This chapter highlights the factors that hinder or contribute to the success of Latino and
Latina students at predominantly White institutions. The Culturally Engaging Campus …

Many Latinas encounter negative expectations regarding their chances of attending college
in the United States. Dominant narratives legitimize these structural and relational negations …

The ways in which US scholars and researchers of higher education conceptualize “race”
shapes inquiry and ultimately knowledge creation and dissemination of scholarship …

Fifty-two strongly committed, first-generation Latina women attending a predominantly white
institution (PWI) were asked how their first-generation status has had an impact on their …

Upon transition to higher education, Latinas face obstacles including cultural stereotypes,
limited financial resources, racist campus climates, family responsibilities, being first …

This study uncovers how 15 Latina-identified first-generation college students draw from
mestiza consciousness to develop co** strategies for navigating multiple worlds of family …

The proximity of proprietary institutions to working-class urban areas is rarely explored as a
factor in Latina student college choice. Utilizing Chicana Feminism as a conceptual lens, this …

This article focuses on Latina students who graduated from an Early College High School
(ECHS) located in an industrial community of the greater Houston metropolitan area. ECHS …

This chapter tells the experience of a Mexican American, first-generation college student
studying mechanical engineering as she recounts her academic experience as an …

Using findings from a grounded theory study, we document how first-generation college
students who also identified as women of color used familial funds of knowledge to develop …