Findings_NN2 
State-level_AJ0 DEI_NN2 policies_NN2 construct_VVB a_AT0 discourse_NN1 of_PRF intersectional_AJ0 diversity_NN1 ,_PUN particularly_AV0 an_AT0 intersectional_AJ0 consideration_NN1 of_PRF Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 ,_PUN within_PRP the_AT0 institutional_AJ0 DEI_NN2 plans_NN2 at_PRP HSIs_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 analysis_NN1 foregrounds_NN2 three_CRD primary_AJ0 themes_NN2 :_PUN (_PUL 1_CRD )_PUR the_AT0 institutional_AJ0 discourse_NN1 defining_VVG diversity_NN1 and_CJC demographic_AJ0 data_NN0 can_VM0 be_VBI traced_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 state_NN1 policy_NN1 through_PRP implementation_NN1 guidance_NN1 ,_PUN (_PUL 2_CRD )_PUR state-level_AJ0 policy_NN1 framing_NN1 informs_VVZ how_AVQ Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 are_VBB considered_VVN within_PRP institutional_AJ0 programing_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC (_PUL 3_CRD )_PUR in_PRP the_AT0 absence_NN1 of_PRF state-level_AJ0 discourse_NN1 ,_PUN institutions_NN2 limitedly_AV0 engage_VVB with_PRP the_AT0 HSI_AJ0 designation_NN1 ._SENT These_DT0 three_CRD themes_NN2 inform_VVB how_AVQ an_AT0 intersectional_AJ0 framework_NN1 for_PRP diversity_NN1 is_VBZ considered_VVN and_CJC how_AVQ the_AT0 discourse_NN1 within_PRP the_AT0 institution-level_AJ0 DEI_NN2 plans_NN2 constructs_VVZ a_AT0 narrative_NN1 of_PRF intersectionality_NN1 among_PRP Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 ._SENT 
Policy_NN1 and_CJC Implementation_NN1 Guidance_NN1 Define_VVB Diversity_NN1 
Tracing_VVG a_AT0 thread_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 state-level_AJ0 policy_NN1 through_PRP the_AT0 implementation_NN1 guidance_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 institution-level_AJ0 DEI_NN2 plans_NN2 produced_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 result_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 state-level_AJ0 policy_NN1 can_VM0 begin_VVI by_PRP looking_VVG at_PRP how_AVQ the_AT0 state_NN1 policy_NN1 serves_VVZ to_TO0 frame_VVI a_AT0 definition_NN1 of_PRF diversity_NN1 ._SENT Each_DT0 state-level_AJ0 policy_NN1 provides_VVZ some_DT0 indication_NN1 of_PRF how_AVQ diversity_NN1 is_VBZ defined_VVN (_PUL see_VVB Table_NN1 6_CRD )_PUR ._SENT The_AT0 Florida_NP0 Education_NN1 Equity_NN1 Act_NN1 enumerates_VVZ a_AT0 set_NN1 of_PRF social_AJ0 identities_NN2 ,_PUN in_PRP contrast_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 SUNY_NP0 DEI_NN2 Policy_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ speaks_VVZ to_PRP a_AT0 broader_AJC umbrella_NN1 of_PRF diversity_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP tracing_VVG the_AT0 discourse_NN1 ,_PUN FCS_NP0 institutions_NN2 either_AV0 fail_VVB to_TO0 define_VVI diversity_NN1 or_CJC ,_PUN as_PRP FCS_NP0 8_CRD suggests_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ strategies_NN2 developed_VVD to_TO0 address_VVI racioethnic_AJ0 ,_PUN gender_NN1 ,_PUN limited_AJ0 English_AJ0 proficiency_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC disability_NN1 "_PUQ —_PUN mirroring_VVG the_AT0 identities_NN2 noted_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 Florida_NP0 Educational_AJ0 Equity_NN1 Act_NN1 (_PUL p._NN0 14_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Conversely_AV0 ,_PUN drawing_VVG from_PRP the_AT0 broad_AJ0 definition_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 SUNY_NP0 DEI_NN2 policy_NN1 ,_PUN SUNY_NP0 3_CRD notes_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Embracing_VVG and_CJC fostering_VVG diversity_NN1 encompasses_VVZ a_AT0 level_NN1 of_PRF tolerance_NN1 and_CJC respect_NN1 ,_PUN without_PRP