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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794601703321

Titolo

Hispanic-serving institutions in American higher education : their origin, and present and future challenges / / edited by Jesse Perez Mendez [and three others] ; foreword by Frank Hernandez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sterling, Virginia : , : Stylus, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-62036-145-0

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 pages) : illustrations, tables

Disciplina

378.1982968073

Soggetti

Hispanic Americans - Education (Higher)

Hispanic American college students

Universities and colleges - United States - Administration

Educational equalization - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

An overview of hispanic-serving institutions (HSIS) : legislation policy formation between 1979 and 1992 / Patrick Valdez -- Balancing teaching, research, and service at Hispanic serving institutions / Jesse Perez Mendez, Fred Bonner II, Robert Palmer, and Josephine Mendez-Negrete -- Faculty governance at Hispanic serving institutions through the lens of critical race theory / Maria C. Ledesma and Rebeca Burciaga -- The role of student affairs at Hispanic serving institutions and their impact on supporting student success / Vasti Torres -- Bridging academic and student affairs : working together to craftp pathways that advance Latinos and Latinas in higher education / Leslie Gonzales and Edna Martinez -- Ventajas/assets y conocimientos/knowledge : leveraging Latino assets to foster student success / Laura I Rendón, Amaury Nora, and Vijay Kanagala -- Researching white student experiences at Hispanic-serving institutions : a troubling matter of interest convergence / Michelle M. Espino -- Impact of non-cognitive behaviors on student engagement for Latino male students attending a designated 2-year HSI / J. Luke Wood and Renzo Lara -- The World AIDS day : a case study of how one Hispanic serving institution's



inclusive practices supported lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender student / Gilbert Valadez -- Engaging the Latino community : enhancing HSIS' Latino donor base / Noah Drenzer and Rebecca Villarreal.