Anthony Hernandez

Teaching Faculty, Educational Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Hernandez's research on leadership and higher education focuses on leadership in Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI's) in general and on Hispanic-Serving Institutions in particular. Hernandez is currently writing a book on Critical Transformation Leadership at Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

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Contributions

Addressing the Need to Strengthen Leadership at Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Key Findings Brief, March 2023

No Jargon Podcast

Episode 291:
The Ripple Effects of Attacks on Higher Education

January 2026

In the News

Opinion: "America Cannot Compete Globally if It Undermines Its Own People," Anthony Hernandez, The Chicago Tribune, October 8, 2025.

Opinion: "Trump Education Cuts Quietly Declare That Opportunity Should be Rationed on Race," Anthony Hernandez, USA Today, October 6, 2025.

Opinion: "Trump Education Cuts Quietly Declare That Opportunity Should be Rationed on Race," Anthony Hernandez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 6, 2025.

Quoted by Natalie Yahr in "Wisconsin Colleges Vow to Keep Supporting Hispanic Students Despite Federal Funding Cuts," Wisconsin Watch, September 16, 2025.

Quoted by Daniel Perez in "UTEP, EPCC, Texas Tech Health El Paso among Hundreds of Hispanic-Serving Institutions Threatened by Federal Grant Cuts," El Paso Matters, August 26, 2025.

Quoted by Atmika Iyer in "Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Spurs Brain Drain of International Talent," The Fulcrum, May 17, 2025.

Opinion: "Democracy is Not a Given—It’s a Daily Fight," Anthony Hernandez, The Fulcrum, May 8, 2025.

Quoted by Atmika Iyer in "Legal Battles Continue for International Students with Pro-Palestinian Views," The Fulcrum, May 3, 2025.

Opinion: "The Real Monster: Hunger in America’s Schools," Anthony Hernandez, The Fulcrum, May 2, 2025.

Quoted by Becky Jacobs in "UW-Madison Sees ‘Disappointing’ Enrollment Drop for Students of Color," The Capital Times, September 27, 2024.

Quoted by Becky Jacobs in "FAFSA Fiasco, Supreme Court Ruling on Race May Affect UW Enrollment," The Capital Times, September 4, 2024.

Quoted by Gina Lee Castro & Kathryn Muchnick in "For Many Latinas, Alverno College Is a Symbol of Hope. Now, Its Financial Future Is Unclear," The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 26, 2024.

Quoted by By Kayla Huynh in "Affirmative Action Ruling Hits Just As UW-Madison Improves Diversity," The Cap Times, June 29, 2023.

Opinion: "UW Needs To Fast-Track Antiracism Efforts," Anthony Hernandez, Opinion | Guest Column, The Cap City Times, May 9, 2023.

Publications

"Still Hungry and Homeless in College" (with Sara Goldrick-Rab, Schneider J. Richardson, and C. Cady), Wisconsin HOPE Lab, 2018.

Finds 36% of university students reported being food insecure in the 30 days preceding the survey compared with 42% of community college students. Shows similarly, 36% of university students reported being housing insecure in the last year compared with 51% of community college students. Homelessness was 9% versus 12%. Contends these findings indicate unmet basic needs disproportionately affect marginalized students who often work long hours in addition to academic workloads.

"Coming Up Short: Basic Needs Insecurity on the College Campus" (with Sara Goldrick-Rab and J. Richardson) in The Structure of Schooling, edited by Richard Arum, Irenee R. Beattie and Kelly Ford , (SAGE Publications, Inc, 2020), Chapter 27.

Discusses exploration of Basic Needs Insecurity on the College Campus.

"Hungry and Homeless in College: Results from a National Study of Basic Needs Insecurity in Higher Education" (with Sara Goldrick-Rab and Jed Richardson), Wisconsin HOPE Lab, March 2017.

Assesses food and housing insecurity among community college students. Bases results of a survey of more than 33,000 students at 70 community colleges in 24 states--the broadest survey of its kind--that describes the extent to which students are adversely affected by unmet basic needs while pursuing higher education