judgment_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP a_AT0 multiplicity_NN1 of_PRF traditions_NN2 and_CJC cultures_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL p._NN0 3_CRD )_PUR ._SENT SUNY_NP0 3_CRD enumerates_VVZ race_NN1 and_CJC gender_NN1 alongside_PRP military_AJ0 status_NN1 and_CJC political_AJ0 affiliation_NN1 ,_PUN thus_AV0 muddying_VVG the_AT0 focus_NN1 on_PRP racial_AJ0 equity_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP echoing_VVG the_AT0 state-level_AJ0 policy_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 discursive_AJ0 technique_NN1 of_PRF insinuation_NN1 ,_PUN obscuring_VVG the_AT0 minimization_NN1 of_PRF racial_AJ0 equity_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS topicalization_NN1 ,_PUN producing_VVG a_AT0 slant_NN1 that_CJT suggests_VVZ racial_AJ0 equity_NN1 is_VBZ addressed_VVN through_PRP its_DPS enumeration_NN1 ,_PUN bracket_VVB the_AT0 institutional_AJ0 discourse_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 discursive_AJ0 fibers_NN2 originating_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 state-level_AJ0 policies_NN2 build_VVB a_AT0 definition_NN1 of_PRF diversity_NN1 ,_PUN resulting_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 decentering_NN1 of_PRF racial_AJ0 equity_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 lack_NN1 of_PRF explicit_AJ0 focus_NN1 on_PRP intersectional_AJ0 identity_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 discourse_NN1 then_AV0 permeates_VVZ through_PRP the_AT0 institution-level_AJ0 DEI_NN2 plans_NN2 ._SENT 
Continuing_VVG the_AT0 thread_NN1 ,_PUN state-level_AJ0 policies_NN2 are_VBB operationalized_VVN through_PRP the_AT0 implementation_NN1 guidance_NN1 ,_PUN either_AV0 within_PRP the_AT0 policy_NN1 or_CJC standalone_NN1 ._SENT Notably_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 implementation_NN1 guidance_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 FCS_NP0 and_CJC CCCS_NP0 provides_VVZ formulas_NN2 regarding_PRP the_AT0 tabulation_NN1 and_CJC presentation_NN1 of_PRF racial_AJ0 and_CJC gender_NN1 diversity_NN1 /_PUN inequity_NN1 data_NN0 (_PUL see_VVB Table_NN1 6_CRD )_PUR ._SENT This_DT0 demographic_AJ0 data_NN0 becomes_VVZ central_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 structure_NN1 of_PRF institution-level_AJ0 DEI_NN2 plans_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 data_NN0 prepared_VVN by_PRP FCS_NP0 looks_VVZ at_PRP four_CRD racial_AJ0 categories_NN2 —_PUN Black_AJ0 ,_PUN Hispanic_AJ0 ,_PUN White_AJ0 ,_PUN other_AJ0 —_PUN contrasted_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 CCCS_NP0 which_DTQ considers_VVZ 16_CRD disproportionately_AV0 impacted_AJ0 groups_NN2 ,_PUN including_PRP the_AT0 intersection_NN1 of_PRF race_NN1 and_CJC gender_NN1 (_PUL CCCS_NP0 ,_PUN 2017_CRD )_PUR ._SENT The_AT0 SUNY_NP0 DEI_NN2 Policy_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX0 prescribe_VVI data_NN0 ,_PUN instead_AV0 noting_VVG a_AT0 value_NN1 on_PRP data_NN0 —_PUN opening_VVG institutions_NN2 to_TO0 engage_VVI demographic_AJ0 data_NN0 in_PRP meaningful_AJ0 ways_NN2 ._SENT Tracing_VVG the_AT0 discourse_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 implementation_NN1 guidance_NN1 through_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 institutional_AJ0 plans_NN2 captures_VVZ institutional_AJ0 statements_NN2 ,_PUN such_DT0 as_PRP —_PUN "_PUQ Using_VVG data_NN0 generated_VVD based_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 Chancellor_NN1 's_POS Equity_NN1 reporting_NN1 template_NN1 (_PUL outlined_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 Student_NN1 Equity_NN1 Plan_NN1 instructions_NN2 )_PUR "_PUQ (_PUL CCCS_NP0 6_CRD ,_PUN p._NN0 