ABSTRACT

As more Latinx students enroll at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), it is important for institutions of higher education to intentionally engage in strategic planning that aligns their mission, values, and goals with their changing environments. In this content analysis, we examined how the strategic plans of 19 public 2-year and 4-year HSIs in Texas described the ways in which they served Latinx students beyond enrollment and graduation rates. We propose three HSI orientations – Latinx-ghosting, Latinx-leaning, and Latinx-serving – to demonstrate how HSIs target efforts and resources to serve Latinx students. Our findings suggest there are misalignments between the goals outlined in some strategic plans and the actual measures and practices provided to achieve these goals. Ultimately, we argue that strategic plans from institutions codified as Latinx-serving have the potential to serve as peer examples and roadmaps for current HSIs and emerging-HSIs.

摘要

随着越来越多的拉丁裔学生加入西班牙裔服务机构 (HSI)，高等教育机构有意识地参与战略规划以使其使命、价值观和目标与不断变化的环境保持一致非常重要。在此内容分析中，我们研究了德克萨斯州 19 个 2 年制和 4 年制公立 HSI 的战略计划如何描述他们在入学率和毕业率之外为拉丁裔学生提供服务的方式。我们提出了三个 HSI 方向——Latinx -ghosting、Latinx-leaning和Latinx-serving——展示 HSI 如何将努力和资源用于服务拉丁裔学生。我们的调查结果表明，某些战略计划中概述的目标与为实现这些目标而提供的实际措施和实践之间存在偏差。最终，我们认为来自拉丁裔服务机构的战略计划有可能成为当前 HSI 和新兴 HSI 的同行示例和路线图。