Resources
Below, you can avail yourself of recent publications that specifically address issues pertinent to Minority Serving Institutions.
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General Information on MSIs
• Gasman, M., Baez, B., & Turner, C. S. V. (2008). Understanding minority-serving institutions. SUNY Press.
• O'Brien, E. M., & Zudak, C. (1998). Minority‐Serving Institutions: An Overview. New Directions for Higher Education, 1998(102), 5-15.
• Del Rios, M., Leegwater, L., & Policy, I. (2008). Increasing Student Success at Minority-Serving Institutions: Findings from the BEAMS Project. Institute for Higher Education Policy.
Tribal Colleges &
Universities
• Martin, R. G. (2005). Serving American Indian students in tribal colleges: Lessons for mainstream colleges. New Directions for Student Services, 109, 79-86.
• Rousey, A., & Longie, E. (2001). The tribal college as family support system. American Behavioral Scientist, 44(9), 1492-1504.
• Pavel, D. M., Inglebret, E., & Banks, S. R. (2001). Tribal colleges and universities in an era of dynamic development. Peabody Journal of Education, 76(1), 50-72.
• Fann, A. (2002). Tribal colleges: An overview. ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges.
• Brown, D. (2003). Tribal colleges: Playing a key role in the transition from secondary to postsecondary education for American Indian students. Journal of American Indian Education, 42(1), 36-45.
Historically Black Colleges & Universities
• Kim, M. M., & Conrad, C. F. (2006). The impact of historically Black colleges and universities on the academic success of African-American students. Research in Higher Education, 47(4), 399-427.
• Hirt, J. B., Strayhorn, T. L., Amelink, C. T., & Bennett, B. R. (2006). The nature of student affairs work at historically Black colleges and universities. Journal of College Student Development, 47(6), 661-676.
• Palmer, R. T., Davis, R. J., & Thompson, T. (2010). Theory meets practice: HBCU initiatives that promote academic success among African Americans in STEM. Journal of College Student Development, 51(4), 440-443.
• Perna, L., Lundy-Wagner, V., Drezner, N. D., Gasman, M., Yoon, S., Bose, E., & Gary, S. (2009). The contribution of HBCUs to the preparation of African American women for STEM careers: A case study. Research in Higher Education, 50(1), 1-23.
• Gasman, M., Lundy Wagner, V., Ransom, T., & Bowman, N. (2010). Unearthing promise and potential: Our nation’s historically Black colleges and universities.
Hispanic Serving Institutions
• Crisp, G., & Cruz, I. (2010). Confirmatory factor analysis of a measure of “mentoring” among undergraduate students attending a Hispanic Serving Institution. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 9(3), 232-244.
• Benitez, M. (1998). Hispanic‐Serving Institutions: Challenges and Opportunities. New Directions for Higher Education, 1998(102), 57-68.
• Benitez, M., & DeAro, J. (2004). Realizing student success at Hispanic‐serving institutions. New Directions for Community Colleges, 2004(127), 35-48.
• Maestas, R., Vaquera, G. S., & Zehr, L. M. (2007). Factors impacting sense of belonging at a Hispanic-serving institution. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 6(3), 237-256.
• Santiago, D. A. (2008). Modeling Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs): Campus Practices that Work for Latino Students. Excelencia in Education.