10_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN which_DTQ employs_VVZ discursive_AJ0 techniques_NN2 of_PRF tone_NN1 and_CJC power_NN1 relations_NN2 —_PUN positioning_VVG the_AT0 certainty_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 data_NN0 and_CJC distancing_VVG the_AT0 institution_NN1 from_PRP culpability_NN1 regarding_PRP these_DT0 data_NN0 choices_NN2 ._SENT Engaging_AJ0 insinuation_NN1 ,_PUN institutional_AJ0 discourse_NN1 at_PRP CCCS_NP0 9_CRD notes_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ In_PRP addition_NN1 to_PRP our_DPS disproportionately_AV0 impacted_AJ0 populations_NN2 identified_VVN through_PRP campus-based_AJ0 research_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 institution_NN1 understand_VVB that_CJT exceptionally_AV0 vulnerable_AJ0 populations_NN2 exist_VVB outside_AJ0 of_PRF our_DPS research_NN1 findings_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL p._NN0 18_CRD )_PUR ._SENT In_PRP a_AT0 more_AV0 modest_AJ0 acknowledgment_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 role_NN1 of_PRF demographic_AJ0 data_NN0 ,_PUN as_CJS suggested_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 state-policy_NN1 ,_PUN SUNY_NP0 4_CRD suggests_VVZ "_PUQ a_AT0 closer_AJC look_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 enrollment_NN1 trends_NN2 shows_VVZ that_CJT ,_PUN over_PRP time_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 percentage_NN1 of_PRF minority_NN1 students_NN2 attending_VVG [_PUL Local_AJ0 ]_PUR College_NN1 has_VHZ steadily_AV0 increased_VVN "_PUQ (_PUL p._NN0 9_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Doing_VDG so_AV0 activates_VVZ insinuation_NN1 ,_PUN articulating_VVG the_AT0 required_AJ0 ongoing_AJ0 commitment_NN1 to_PRP considering_VVG inequities_NN2 ,_PUN regardless_AV0 of_PRF action_NN1 ._SENT 
State_NN1 policy_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 resulting_AJ0 implementation_NN1 guidelines_NN2 define_VVB diversity_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 demographic_AJ0 data_NN0 that_CJT make_VVB their_DPS way_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 institution-level_AJ0 DEI_NN2 plans_NN2 ._SENT While_CJS a_AT0 tacit_AJ0 acknowledgment_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 differentiated_AJ0 impacts_NN2 based_VVN on_PRP race_NN1 and_CJC gender_NN1 (_PUL CCCS_NP0 ,_PUN 2017_CRD )_PUR is_VBZ acknowledged_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 complexities_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 Latinx_NN1 community_NN1 go_VVB largely_AV0 unaddressed_AJ0 ;_PUN notably_AV0 the_AT0 inattention_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 intersection_NN1 of_PRF race_NN1 and_CJC ethnicity_NN1 ,_PUN despite_PRP national_AJ0 data_NN0 which_DTQ indicates_VVZ a_AT0 growing_AJ0 number_NN1 of_PRF people_NN0 identify_VVB as_PRP Afro-Latinx_NN1 (_PUL Tamir_NP0 ,_PUN 2021_CRD )_PUR ._SENT As_CJS a_AT0 key_AJ0 stakeholder_NN1 ,_PUN David_NP0 observed_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ What_DTQ that_DT0 [_PUL state-level_AJ0 funding_NN1 strategy_NN1 ]_PUR did_VDD was_VBD it_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 realize_VVI that_CJT a_AT0 person_NN1 can_VM0 be_VBI Hispanic_AJ0 ,_PUN LGBTQ+_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 Veteran_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ As_CJS a_AT0 result_NN1 ,_PUN institution-level_AJ0 DEI_NN2 plans_NN2 suggest_VVB students_NN2 do_VDB not_XX0 embody_VVI multiple_AJ0 salient_AJ0 and_CJC oppressed_AJ0 identities_NN2 ._SENT For_PRP Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 ,_PUN this_DT0 reductionist_NN1 framing_NN1 of_PRF ethnicity_NN1 ,_PUN originating_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 state-level_AJ0 discourse_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC making_VVG its_DPS way_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 institution-level_AJ0 DEI_NN2 plans_NN2 ,_PUN fails_VVZ to_TO0 contend_VVI with_PRP the_AT0 racialized_AJ0 nature_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Latinx_NN1 experience_NN1 ._SENT 
