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A Transformative Vision for Access and Excellence

The Diana Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Student Success was founded in 2021 to extend President Emerita Diana Natalicio’s legacy of integrating access and excellence. With endowed support at The University of Texas at El Paso, the Institute is focused on advancing knowledge, policy, and practices that center students’ backgrounds, aspirations, and lived experiences to create educational environments and offerings that support all students, improve retention, and maximize their success.

A Champion for All Students

Natalicio at Graduation

Diana Natalicio believed that broad educational access and excellent academic quality could be equally achieved. Under her leadership, The University of Texas at El Paso became an exceptional research institution and a model for student success.

Get to Know Dr. Natalicio

Our Purpose and Guiding Principles

In today’s shifting postsecondary landscape, the Diana Natalicio Institute leverages research grounded in the lessons of broad access institutions to revitalize higher education systems and better connect opportunity to talent across all postsecondary sectors. Our focus on three guiding principles is at the heart of bringing Dr. Natalicio’s vision to life.

 

 

Expand Opportunity

Improve postsecondary education nationwide through research and sharing promising practices from broad-access institutions that amplify student success at all institutions.

 

Transform Systems

Build shared frameworks through research, convenings, and strategic collaborations to guide cooperative change efforts.

 

Cultivate Leadership

Engage and support impact-driven leaders who will make a difference in higher education and the world at large.

Making a Tangible Impact

To deliver on our purpose and guiding principles, we have developed strategic goals that guide our work. Everything we do is designed to:

  • Advance opportunity-centered postsecondary transformation
  • Strengthen leadership talent and knowledge networks
  • Design and guide strategic partnerships
  • Connect institutional integrity to national impact
  • Model reflective, relational, and impact-driven leadership

Get to Know Our Team

Our team includes academic, research, and operational leaders dedicated to reimagining the future of higher education. With their innovative perspectives and hands-on experience, they are shaping conversations about the design, implementation, and scaling of responsive educational approaches based on data and proven practices.

Meet the Team

Taking A Collaborative Approach

We work with a wide range of leaders and scholars from broad-access and Hispanic Serving institutions. Furthering student success for all is essential to the future of higher education. This is a team effort that demands inputs, insights, and commitment from all of us.

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Join Us to Support Student Success

The Diana Natalicio Institute is leading the charge to integrate access and excellence throughout higher education. By strengthening educational institutions, developing leaders, and advancing research that produces actionable knowledge, we make it easier to become a student-serving campus.