Latina/o College Student Leadership

Emerging Theory, Promising Practice

Contributions by Nancy "Rusty" Barceló, Cameron C. Beatty, Eduardo Coronel, Juan Escalante, Juan R. Guardia, Veronica M. Kann, Corina Benavides Lopez, Adele Lozano, Susana Muñoz, Moises Orozco, Alicia P. Rodríguez, Cristobal Salinas Jr., Cecilia E. Suarez, Jesse Villalobos Edited by Adele Lozano

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Publication date:

03 December 2015

Length of book:

232 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9781498520232

Latina/o College Student Leadership: Emerging Theory, Promising Practice examines Latina/o college student leadership and leadership development in higher education. This edited collection examines emerging frameworks, empirical research, leadership models, essays, and promising practices from the perspectives of scholars, educators, practitioners, and activists. Latina/o student leadership is analyzed through the lens of various institutional contexts (e.g. large research institution, community college, Hispanic-serving institution) as well as diverse intra-institutional contexts (e.g. academic, student organizations, student government, fraternities and sororities). The focus on theory and practice within various contexts, combined with an emphasis on student voice, helps provide deeper insight into how Latina/o students experience leadership in higher education, as well as how to promote and support the leadership development of Latina/o college students.

Part One: Theoretical Perspectives, Models, and Research

1. Re-imagining Latina/o Success at an Historically White Institution: Student Perspectives on Leadership
Adele Lozano
2. Never Created with Nosotros in Mind: Combating Colorblind Leadership Education with Cultural Competency and Intersectionality of Identities
Cecilia E. Suarez
3. Latin@ Student Organizations as Pathways to Leadership Development
Cameron Beatty
4. Leadership and Identity Development Through a Latino/a Fraternity and Sorority Lens
Juan R. Guardia

Part Two: Promising Practices

5. Voices on the Margin: The Latina/o Resilience Network and Retention Strategies
Veronica M. Kann and Alicia P. Rodríguez
6. Latino/a Leadership Retreats
Cristobal Salinas, Jr.
7. El Día de los Muertos, Chicana/o Studies, and Cultural Centers: Promoting Transformational Leadership through Celebratory Socialization Co-Curricular Programming
Corina Benavides López
8. From the Margins to the Forefront: Cultivating Leadership Among Latina/o Students
at a Community College
Moises Orozco and Eduardo Coronel

Part Three: Moving Past Traditional Notions of Leadership—New approaches to Leadership Development

9. UndocuLeadership: Understanding the Role of Legality in College Student Engagement for Undocumented Students
Susana Muñoz and Juan Escalante
10. Applying White Followership in Campus Organizing: A Leadership Tool for Latinx Students Working for Racial Justice
Jesse Villalobos

Latina/o students have historically led efforts to increase college access and equity, and to link the academy with our communities. This important volume calls for a critical praxis in higher education that accounts for their struggles, centers their voices, and keeps their movement rolling.