Programmatic_AJ0 Consideration_NN1 of_PRF Intersectionality_NN1 Among_PRP Latinx_NN1 Students_NN2 
Programming_NN1 to_PRP address_NN1 inequity_NN1 is_VBZ central_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 institution-level_AJ0 DEI_NN2 plans_NN2 ._SENT Here_AV0 too_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 state-level_AJ0 DEI_NN2 policies_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC resulting_AJ0 implementation_NN1 guidance_NN1 ,_PUN inform_VVB the_AT0 institutional_AJ0 discourse_NN1 related_VVN to_PRP DEI_NN2 programs_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 state-level_AJ0 policies_NN2 present_VVB a_AT0 direct_AJ0 call_NN1 to_TO0 address_VVI inequities_NN2 through_PRP programs_NN2 (_PUL see_VVB Table_NN1 6_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN yet_AV0 how_AVQ these_DT0 institutions_NN2 center_VVB Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 and_CJC an_AT0 intersectional_AJ0 framework_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ at_PRP the_AT0 institution_NN1 's_POS discretion_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 relatively_AV0 broad_AJ0 call_NN1 for_PRP programming_NN1 within_PRP the_AT0 state-level_AJ0 policy_NN1 results_NN2 in_PRP institution-level_AJ0 DEI_NN2 plans_NN2 that_CJT present_VVB a_AT0 range_NN1 of_PRF programming_NN1 focused_VVN toward_PRP Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 small_AJ0 amount_NN1 of_PRF which_DTQ takes_VVZ an_AT0 intersectional_AJ0 framing_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP considering_VVG intersecting_AJ0 identities_NN2 ,_PUN institutional_AJ0 references_NN2 such_DT0 as_PRP "_PUQ The_AT0 college_NN1 engaged_VVN in_PRP two_CRD outreach_NN1 efforts_NN2 in_PRP Fall_NN1 2017_CRD and_CJC Spring_NN1 2018_CRD relating_VVG to_PRP DACA_NP0 students_NN2 ,_PUN who_PNQ are_VBB mainly_AV0 of_PRF Hispanic_AJ0 ethnicity_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL FCS_NP0 6_CRD ,_PUN p._NN0 9_CRD )_PUR and_CJC "_PUQ Leveraged_AJ0 funding_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 focus_NN1 on_PRP females_NN2 and_CJC Latino_NN1 students_NN2 have_VHB helped_VVN to_TO0 address_VVI transfer_NN1 gaps_NN2 for_PRP these_DT0 populations_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL CCCS_NP0 10_CRD ,_PUN p._NN0 9_CRD )_PUR contend_VVB with_PRP the_AT0 complexity_NN1 of_PRF Latinx_NN1 identity_NN1 ._SENT Programmatic_AJ0 efforts_NN2 targeted_VVN toward_PRP teaching_VVG and_CJC learning_VVG also_AV0 nod_VVB to_PRP a_AT0 more_AV0 complex_AJ0 consideration_NN1 of_PRF Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 ._SENT Many_DT0 ,_PUN like_PRP SUNY_NP0 3_CRD ,_PUN relied_VVN on_PRP existing_AJ0 programming_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Building_NN1 on_PRP our_DPS past_NN1 as_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD community_NN1 college_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 country_NN1 to_TO0 require_VVI all_DT0 degree-seeking_AJ0 students_NN2 take_VVB a_AT0 course_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 pluralism_NN1 and_CJC diversity_NN1 of_PRF America_NP0 "_PUQ (_PUL p._NN0 21_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Others_NN2 drew_VVD into_PRP focus_NN1 Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 