Western Oregon University becomes federally recognized Hispanic-serving institution

Western Oregon University becomes federally recognized Hispanic-serving institution

Western Oregon University is the state’s first four-year, public university to receive the Hispanic-serving institution status from the federal government, according to an announcement from the university Monday.The government deems a university or community college a Hispanic-serving institution - or HSI - after at least a quarter of its full-time, undergraduate students identify as Hispanic for two consecutive school years. Western met that th…