Hispanic-Serving Institution Content / Hispanic-Serving Institution Content for 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis en What It Means to Be a Hispanic Serving Institution /admissions/blog/what-it-means-to-be-a-hispanic-serving-institution <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Being a Hispanic/Latinx-identifying student at one of the largest 澳门六合彩资料库s has opened my eyes to the limitations we as a community face. 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis being on the map as a federally recognized Hispanic Serving Institution means more diversity on our campus and support for students where their concerns are heard. 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis becoming an HSI would help create a bridge to close the gap between low-income people of color and higher education.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> March 22, 2023 - 2:32pm Abigail Julianna Loomis /admissions/blog/what-it-means-to-be-a-hispanic-serving-institution Being a Hispanic First-Generation College Student | 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis /admissions/blog/being-a-hispanic-first-generation-college-student <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>As a first-gen student of color, finding my sense of belonging has been my biggest struggle. Up until college, I had yearned for this feeling of acceptance my whole life. Growing up in a highly critical community for so long, I never expressed my true self due to the fear of being ridiculed by others. I spent a majority of my life trying to prove my worth. In doing so, I pursued higher education as a way to escape the pressures and expectations of growing up in a low-income community.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> March 22, 2023 - 2:22pm Abigail Julianna Loomis /admissions/blog/being-a-hispanic-first-generation-college-student 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis Achieves HSI Eligibility, Serving More Than 8,000 Latinx Students /news/uc-davis-achieves-hsi-eligibility-serving-more-8000-latinx-students <p>&nbsp;</p><p><em><strong>Editor's note: A spokesperson is available for Zoom or phone interviews in English or Spanish on Monday, Oct. 28, or Tuesday, Oct. 29.</strong></em></p><p><span>The University of California, Davis, is now eligible to be one of the nation鈥檚 few research-intensive universities designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, or HSI, after fall enrollment numbers crossed the threshold for HSI status for the first time.</span></p> October 28, 2024 - 9:54pm Julia Ann Easley /news/uc-davis-achieves-hsi-eligibility-serving-more-8000-latinx-students Association Offers Ladders of Opportunity to Hispanic Students /news/association-offers-ladders-opportunity-hispanic-students <p><span>A series of five deaths in her extended family had devastated Jasmine Diaz, and the neurobiology, physiology and behavior major was on academic probation through 2022. She had given up her dream to become a doctor or even to continue in science.</span></p><p><span>Today, the fifth-year student is thrilled to be working in the </span><a href="http://carvajal.genomecenter.ucdavis.edu/"><span>cancer lab of Professor Luis Carvajal-Carmona</span></a><span>, is recommitted to a career in science, and has a passion to help underrepresented and first-generation students.</span></p> March 05, 2024 - 1:00pm Julia Ann Easley /news/association-offers-ladders-opportunity-hispanic-students 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis Named Among Top 100 Universities for Hispanic and Latino Students /news/uc-davis-named-among-top-100-universities-hispanic-and-latino-students 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis has been recognized as a top 100 university for Hispanic and Latino students by Hispanic Outlook on Education. October 17, 2023 - 2:40pm Julia Ann Easley /news/uc-davis-named-among-top-100-universities-hispanic-and-latino-students Social Justice Awards Presented /news/social-justice-awards-presented <p><span>澳门六合彩资料库 Davis鈥<strong> </strong>Hispanic-Serving Institution Community Council, an undergraduate student and a Ph.D. candidate are among the recipients of Social Justice Awards from the university鈥檚 12th annual Equity Summit, held May 30.</span></p> <p><span>The Equity Summit is organized by the 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis-sponsored <a href="https://www.says.ucdavis.edu/">Sacramento Area Youth Speaks, or SAYS</a>, and sponsored by Undergraduate Admissions; the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; and the School of Education.</span></p> June 27, 2023 - 12:37pm Dave Jones /news/social-justice-awards-presented 鈥楩ace to Face鈥 With HSI Director Lina Mendez /news/podcasts-and-shows/face-to-face/hsi-director-lina-mendez <p class="MsoNormal">Lina Mendez鈥檚 career has always been one of intention (鈥淚 want to work with Chicano/Latino students. ... I want to make a difference in the lives of young people鈥), a trait that serves her well as she leads 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis鈥 efforts to become a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution, or HSI.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Because, as she explained on the latest edition of <em>Face to Face With Chancellor May</em>, while other institutions have waited until receiving their first grants before appointing HSI directors, 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis did it the other way around.</p> June 26, 2023 - 2:33pm Dave Jones /news/podcasts-and-shows/face-to-face/hsi-director-lina-mendez 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis 鈥楰eeps Moving鈥 to Serve Hispanic Students /news/uc-davis-keeps-moving-serve-hispanic-students <p><span><span>Hispanic Outlook Magazine last month named 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis as one of the <a href="https://www.hispanicoutlook.com/articles/6992-top-100-colleges-and-universities-hispanics">鈥淭op 100 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics,鈥</a> and the people leading 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis鈥 effort to become a Hispanic-Serving Institution, or HSI, say that鈥檚 just a peek at things to come.</span></span></p> November 15, 2022 - 2:00pm Cody Kitaura /news/uc-davis-keeps-moving-serve-hispanic-students Lina Mendez Appointed to Lead Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives /news/lina-mendez-appointed-to-lead-hispanic-serving-institution-initiatives <p><span><span>澳门六合彩资料库 Davis has a new leader in the university</span>鈥檚<span> continuing effort to close the equity gap for Chicanx and Latinx scholars in higher education: Lina Mendez, recently appointed as the inaugural director of Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives.</span></span></p> September 28, 2021 - 9:59am Cody Kitaura /news/lina-mendez-appointed-to-lead-hispanic-serving-institution-initiatives Chancellor May Promotes 鈥楨xcelencia鈥 /news/chancellor-may-promotes-excelencia <div class="align-right media media--type-sf-image-media-type media--view-mode-sf-medium"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/sf_medium_width/public/media/images/excellenica-in-education-676.jpg?itok=DS1ZVpbc" width="500" height="189" alt="&quot;Excelencia in education&quot; logo with grad cap" typeof="Image" class="image-style-sf-medium-width"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Chancellor Gary S.</span></p> July 13, 2021 - 8:57am Dave Jones /news/chancellor-may-promotes-excelencia