Reviews
"An exceptional, substantive book about Hispanic-Serving Institutions by the leading expert on this important subject. Run, do not walk, to read this top-tier book."?Michael A. Olivas, The University of Houston, author of Suing Alma Mater: Higher Education and the Courts "Hispanic Serving Institutions represent a new institutional species. But for this species to survive, they must differentiate themselves and fill newly emerging environmental niches. Gina Garcia gives us the blueprint to ensure HSI's do not fall into the trap of imitating white-centered institutions. Her work here elucidates the unique organizational features and conditions that serve to make HSI's so valuable. She demonstrates how these same qualities can serve to transform HSI's from under-resourced replicas of white-centered institutions into the institutions of the future. For anyone looking for a window into the near-future of higher education, Garcia presents a crystal clear view."?Estela Bensimon, Founder, Center for Urban Education, University of Southern California "Dr. Garcia provides a blueprint for the deep transformative practices that are required to enact true organizational change. Her work is a fiery call to action for all of us within HSIs to be agents of change for racial equity and reshape our institutions to center and serve students of color."?Ann Endris, Cabrillo College "This book offers the most extensive, profound, and nuanced guidance for transforming HSIs for equity and justice thus far. May our strategies for centering servingness be challenged, strengthened, rebuilt as needed. We now know more about HSIs than ever before and must do the necessary work to evolve."?Marla A. Franco, University of Arizona " Transforming Hispanic-Serving Institutions for Equity and Justice is a must read for institutional and governmental actors, students, scholars, policy makers, advocates, and researchers. Dr. Garcia provides a historical, research and personal grounding, pushing HSIs to implement a race-forward approach leading to institutional transformation that advances equity, justice and liberation."?Will Del Pilar, The Education Trust " Transforming Hispanic-Serving Institutions for Equity and Justice is a must-read for educators and leaders committed to creating more humanizing and liberatory spaces for minoritized students. This visionary book outlines concrete strategies and compels action towards achieving racial equity and social justice within HSIs, higher education, and our society."?Marcela G. Cuellar, University of California, Davis
