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Minority-Serving Institutions-Models of Success Program

(2009-2013)

Seeking to dramatically increase college completion, especially among first-generation students, low-income students and students of color, the Lumina MSI-Models of Success program partnered with more than 25 MSIs and other organizations to improve and document increased postsecondary attainment. Participating institutions worked to: 

  • Improve the capacity of MSIs to collect, analyze and use data to inform decisions that will promote student success 
  • Create a collective voice for policy advocacy on behalf of MSIs  
  • Strengthen policy and practice to improve developmental education  
  • Increase MSIs' commitment to transparency and effectiveness in improving student learning outcomes 
  • Increase the postsecondary completion of traditionally underserved students, especially men of color

IHEP provided technical assistance to the participating institutions and disseminated project findings to inform the higher education success policy agenda at the institutional, state, and federal levels. 

Project participants included: 

  • American Indian Higher Education Consortium (Va.)
  • California State University Monterey Bay in partnership with Cabrillo College (Calf.) and Hartnell College (Calf.)
  • Florida International University in partnership with Miami Dade College (Fla.)
  • Jackson State University (Miss.) in partnership with Alcorn State University (Miss.), Dillard University (La.), Hinds Community College (Miss.), Miles College (Ala.), and Tougaloo College (Miss.)
  • Salish Kootenai College (Mont.) in partnership with Fort Peck Community College (Mont.)
  • Southern Education Foundation (Ga.)
  • The University of North Carolina general administration in partnership with Elizabeth City State University (N.C.), Fayetteville State University (N.C.), North Carolina Central University, North Carolina A&T University, UNC Pembroke, and Winston Salem State University (N.C.)
  • The University of Texas-El Paso in partnership with El Paso Community College (Texas), Prairie View A&M University (Texas), and Texas A&M International University

For more information about this initiative, contact institute@ihep.org. 

Publications

  • Minority-Serving Institutions: Doing More with Less
  • Rethinking Remedial Education: The Role of MSIs in Serving Underprepared Students in the 21st Century
  • Using Data to Improve Minority-Serving Institution Success
  • The Role of Minority-Serving Institutions in National College Completion Goals

News

  • Minority-Serving Institutions “Do More with Less” to Serve Their Students Well (Feb 26, 2014)
  • MSIs Uniquely Positioned to Develop and Implement Strategies to Assist Underprepared Students (Nov 30, 2012)
  • Minority-Serving Institutions Identify Innovative Ways to Use Data and Measure Success of the 21st Century Student (Oct 18, 2012)
  • Minority-Serving Institutions: A Driving Force in Accomplishing Our National College Completion Goals (Jan 10, 2012)

Events

  • Webinar: Lumina MSI-Models of Success Initiative: Doing More with Less (Jun 12, 2013)
  • 2011 Summer Academy: Cultivating Student Access & Success: A Celebration of Success (Jul 24, 2011 to Jul 28, 2011)
  • 2010 Summer Academy: Cultivating Student Access & Success: Clearing Pathways for Underserved Students (Jul 19, 2010 to Jul 23, 2010)

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  • Access & Success
  • Critical Communities & Institutions

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