Hispanic-serving institutions in American higher education their origin, and present and future challenges / edited by Jesse Perez Mendez, Fred A. Bonner II, Josephine Méndez-Negrete, and Robert T. Palmer ; foreword by Frank Hernandez.

Other author Mendez, Jesse Perez.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoSterling, Virginia : Stylus Publishing, 2015.
Descriptionxi, 210 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015005927
ISBN9781620361443 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781620361436 (cloth : alk. paper)

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