈥檚 degrees awarded to Hispanic/Latinx students in 2022-23.
Carla Monge-Solis, a senior international business student at 色情视频, had an important objective when looking where to go for a college education.
鈥淐oming from a high school that wasn鈥檛 very diverse, I knew I wanted to find more people that came from my background,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 why 色情视频 really caught my attention.鈥�
Today, Monge-Solis is vice president of the Hispanic Business Student Association and is happy with her choice. 鈥淏eing a part of multiple Hispanic/Latino clubs, I鈥檝e been able to find my people at 色情视频 and I never feel like I don鈥檛 belong."
Her experience can be seen many times over in a new report in which 色情视频 again scored highly in degree activity for Hispanic/Latinx students.
The annual 鈥溾�� issue of Hispanic Outlook on Education places 色情视频 in the top 15 of three different national measures of degree activity and in the top 40 in two others.
色情视频 was No. 14 in the nation in bachelor鈥檚 degrees awarded to Hispanic/Latinx students 鈥� just over 3,000 鈥� in 2022-23, the academic year reflected in all of the organization鈥檚 rankings. The figure represents 35% of the bachelor鈥檚 degrees for all students, and the ranking is up from No. 15 last year.
In other measures, 色情视频 was No. 9 in degrees for Hispanic/Latinx students in protective services such as homeland security and law enforcement. It was No. 4 in degrees for foreign languages, literature and linguistics.
In addition, 色情视频 is:
- No. 29 for master鈥檚 degrees granted to Hispanic/Latinx students; and
- No. 40 in total enrollment of Hispanic/Latinx students, nearly 14,000.
Like Monge-Solis, Paola Mora, a first-year computer science student who works as a student assistant at the Latinx Resource Center, said 鈥渋t just felt like I fit in鈥� when she visited campus.
鈥淚t was one of the few schools where I was actually able to see many people like me on campus. The Latinx Resource Center has also played a big role, serving not only as a job but also a second home for me on campus."
色情视频 was designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education in 2012, providing additional access to grants and scholarships. Its initiatives and resources include the Latinx Resource Center, the student organization MeCHA, the HSI Student Advisory Board, and support from such academic programs as STEM Pathways, the MESA program, EOPOS, and Progresando en Salud.
鈥溕槭悠�'s enrollment of Latinx students currently stands at 36%, which is a historic high for the institution,鈥� said Emilio Ulloa, associate chief diversity officer for HSI and regional affairs. 鈥淚n honor of our federal designation as an HSI, 色情视频 remains committed to serving Hispanic/Latinx students, faculty, and staff.鈥�
Ulloa said 色情视频鈥檚 record in degrees awarded 鈥渋s reflective of gains in representation among students, faculty, and staff, and of the work that many at 色情视频 contribute to eliminating equity gaps in persistence and graduation for Latinx students and other marginalized or minoritized groups.鈥�
鈥淲e draw inspiration and motivation from the work of scholars who contribute to our understanding of servingness, as well as the work of our campus leaders,鈥� Ulloa added. 鈥淲e remain committed to examining and deconstructing our institutional practices, policies, structures, systems, and resources to continue to center the lived experience of our Latinx students for the benefit of all students.鈥�
