¿Qué pasa, HSIs?

Federal HSI Policies & Servingness

In the inaugural episode of ¿Qué pasa, HSIs? I talk to Dra. Stephanie Aguilar-Smith, an Assistant Professor of Counseling and Higher Education at the University of North Texas, about federal HSI policies and servingness. Her research examines educational policies, higher education as a hierarchical stratified system, and the ways that these trends shape HSIs. In this episode we explore the complexities of federal policies that shape servingness and learn about the motivation of HSI grant seekers when they pursue this stream of funding. This episode is also part of HSI Week 2022, a week dedicated to the celebration and acknowledgement of HSIs. 
Guest: Dra. Stephanie Aguilar-Smith (she/ella), Assistant Professor, University of North Texas
Twitter & Instagram: @drsaguilarsmith
Show Notes
https://www.hacu.net/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=3739
Aguilar-Smith, S. (2021). Seeking to serve or $erve? Hispanic-serving institutions’ race-evasive pursuit of racialized funding. AERA Open, 7(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584211057097
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¿Qué pasa, HSIs? Trailer

In this short trailer, Dr. Gina Garcia describes the HSI designation as a federal construct, outlines the requirements for becoming federally designated, and challenges the audience to rethink what it actually means to be Hispanic-serving. The purpose of this podcast, ¿Qué pasa, HSIs? is to grapple with this question. With each episode, guests will grapple with topics about servingness, emerging from their research with HSIs and their practice within HSIs. What you will find is that there is no one answer to the servingness question. Join us weekly as we dive into the history and evolution of HSIs, culturally relevant and liberatory practices, current and emerging research with HSIs, and the policies that shape servingness. 
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