New database on minority-serving institutions launched

Image:  A new research initiative seeks to expand access to clear, precise data about minority-serving institutions. The founders of the Minority-Serving Institutions Data Project say policy makers, researchers and advocacy groups all define MSIs in different ways, which leads to inconsistent and inaccurate studies of these institutions. The group of scholars recently published an article in the journal Educational Researcher outlining the complexities of MSI classifications and...