Nathaly Santos is a doctoral student within the Policy, Politics, and Leadership cluster at the Berkeley School of Education. Her research centers Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and the ways in which colleges and universities adopt and embody an HSI identity at the organizational level.
These days, Nathaly is interested in exploring how HSIs operate as racialized organizations. She studies the impact of both individual and institutional factors that shape systemic policies and practices aimed at improving Latine/x student success rates and addressing institutional oppression. To this end, she is also interested in examining the implications of becoming a racialized organization on processes of organizational change.
She is a member of the HSI Research Colectiva, an organization dedicated to bridging, generating, and mobilizing research on HSIs in California to inform policy decisions and improve practices. She also serves as the Graduate Student Representative for UC Berkeley’s HSI/LTI Committee and is Co-Chair of the Graduate Association of Latinx Students.
Prior to her arrival at UC Berkeley, Nathaly earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology & Philosophy, followed by a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology all from the University of Virginia. She is the daughter of two immigrant parents and the first in her family to attend a four-year university and graduate school. She is proudly a product of the public school system.
Specializations and Interests
Hispanic Serving Institutions, Higher Education, Policy, Racial Equity, Organizations
