Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) in Florida, Illinois, Texas and Puerto Rico will receive additional funds from President Joe Biden’s government, this newspaper was told.
The announcement will be made by President Biden, who will sign Executive Order (EO) 14124, which establishes the White House Initiative focused on promoting “educational equity, excellence and economic opportunity.”
In a ceremony alongside nearly two dozen HSI advocates, President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will announce $19 million to five institutions to build research infrastructure.
“These efforts build on the Administration’s historic investment of more than $16 billion in more than 500 HSIs in 30 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico that educate more than 4.7 million students annually,” indicates a White House document.
The Biden-Harris Administration highlights its efforts to improve options for different populations, including Latinos, which include better possibilities in education, but also in investments.
“[Se han creado] more than 15 million jobs (5 million of them created for Latinos), help Latino entrepreneurs start new businesses at the fastest pace in more than 10 years, address our broken immigration system, and work to ensure equitable educational opportunities for students,” he highlights.
Excellent education, indicates the Biden-Harris Administration, is essential for this population to achieve the so-called American Dream.
HSIs allow children from families with fewer resources to study a university degree, so that they can find better job options.
The executive order creates the President’s Board of Advisors on HSI, which will ensure better participation in federal programs, including improving educational strategies and programs.
It also seeks to improve the capacity of such institutions so that their programs respond to the economic needs in the United States, especially in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Coordination with public and private philanthropic organizations stands out to achieve the objectives of the new order, which also seeks to ensure that both students and teachers have access to federal programs.
According to official data, more than 2.2 million Latinos are enrolled in some HSI.
Which universities will benefit
Although the executive order is broad for HSIs in 30 states, the $19 million announced Wednesday will go as follows: Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, which will receive $1.1 million; National Louis University in Chicago, Illinois, will receive $3 million; Sam Houston State University in Houston, Texas, receives $5 million; Texas A&M University Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas, receives $4.7 million, and the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras receives $5 million.
The announcement highlights that the Biden-Harris Administration established the Department of Education’s Research and Development Infrastructure (RDI) Program that benefits historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and tribally controlled universities and colleges (TCCUs). and minority-serving institutions (MSIs), including those serving Latinos.
“[Se permite] Implement transformative investments in research infrastructure, including research productivity, faculty expertise, graduate programs, physical infrastructure, human capital development, and partnerships that lead to increases in external funding. report.
This program is not new, since the $16 billion, including funds for California ($6,389 million), for Florida ($1,523 million); New York ($327.8 million); Puerto Rico ($1,130 million) and Texas ($3,423 million).