Overview
Description
This class will examine the development, evolution, institutional contexts, and outcomes of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in higher education. Students will learn to characterize and evaluate MSIs based on their student populations, funding, politics, and other relevant issues.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- analyze and discuss the development and evolution of Minority Serving Institutions in the context of American higher education.
- describe, analyze, and discuss the characteristics, contexts, funding schemes, politics, and experiences of various populations at Minority Serving Institutions (i.e., students, faculty, administrators) and articulate how these shape our broader understanding of higher education access, success, and policy-making.
- apply their knowledge and analysis of the theory, research, policies, practice, and institutional contexts of Minority Serving Institutions, through original research papers and presentations.