through_PRP faculty_NN1 who_PNQ "_PUQ Collaborated_VVD with_PRP African-American_NN1 and_CJC Latino_NN1 FIG_NN1 [_PUL faculty_NN1 interest_NN1 group_NN1 ]_PUR hosted_VVN by_PRP faculty_NN1 members_NN2 [_PUL name_NN1 ]_PUR and_CJC [_PUL name_NN1 ]_PUR to_TO0 develop_VVI through_PRP research_NN1 ,_PUN experience_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC creativity_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL CCCS_NP0 2_CRD ,_PUN p._NN0 9_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Thus_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 state-level_AJ0 implementation_NN1 guidance_NN1 calls_VVZ on_PRP institutions_NN2 to_TO0 identify_VVI programming_NN1 to_TO0 remedy_VVI inequity_NN1 ._SENT However_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 institutional_AJ0 discourse_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX0 center_NN1 Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 or_CJC an_AT0 intersectional_AJ0 view_NN1 of_PRF Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 ._SENT 
Beyond_PRP these_DT0 modest_AJ0 references_NN2 to_PRP intersectional_AJ0 Latinx_NN1 student_NN1 programming_NN1 ,_PUN across_PRP these_DT0 data_NN0 ,_PUN the_AT0 characterizations_NN2 of_PRF Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 rely_VVB overwhelmingly_AV0 on_PRP a_AT0 myopic_AJ0 focus_NN1 on_PRP linguistic_AJ0 access_NN1 ._SENT Institutions_NN2 position_VVB their_DPS effort_NN1 to_TO0 support_VVI Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 as_CJS one_PNI of_PRF expanding_AJ0 access_NN1 to_PRP linguistically_AV0 relevant_AJ0 staff_NN0 and_CJC program_NN1 materials_NN2 ;_PUN a_AT0 nearly_AV0 singular_AJ0 narrative_NN1 of_PRF supporting_VVG Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 as_CJS one_PNI of_PRF bilingual_AJ0 programming_NN1 or_CJC discussing_VVG the_AT0 translation_NN1 of_PRF materials_NN2 ._SENT Many_DT0 institutions_NN2 like_PRP SUNY_NP0 2_CRD take_VVB this_DT0 up_AVP through_PRP discussion_NN1 of_PRF admission_NN1 materials_NN2 —_PUN "_PUQ Produce_VVB Spanish_AJ0 language_NN1 admissions_NN2 and_CJC registration_NN1 forms_NN2 and_CJC marketing_NN1 copy_NN1 ._SENT Expand_VVB the_AT0 number_NN1 of_PRF languages_NN2 to_TO0 include_VVI the_AT0 most_AV0 common_AJ0 second_NN1 languages_NN2 spoken_VVN in_PRP [_PUL local_AJ0 ]_PUR County_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL p._NN0 10_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Alternatively_AV0 ,_PUN one_CRD institution_NN1 suggests_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ Improve_VVB print_NN1 and_CJC web_NN1 information_NN1 to_PRP students_NN2 and_CJC develop_VVB information_NN1 in_PRP other_AJ0 languages_NN2 such_DT0 as_PRP Spanish_NN1 through_PRP collaboration_NN1 with_PRP [_PUL organization_NN1 ]_PUR "_PUQ (_PUL CCCS_NP0 4_CRD ,_PUN p._NN0 21_CRD )_PUR ._SENT The_AT0 presupposition_NN1 of_PRF this_DT0 text_NN1 discursively_AV0 foregrounds_NN2 the_AT0 elimination_NN1 of_PRF language_NN1 barriers_NN2 as_CJS central_AJ0 to_PRP supporting_VVG Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ reinforced_VVN by_PRP narratives_NN2 ,_PUN such_DT0 as_CJS those_DT0 presented_VVN by_PRP Tim_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ In_PRP the_AT0 admissions_NN2 office_NN1 there_EX0 is_VBZ one_CRD ,_PUN one_CRD Latino_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 office_NN1 ,_PUN one_CRD Spanish_AJ0 speaking_AJ0 person_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ While_CJS linguistic_AJ0 access_NN1 is_VBZ important_AJ0 ,_PUN it_PNP is_VBZ also_AV0 central_AJ0 to_PRP a_AT0 broader_AJC institutional_AJ0 obscuring_NN1 of_PRF interventions_NN2 that_CJT contend_VVB with_PRP an_AT0 