Moscas en La Leche: A Critical Evaluation of Hispanic-Serving Institution Campus Spaces Through Photovoice Methodology

• DOI: 10.1080/00221546.2024.2355077
• Publication Date: 2024-05-22T17:17:09Z
• Authors: Jarett Lujan; Jon McNaughtan
• Keywords: Photovoice; Institution

The Hispanic-Serving Institution designation is based on enrollment with the overarching goal to ensure specialized support for Hispanic students. Despite intentional funding, some institutions reap financial benefits while not bolstering resources and population, or at least without seeing positive outcomes. Past research has illustrated this through dollars spent per student by racial category analysis of programs. purpose study investigate perceptions students physical space (i.e. facilities, classrooms, art) campuses, seeking understand how students' experiences HSIs are influenced their perception space. In study, we utilize photovoice methodology conduct a single-institution case approach, focusing four-year university that been designated as an HSI in southwest United States. We find spaces like library, football stadiums, academic colleges campuses causing distress amongst population resulting purposefully avoiding important spaces.