About the Minority Serving Institutions Program
The Minority Servicing Institutions (MSIs) Program coordinates and administers a variety of Departmental initiatives to support relationships and partnerships with institutions of higher education, and to ensure equal access to all Department of Commerce grants, contracts, cooperative agreements and programs.
MSI Measurables/End Results
- Increase public awareness about the Department of Commerce Increase public awareness about the diversity of occupations at the Department of Commerce
- Increase MSI competition and participation in federally funded programs
- Increase student participation in the Student Career Experience Program and other student employment programs
- Increase diversity in the number of new hires for full time permanent positions
How Many Minority Serving Institutions?
There are approximately 575 institutions across the Nation.
- Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Institutions (AANAPISIs):78
- Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs)-356
- Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs)-105
- Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs)-36
Executive Orders and White House Initiatives
"American Indian and Alaska Native Education Institutions"
"White House Initiative on Hispanic Serving Institutions"
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans (HSIs)
Executive Director: Alejandra Ceja
Websites: www.ED.gov, Facebook
"President's Board of Advisors for Historically Black Colleges and Universities"
White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs)
Acting Executive Director: Joel Harrell
Website: ED.gov
"White House Initiatives on Tribal Colleges and Universities"
"Asian American/Pacific Islander Serving Institutions"
White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders (AANAPIs)
Executive Director: Kiran Ahuja
Website: WhiteHouse.gov, Facebook
"Improving American Indian and Alaska Native Educational Opportunities and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities (AI/NA (TCUs)"
White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education
Executive Director: William Mendoza
Website: ED.gov
Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 110-315):
"Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions"
Lists of Minority Serving Institutions and Related Information
HBCUs List of HBCUs:
White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities - includes links to HBCU websites [lhttp://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whhbcu/edlite-list.html]
Howard University's Gateway to HBCU's - [http://www.dll.org/hbcus/]
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Hispanic Serving Institutions:
Hispanic Serving Institutions: For a listing of Hispanic Serving Institutions, go to the What's New Directory (on the left side of your monitors) http://www.fedcivilrights.org
Tribal Colleges and Universities:
White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities Tribal Colleges and Universities Address List - includes links to the school websites [http://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whtc/edlite-tclist.html]
Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
U.S. Department of Commerce
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Page last updatedSeptember 1, 2011
LATEST HSI LIST ISSUED
Hispanic Serving Institutions At a Glance 2014- 2015
Provides analysis by sector, location, enrollment, race/ethnicity as well the most current HSI list, Emerging HSIs and HSIs with Graduate Programs.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
How Much Money has the Department of Commerce Disbursed to Institutions of Higher Learning (IHE’s) from 2001-2005?
$1.6 Billion dollars
How Much Money has the Department of Commerce Disbursed to Minority Serving Institutions (MSI’s) from 2001-2005?
$186,645,255 or 11%