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 Environments (CECE) Model is offered as a framework from which to create environments for Latino/a students to thrive in college.

This article is based on the premise that educators must work to first understand what happens when multiracial students encounter campus environments that perpetuate "colorblind ideologies"--that is, worldviews that suggest that race and racism do not significantly influence people's experiences. The authors argue that educators have a…