Using Strategic Planning to Drive Servingness

For the final episode of the inaugural season of ¿Qué pasa, HSIs? I talk to Dra. Maribel Jiménez about one of the most significant processes that all higher education institutions engaging in, the strategic planning process. Yet Maribel centers HSIs in her conversations about strategic planning while acknowledging that the process is mostly race-neutral and dominated by white ways of practicing higher education. She shares insight into making this process about Latinx students and HSIs, guided by the findings from her dissertation. As a practitioner and alumna of an HSI, Yakima Valley College, she also discusses her insights into effectively implementing servingness in practice while also being critical of dominant practices in higher education. 

Guest: Maribel Jiménez (she/her/ella), Dean of Academic Transfer Pathways and Partnerships, Highline College

Social media: Twitter: @LaDoctoraMJ | Instagram: @maribeltorresjimenez | LinkedIn: Maribel Jimenez, Ed.D

Show Notes:

• Flores, A. & Leal, D. R. (2020). Beyond enrollment and graduation: Examining strategic plans from Hispanic-Serving Institutions in Texas. Journal of Latinos and Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/15348431.2020.1791121