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Committee hears bill to create Massachusetts designation for Hispanic-serving institutions
Summary
Lawmakers and Fitchburg State University leaders urged the Joint Committee on Higher Education to create a state-level Hispanic-serving institution designation after the federal reference and funding were removed.
Representative Kuzmarek testified before the Joint Committee on Higher Education on a bill (H 45‑44) to create a Massachusetts designation for Hispanic‑serving institutions, citing Fitchburg State University’s growing Latino student population and the community the campus serves.
The bill, as described by Representative Kuzmarek, would create a state designation and an accompanying state‑sponsored logo but does not request funding. “There is no ask for funding,” Kuzmarek said, adding that…
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