
The Hispanic Faculty Experience
Opportunities for Growth and Retention in Christian Colleges and Universities
- 176 pages
- English
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The Hispanic Faculty Experience
Opportunities for Growth and Retention in Christian Colleges and Universities
About this book
Hispanics are not a current trend. They have been here for centuries and embody an integral part of the United States and higher education. Every racial term—including Hispanic, Latino/a, and more recently Latinx and Latine—is imperfect and problematic. There is no consensus about what works best. Despite this reality, the lives and stories of non-White faculty are essential to the future of Christian higher education.Each author shares their account of working in a predominately White Christian institution. Filled with triumphs, struggles, and penetrating insights, the chapters explain what it is like to experience the shifting demographics of today's universities, which are bringing increasing numbers of Hispanic students even as the overall number of Hispanic colleagues remains exceedingly small. This book will be especially useful for leaders who may be unaware of how difficult it is to navigate the challenges of Christian higher education as Hispanic faculty.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction. The Importance of Our Voices in the Academy
- Chapter 1. Teaching as a Calling: Thriving and Surviving as a Mexican (and American) Professor
- Chapter 2. My Experience as a Non-White, Latina Single Mother in the Academy
- Chapter 3. Literature as Absolute Necessity
- Chapter 4. Building Comunidad: Succeeding in Academia as a First-Generation Latina Professor
- Chapter 5. Searching for Health: A Latino’s Academic Journey
- Chapter 6. Undercover Mexicana: From Heritage Denier to Bilingual Profesora
- Chapter 7. Igualmente: Similar Struggle, Shared Success
- Chapter 8. A Difficult Journey: From First-Generation Student to Two-Time President and Trustee
- Conclusion. Our Stories Matter
- Contributors