intersectional_AJ0 Latinx_NN1 identity_NN1 and_CJC greater_AJC systemic_AJ0 change_NN1 to_TO0 support_VVI Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 ._SENT While_CJS there_EX0 is_VBZ merit_NN1 in_PRP broadening_VVG linguistic_AJ0 access_NN1 through_PRP more_DT0 robust_AJ0 institutional_AJ0 materials_NN2 and_CJC staffing_NN1 ,_PUN two_CRD thirds_CRD of_PRF Latinxs_NP0 identify_VVB that_CJT they_PNP speak_VVB English_AJ0 (_PUL Taylor_NP0 et_NP0 al._NP0 ,_PUN 2012_CRD )_PUR ._SENT This_DT0 race-neutral_AJ0 narrative_AJ0 limits_NN2 thinking_VVG about_PRP the_AT0 complex_AJ0 racial_AJ0 ,_PUN ethnic_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC lived_VVD experiences_NN2 of_PRF Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 ._SENT 
Positioning_NN1 Latinx_NN1 Students_NN2 Through_PRP the_AT0 HSI_AJ0 Designation_NN1 
The_AT0 state-level_AJ0 policies_NN2 are_VBB silent_AJ0 regarding_PRP institutional_AJ0 differences_NN2 ,_PUN none_PNI mention_VVB any_DT0 MSI_AJ0 status_NN1 ._SENT Drawing_VVG from_PRP CDA_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 analysis_NN1 considers_VVZ both_AV0 what_DTQ is_VBZ said_VVN and_CJC unsaid_AJ0 related_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 HSI_AJ0 designation_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP constructing_VVG a_AT0 narrative_NN1 regarding_PRP Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 ,_PUN institution-level_AJ0 DEI_NN2 plans_NN2 liminality_NN1 engaged_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 discussion_NN1 of_PRF how_AVQ the_AT0 HSI_AJ0 designation_NN1 served_VVN as_PRP an_AT0 institutional_AJ0 mechanism_NN1 for_PRP foregrounding_VVG intersectional_AJ0 Latinx_NN1 student_NN1 supports_VVZ ._SENT Across_PRP the_AT0 DEI_NN2 plans_NN2 ,_PUN one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 primary_AJ0 references_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 HSI_AJ0 designation_NN1 is_VBZ one_PNI of_PRF funding_NN1 ._SENT Examples_NN2 such_DT0 as_PRP that_DT0 from_PRP SUNY_NP0 4_CRD ,_PUN 
our_DPS status_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 Hispanic-Serving_AJ0 Institution_NN1 (_PUL HSI_NP0 )_PUR allows_VVZ us_PNP to_TO0 compete_VVI for_PRP federal_AJ0 funding_NN1 via_PRP Title_NN1 V_ZZ0 of_PRF the_AT0 Higher_AJC Education_NN1 Act_NN1 to_TO0 bring_VVI faculty_NN1 ,_PUN staff_NN0 ,_PUN and_CJC students_NN2 together_AV0 to_TO0 design_VVI new_AJ0 programs_NN2 or_CJC enhance_VVB current_AJ0 programs_NN2 focused_VVN on_PRP student_NN1 engagement_NN1 ,_PUN retention_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC graduation_NN1 ..._PUN "_PUQ 
begin_VVB this_DT0 framing_NN1 ._SENT Some_DT0 complicate_VVB this_DT0 slightly_AV0 by_PRP suggesting_VVG ,_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 long-term_AJ0 benefits_NN2 [_PUL of_PRF the_AT0 HSI_AJ0 designation_NN1 ]_PUR for_PRP the_AT0 College_NN1 is_VBZ increased_VVN in_PRP external_AJ0 funding_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 overall_AJ0 goal_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO0 achieve_VVI higher_AJC student_NN1 success_NN1 rates_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Institution-level_AJ0 plans_NN2 thus_AV0 engage_VVB within_PRP connotation_NN1 and_CJC topicalization_NN1 to_TO0 produce_VVI a_AT0 slant_NN1 related_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 importance_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 HSI_AJ0 designation_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP becomes_VVZ one_PNI of_PRF funding_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 was_VBD augmented_VVN by_PRP one_CRD stakeholder_NN1 who_PNQ noted_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP