UTEP : 20 Largest Hispanic Serving Research Universities Form Alliance To Increase Hispanic Opportunity

El Paso TX

15 June, 2022

6:05 PM

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Press release from the University of Texas at El Paso: MC Staff June 10, 2022 UTEP Marketing and Communications Representing nine states, the 20 HSRU Alliance universities together enrolled 766,718 students in the Fall of 2020; of those, 33% (254,399) were Hispanici. In 2020, the combined research spending of these universities totaled more than $5.9 billionii. The Alliance universities are engaged in thousands of research projects in the arts and humanities, STEM, health sciences, social sciences and other fields with world-changing outcomes. In 2019-20, Alliance universities produced 11,027 doctoral graduates, of which 13% (1,451) were Hispanic. "With Hispanics making up less than 6% of U.S. doctoral students, we must be intentional about creating opportunities for Hispanics," said Dr. Michael Amiridis, outgoing Chancellor for the University of Illinois Chicago. "We believe this Alliance will make rapid progress in advancing Hispanic student enrollment in doctoral programs and broadening pathways to the professoriate by building on our strength as Hispanic serving research universities." Prior to the formal announcement of the HRSU Alliance, the universities began working together on several initiatives. The first project, funded by a $5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation, will conduct cross-regional research and train doctoral students in Latinx humanities. A second initiative, funded by the National Science Foundation, expands opportunities for Hispanic students in computer science. The Alliance began during the pandemic through conversations and distance-enabled meetings among Presidents and Chancellors, as well as faculty and administrators coordinated by the University of Illinois Chicago. The effort took hold and grew into a determination to formalize the relationship announced today. "By improving Hispanic representation in academia, this Alliance will change the face of higher education," said Dr. Kim Wilcox, Chancellor of the University of California, Riverside. "We can bring diverse perspectives into the research conducted by our exceptional faculty, creating opportunities for purposeful careers both in and outside of academia for Hispanic students." Universities in the Alliance include:Arizona State UniversityCity University of New York Graduate CenterFlorida International UniversityTexas Tech UniversityThe University of ArizonaThe University of New MexicoThe University of Texas at ArlingtonThe University of Texas at AustinThe University of Texas at El PasoThe University of Texas at San AntonioUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, RiversideUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Santa CruzUniversity of Central FloridaUniversity of Colorado, DenverUniversity of HoustonUniversity of Illinois ChicagoUniversity of Nevada, Las VegasUniversity of North Texas Learn more about the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities at HSRU.org. Media Contact: Lucas Roebuck / [email protected] / 903-426-7268 ##30## iFederal Department of Education IPEDS data for Fall 2020. iiNational Science Foundation, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, 2020 This press release was produced by the University of Texas at El Paso. The views expressed here are the author's own.