One-half of CUNY’s colleges are designated as Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI’s). An HSI is an eligible institution with an enrollment of at least 25 percent Hispanic undergraduate full-time equivalent students. As a federally designated HSI, these campuses are eligible for grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). In fact, in 2014-2015, the top five institutions for enrolling Hispanic undergraduates in New York were all CUNY schools. It is crucial to develop and support best practices supporting CUNY faculty will share experiences and initiatives, discuss challenges, and identify growth areas on our campuses. Developing an HSI identity can create safe spaces for Latinx faculty and students to share mentorship, scholarship, and experiential experiences for Latinx students. CUNY faculty will share experiences and initiatives, discuss challenges, and identify growth areas on our campuses