AHSIE 18th Annual Best Practices Conference

Leading Con Corazón: Reimagining the Power of Servingness

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ESCALA x GINASOL @ AHSIE 2026

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MONDAY
 March 9th, 2026
8:30am-10:30am Eastern

Gina Ann Garcia and Mariangely Solis Cervera: Welcome and Balancing Loss, Hope, & the Transformative Power of Servingness

MONDAY 
March 9th, 2026
11:40am-12:20pm Eastern

Gina Ann Garcia and Mara Lopez, Digital Corazón: Using Social Media to Uplift and Unite HSI Communities

MONDAY
 March 9th, 2026
12:30pm-1:30pm Eastern

Gina Ann Garcia,  Melissa Salazar, and Amanda Fuchs Miller, Lunch with ESCALA x Ginasol: Our Stories, Our Power: Advancing HSIs and Protecting Funding Through Impactful Advocacy

MONDAY
 March 9th, 2026
3:15-4:15 pm Eastern

Melissa Salazar, Rebecca Perdomo, and Stephanie Aguilar Smith, Affinity Group: Discussing the Cost of Disinvestment in HSIs: Impact on People, Programs, and Possibilities in HSIs

TUESDAY
 March 10th, 2026
2:30pm-3:30pm Eastern

Yves Salomon-Fernández, Melissa Salazar, Richard Montez, Marla Franco, and Sophia Santana, The Pulse of the HSI Landscape: Policy, Practice, and the Journey Ahead

ESCALA x GINASOL @ AHSIE 2026

About the Sponsors

ESCALA x Ginasol provides equity-based professional development for faculty & staff in Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and emerging HSIs. Our initiatives are designed to provide practical tools and foster a deeper understanding of the unique needs within Hispanic-Serving Institutions. By connecting professionals and sharing insights, we help support communities to build resilience and strengthen your ability to better serve your Hispanic and Latinx/e students.
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Sponsor Session: Monday, March 9th 12:30pm-1:30pm

Dr. Gina Ann Garcia, Dr. Melissa Salazar, and Amanda Fuchs Miller
This AHSIE 2026 conference session, co-sponsored by ESCALA Educational Services Inc. x Ginasol Inc., brings together national policy leadership and HSI changemakers for a timely, action-oriented conversation. Attendees will receive a forward-looking briefing from experts from Capitol Hill, gain insight into what’s ahead for HSI funding in 2026, and receive some practical advice on what every practitioner and student can do to advocate for - and defend- Title V and III MSI funds and mandated appropriations. This session is by invite only.
The Monday sponsor session is a part of the ESCALA Practitioner Support Circle Series for HSIs practitioners.

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Come and hear what you can do this year, right now, to make a difference. Our stories, data, and voices matter now more than ever! 

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