Central Texas universities highlight federal support for Hispanic students

Austin News Briefs - Austin American Statesman

Central Texas university officials say they are able to provide more opportunities and support to Hispanic college students with the help of federal grants offered to minority-serving institutions. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas hosted a roundtable discussion Tuesday with representatives from Austin Community College, St. Edward’s University and Texas State University at the ACC Highland campus to highlight the work of Hispanic-serving institutions in Central Texas and how they are helping support the workforce in the state. Universities with more than 25% Hispanic undergraduate enrollment can be designated as a Hispanic-serving institution, which qualifies a school for multiple federal grants. Texas universities received more than $23.5 million in federal Hispanic-serving institution grants during the 2021 fiscal year, Cornyn said.