The Rutgers Center
for Minority Serving Institutions
Mission
Elevate the educational contributions of MSIs, ensuring their participation in national conversations;
Increase rigorous scholarship on MSIs;
Connect MSI academic and administrative leadership to leading reform initiatives in the United States;
Inform administrative, instructional and philanthropic practices at MSIs;
Advance effective policies that have a positive impact on strengthening MSIs, the development and support of their students and faculty, and the quality of the elementary and secondary schools within their communities;
Bring together MSIs around their common interests, strengths, and challenges to increase efficiency and optimize resources;
Enhance the efforts of MSIs to close educational achievement gaps and assessment performance of disadvantaged communities.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., February 12, 2026 —The Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) is proud to announce the release of a new research report, “How Leaders Define Student Success at Minority Serving Institutions.” This report offers insight into how leaders at MSIs describe, cultivate, and measure student success within their own institutional contexts. It also highlights the different dimensions of success that are essential to students' overall progress at MSIs but are often overlooked by traditional academic performance indicators.
News & Updates
Programs
The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) creates and co-hosts programs such as conferences, internships and webinars all relating to Minority Serving Institutions.