Lateral Support and Engagement
Review Your Data
- Disaggregate your faculty, staff, and student data and evaluate trends
- Examine policies and procedures for barriers to resources
Prioritize Latinx Thriving Work
- Engage colleagues in conversations about federal HSI designation is, how it is a component of being a Latinx Thriving Institution and what it means for their department.
- Make Latinx-thriving work a standing item
- Engage in and support mentorship, outreach and research opportunities (e.g., UC-HSI Doctoral Diversity Initiative)
- Allocate financial resources to increase recruitment and retention
- Support academic equity in the classroom
- Apply for diversity grants (e.g., President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program and Mellon Mays Research Grants)
- Prioritize the 20% of underserved communities
- Participate on committees: hiring, staff affinity spaces, initiatives
Make Information Accessible
- Humanize your communications, resources
- Accessible in multiple languages and formats
Resources to help you Thrive
