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Strengthening Student Access and Success

Hispanic-Serving Institution” federal designation is granted to universities by the U.S. Department of Education and requires that a minimum of 25% of an institution’s full-time undergraduate students identify as Latinx and 37% must be Pell Grant recipients. Currently, approximately 24.7% of UCLA undergraduates are Latinx and 35% are Pell Grant recipients.

Achieving federal recognition as an HSI will make UCLA eligible for a range of grants that would bolster existing educational programs, research training and academic excellence for all students through a culturally responsive lens, including for Latinx, low-income and other underrepresented students.
 
In December 2020, Chancellor Gene Block announced the goal of UCLA becoming an HSI by 2025. As a public university, UCLA has a responsibility to ensure that our institution reflects the diversity of California and welcomes members of our Latinx, low-income and first generation communities, honors their intellectual and cultural contributions, and empowers them to flourish both at UCLA and well past graduation.
 
In order to help us reach our goal, UCLA is taking bold, definitive steps toward advancing inclusive excellence to become a place where all students thrive.

Task Force

Our Hispanic-Serving Institution Task Force has worked to produce an evidence-based report with key recommendations for how UCLA can reach and maintain HSI status, including directing efforts and resources toward improving enrollment, yield and retention rates for Latinx, low-income, and first generation students and making UCLA a more affordable option for all students. In the next several years, we will partner with units across campus to help us achieve this goal.

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Meet the HSI Team

Meet the HSI Director, Project Analyst and Student Liaisons working to take bold, definitive steps toward building a campus where everyone is valued, belonging thrives across differences, and diverse excellence is celebrated.
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