Table of Contents

Foreword—Frank Hernandez Introduction—Laura I. Rendón 1. An Overview of Hispanic-Serving Institutions' Legislation. Legislation Policy Formation Between 1979 and 1992—Patrick L. Valdez 2. Balancing Teaching, Research, and Service at Hispanic-Serving Institutions—Jesse Perez Mendez, Fred A. Bonner II, Robert T. Palmer, and Josephine Méndez-Negrete 3. Faculty Governance at Hispanic-Serving Institutions Through the Lens of Critical Race Theory—María C. Ledesma and Rebeca Burciaga 4. The Role of Student Affairs at Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Its Impact on Supporting Student Success—Vasti Torres 5. Bridging Academic and Student Affairs. Working Together to Craft Pathways that Advance Latinos and Latinas in Higher Education—Edna Martinez and Leslie D. Gonzales 6. Ventajas/Assets y Conocimientos/Knowledge. Leveraging Latin@ Assets to Foster Student Success— Laura I. Rendón, Amaury Nora, and Vijay Kanagala 7. Researching White Student Experiences at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. A Troubling Matter of Interest Convergence—Michelle M. Espino 8. Impact of Noncognitive Behaviors on Student Engagement for Latino Male Students Attending a Designated Two-Year Hispanic-Serving Institution—Renzo Lara and J. Luke Wood 9. World AIDS Day. A Case Study of How One Hispanic-Serving Institution’s Inclusive Practices Supported Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students—Gilbert Valadez 10. Engaging the Latino Community. Enhancing Hispanic-Serving Institutions’ Latino Donor Base—Noah D. Drenzer and Rebecca C. Villarreal About the Editors Index

About the Author

Jesse Perez Mendez is Associate Professor in Higher Education Administration and the Donnie and John A. Brock Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at Oklahoma State University. His research access explores the dynamics of postsecondary access, particularly of minorities and low-SES students. Fred A. Bonner II is professor and endowed chair of educational leadership and counseling in the Whitlowe R. Green College of Education at Prairie View A&M University. He also serves as the founding executive director and chief scientist of the Minority Achievement Creativity and High Ability (MACH-III) Center. His research foci illuminate the experiences of academically gifted African American males across the P–20 pipeline, diverse faculty in academe, and diverse populations in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). He is coeditor of two books with Stylus Publishing, Building on Resilience: Models and Frameworks of Black Male Success Across the P–20 Pipeline (2014) and Diverse Millennials Students in College: Implications for Faculty and Student Affairs (2011). Bonner is currently developing a theoretical framework, mascusectionality, that will explore the engagements of Black men. Josephine Méndez-Negrete teaches at the University of Texas – San Antonio. Robert T. Palmer is Associate Professor of Student Affairs Administration at the State University of New York, Binghamton. In 2011, Dr. Palmer was named an ACPA Emerging Scholar and in 2012 was recognized as an Emerging Scholar by the American Education Research Association for his scholarship on multicultural and multiethnic populations. Frank Hernandez

Reviews

From the introduction:“This book…can help my institution and other Hispanic Serving Institutions increase their effectiveness when working with Hispanic students. [The editors] have brought together an outstanding group of scholars to probe questions of what it means to attend, persist in, and graduate from—as well as work in—HSIs. We know that HSIs have played a critical role in the success of Hispanic students. We now have a book that will play a critical role in how we think about the future of these important institutions of higher learning.Readers interested in staying informed about the most pressing current and future issues faced by HSIs will welcome the ideas and discussions in this book. Policymakers, higher-education administrators, faculty, students, and community leaders will find the content of the book enriching and insightful, and will be inspired to act on behalf of these valuable institutions and the students who attend them.”Frank Hernandez, Dean, College of EducationThe University of Texas of the Permian Basin