could_VM0 approach_VVI it_PNP [_PUL HSI_NP0 designation_NN1 ]_PUR through_PRP the_AT0 money_NN1 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT Then_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP became_VVD a_AT0 question_NN1 of_PRF trying_VVG to_TO0 go_VVI into_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 areas_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 conversation_NN1 about_PRP embracing_VVG the_AT0 designation_NN1 and_CJC what_DTQ it_PNP meant_VVD "_PUQ (_PUL Tim_NP0 [_PUL interview_NN1 participant_NN1 ]_PUR ,_PUN 2019_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Thus_AV0 ,_PUN while_CJS funding_NN1 may_VM0 be_VBI an_AT0 entry_NN1 point_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP also_AV0 becomes_VVZ a_AT0 tool_NN1 for_PRP amplifying_VVG efforts_NN2 to_TO0 support_VVI Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 ._SENT However_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 extent_NN1 to_PRP which_DTQ that_DT0 shift_NN1 is_VBZ made_VVN has_VHZ been_VBN heavily_AV0 critiqued_AJ0 (_PUL Vargas_NP0 ,_PUN 2018_CRD ;_PUN Vargas_NP0 &_NP0 Villa-Palomino_NP0 ,_PUN 2018_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
Beyond_PRP funding_NN1 ,_PUN institution-level_AJ0 plans_NN2 also_AV0 reflect_VVB how_AVQ HSI_AJ0 efforts_NN2 thread_VVB across_PRP the_AT0 institution_NN1 —_PUN considering_VVG how_AVQ HSI_AJ0 staff_NN0 or_CJC coordinators_NN2 are_VBB central_AJ0 to_PRP their_DPS institution-level_AJ0 DEI_NN2 plans_NN2 ._SENT This_DT0 includes_VVZ examples_NN2 such_DT0 as_PRP CCCS_NP0 10_CRD ,_PUN "_PUQ [_PUL a_AT0 ]_PUR Committee_NN1 was_VBD formed_VVN ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT Chair_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 SSSP_NN1 Committee_NN1 ,_PUN Chair_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 SEP_NP0 and_CJC BSI_NP0 committees_NN2 ,_PUN Vice-President_NN1 of_PRF Student_NN1 Affairs_NN2 ,_PUN Dean_NN1 of_PRF Institutional_AJ0 Effectiveness_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Director_NN1 of_PRF Hispanic_AJ0 Serving_NN1 Institutions_NN2 (_PUL HSI_NP0 )_PUR Initiatives_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL p._NN0 4_CRD )_PUR which_DTQ engages_VVZ a_AT0 narrative_NN1 of_PRF power_NN1 relations_NN2 ,_PUN positioning_VVG the_AT0 embeddedness_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 HSI_AJ0 staff_NN0 ,_PUN and_CJC thus_AV0 programming_NN1 ._SENT FCS_NP0 7_CRD suggests_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ With_PRP the_AT0 HSI_AJ0 STEM_NN1 grant_NN1 entering_VVG its_DPS second_ORD year_NN1 ,_PUN advances_NN2 are_VBB being_VBG made_VVN to_TO0 increase_VVI the_AT0 number_NN1 of_PRF Hispanic_AJ0 and_CJC low-income_AJ0 students_NN2 who_PNQ enter_VVB and_CJC complete_VVB STEM_NN1 certificates_NN2 and_CJC degrees_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL p._NN0 25_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Faculty_NN1 and_CJC staff_NN0 efforts_NN2 related_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 HSI_AJ0 designation_NN1 are_VBB also_AV0 highlighted_VVN by_PRP FCS_NP0 8_CRD ,_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 Faculty_NN1 mentor_NN1 serves_VVZ as_PRP a_AT0 discipline-based_AJ0 guide_NN1 for_PRP students_NN2 in_PRP developing_VVG their_DPS educational_AJ0 pathway_NN1 and_CJC personal_AJ0 connections_NN2 ,_PUN as_CJS they_PNP prepare_VVB for_PRP graduation_NN1 ,_PUN transfer_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC careers_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL p._NN0 21_CRD )_PUR as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS supplemental_AJ0 data_NN0 from_PRP CCCS_NP0 2_CRD