Gina Garcia

Dr. Gina Ann Garcia is a professor in the Berkeley School of Education. Drawing on theories of change, her research explores how Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) embrace an organizational identity for serving minoritized populations. She coined the term “servingness” which is a framework for organizing and envisioning new futures for HSIs. As an author she wrote Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Opportunities for Colleges & Universities, Transforming Hispanic Serving Institutions for Equity and Justice, and The HSI Movement: Strategies Driving Change at Hispanic Serving Institutions. She also created and co-authored the workbook Transforming HSIs for Equity and Justice: A Practitioner’s Workbook and is the host of the popular podcast ¿Qué pasa, HSIs? At UC Berkeley, Dr. Garcia serves as the inaugural Faculty Director of Latinx Thriving Initiatives (LTI) and directs the Higher Education Action Research for Transformation (HEART) Lab.