The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) has announced it is partnering with the U.S. Department of Education in a virtual briefing on Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and federal funding.
On May 11, the education department released $36 billion in American Rescue Plan Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III funds.
In this week’s announcement, HACU extended an invitation to HSI presidents/CEOs, chancellors, CFOs, heads of financial aid and grants, to the virtual briefing on Monday, May 24. Michelle Asha Cooper, acting assistant secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education will provide guidance on the allocation of funds from American Rescue Plan Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III.
At HACU’s Capitol Forum in April, Dr. Antonio R. Flores highlighted the top four legislative priorities as funding for HSIs, the Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment (HERE) Act, capital financing, and immigration reform, including the Dream Act.
The forum drew hundreds of higher education advocates and students from 15 states. Approximately 180 people took part in congressional virtual meetings to help make the case for equitable funding support for HSIs, as part of HACU’s Legislative Agenda.
Writing for the Center for American Progress in December 2020, Viviann Anguiano and Marissa Alayna Navarro said that “to give a rising generation the opportunity to succeed in college, Congress should invest a total of $1 billion in Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), which collectively enroll 2.5 million Latinx students.”
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