which_DTQ captures_VVZ Summer_NN1 Retreat_NN1 for_PRP HSI_NP0 Faculty_NN1 —_PUN for_PRP faculty_NN1 to_TO0 earn_VVI a_AT0 certificate_NN1 in_PRP College_NN1 Teaching_NN1 &_NN1 Learning_NN1 in_PRP HSIs_NN1 ._SENT Thus_AV0 ,_PUN a_AT0 dualing_AJ0 narrative_NN1 emerges_VVZ ._SENT The_AT0 HSI_AJ0 designation_NN1 discourse_NN1 produces_VVZ a_AT0 position_NN1 of_PRF Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 as_PRP a_AT0 path_NN1 toward_PRP financial_AJ0 resources_NN2 while_CJS at_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN some_DT0 institutions_NN2 appear_VVB to_TO0 expand_VVI this_DT0 conversation_NN1 to_PRP HSI_AJ0 designation_NN1 as_CJS central_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 institution_NN1 ._SENT Missing_VVG from_PRP this_DT0 framing_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 complex_AJ0 narrative_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 that_CJT the_AT0 HSI_AJ0 designation_NN1 could_VM0 advance_VVI ,_PUN whether_CJS through_PRP the_AT0 intentional_AJ0 integration_NN1 of_PRF HSI_AJ0 efforts_NN2 or_CJC the_AT0 foregrounding_NN1 of_PRF intersectional_AJ0 Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 in_PRP their_DPS HSI_AJ0 programming_NN1 ._SENT 
Discussion_NN1 
By_PRP centering_VVG HSIs_NN1 ,_PUN given_VVN their_DPS essential_AJ0 role_NN1 in_PRP educating_VVG Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 ,_PUN this_DT0 research_NN1 provides_VVZ a_AT0 space_NN1 to_TO0 extend_VVI the_AT0 analysis_NN1 of_PRF institution-level_AJ0 DEI_NN2 discourse_NN1 at_PRP HSIs_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 discourse_NN1 at_PRP HSIs_NN1 is_VBZ located_VVN within_PRP the_AT0 sociopolitical_AJ0 landscape_NN1 of_PRF federal_AJ0 HSI_AJ0 policy_NN1 and_CJC state-level_AJ0 DEI_NN2 policy_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ shape_VVB institutional_AJ0 rhetoric_NN1 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 federal_AJ0 level_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 establishment_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 HSI_AJ0 designation_NN1 represents_VVZ federal_AJ0 policy_NN1 positioned_VVN as_PRP advancing_AJ0 equity_NN1 for_PRP Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 yet_AV0 with_PRP little_DT0 attention_NN1 to_PRP what_DTQ that_DT0 might_VM0 mean_VVI (_PUL Garcia_NP0 ,_PUN 2016_CRD ;_PUN Valdez_NP0 ,_PUN 2015_CRD )_PUR ._SENT While_CJS institutions_NN2 are_VBB required_VVN to_TO0 meet_VVI enrollment_NN1 designations_NN2 ,_PUN to_TO0 access_VVI the_AT0 federal_AJ0 dollars_NN2 made_VVD available_AJ0 through_PRP the_AT0 designation_NN1 ,_PUN are_VBB not_XX0 coupled_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 centering_NN1 of_PRF Latinx_NN1 students_NN2 —_PUN speaking_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 race_NN1 neutrality_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 policy_NN1 (_PUL Vargas_NP0 ,_PUN 2018_CRD ;_PUN Vargas_NP0 &_NP0 Villa-Palomino_NP0 ,_PUN 2018_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Drawing_VVG down_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 state_NN1 policy_NN1 level_NN1 ,_PUN across_PRP these_DT0 three_CRD public_AJ0 higher_AJC education_NN1 contexts_NN2 ,_PUN state-level_AJ0 DEI_NN2 policies_NN2 distanced_VVD themselves_PNX from_PRP racial_AJ0 equity_NN1 both_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 state_NN1 policy_NN1 and_CJC through_PRP implementation_NN1 guidance_NN1 ,_PUN underscoring_VVG the_AT0 importance_NN1 of_PRF this_DT0 policy_NN1 juncture_NN1 (_PUL J_NP0 ._SENT Harris_NP0 et_NP0 al._NP0 ,_PUN 2015_CRD ;_PUN Jayakumar_NP0 et_NP0 al._NP0 ,_PUN 2018_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
