The U.S. Department of Education has approved Manhattanville College”™s application to become a Hispanic Serving Institution (HIS), which will allow it to seek federal funding to provide more resources for Hispanic students, such as specific grants that can be used to provide support and enrichment for them. To become an HSI, Hispanic students must comprise at least 25% of the full-time equivalent student body. This year, 37% of students at Manhattanville identify as Latinx.
“Our designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution is enormously exciting for us,”™”™ said Manhattanville College President Michael E. Geisler, Ph.D. “Our Latinx students are an essential part of our diverse community and a source of tremendous pride”¦. This work and this community are essential to the fabric of our institution.”
Of the students with high financial need, about a third are first-generation students and more than half are members of racial or ethnic minority groups. Manhattanville College, founded in 1841, is a small, private liberal arts institution in Purchase dedicated to academic excellence, purposeful education and social justice.
