According to the 2000 census, there are currently 35.3 million Hispanics living in the United
States, a near 60% increase from just 10 years earlier (Pew Hispanic Center, 2005). The …

When students choose where to attend college, they often stay in close proximity to home
and work. Much of the college choice literature, however, does not engage with the …

Objective: This study examined how a set of theoretically derived factors predicted the
educational attainment outcomes of Latina/o community college students. The guiding …

A feature of the existing literature on minority students' transition to college is the
preponderance of models that have “imagined” what students (and their families) need to …

Despite their numbers, Latinos continue to lack full and equal participation in all facets of
American life, including education. This book provides a critical discussion of the role that …

In this article, the author seeks to re-imagine the political and policy roles of educational
leaders of color, offering an alternative method for educational leadership, advocacy, and …

This study evaluates the recent political context in which foreign-born noncitizen immigrants
in the United States exist, their traditional and new settlement locations of residence, and …

Thomas Friedman's 2006 book, The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century,
has caused both dialogue and controversy. This article explores implications of Friedman's …

This article seeks to identify and assess the readiness of Potential Hispanic-Serving
Institutions (HSIs)—institutions located within Latino communities projected to increase the …

This article examines the experiences of first-year Latina/o undergraduates at a
predominantly white institution. Through a borderlands analysis, the authors explore how …