This qualitative study explored couple/marriage and family therapists' experiences following ethnic-racial socialization conversations with Latino families in therapy. Semi-structured interviews with therapists (n = 20) were conducted. A rigorous thematic analysis revealed how multifaceted contextual influences shaped participants' ongoing…

Grades K-12 institutions in the United States continue to have a more culturally, linguistically, and racially diverse student population, with Hispanic and Asian students increasing in record numbers (United States Census Bureau, 2023). As a result, K-12 mathematics teachers are expected more than ever to design, select, and implement…

Latinx and rural students share similarities in their decisions to attend local community colleges, including prioritizing factors like proximity to home, place attachments, and affordability. These student groups are often discussed in isolation from each other in the educational literature, ignoring the intersectional identities and educational…

Latinx youth of New Mexico have suicide rates higher than the national average and face complex challenges to health and well-being. This calls for prioritization of research and interventions at the systems level, including those that consider social determinants of health. This manuscript highlights two innovative community-engaged projects that…

The classification of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) was formally recognized in the Higher Education Act in 1992 for capacity-building support to improve the access and quality of education for Latino and other low-income students. HSIs are defined as accredited, degree-granting public or private not-for-profit institutions of higher…

Researchers have explored the ways in which P-12 teachers and students negotiate Latino/a/x/e cultural and musical identities in the classrooms (Abril, 2009; Lechuga & Schmidt, 2018; Palkki, 2015). While some have connected culturally responsive teaching to the needs of the growing number of Latino/a/x and Hispanic students in P-12 settings…

This study investigated concerns about potential racial/ethnic bias in the Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP), a widely used observational assessment in early childhood education (ECE). Specifically, we examined whether the learning progressions (LPs) underlying the DRDP items exhibit differential applicability to children from…

As Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) continue to expand across the United States, there is an even greater need for faculty at HSIs to engage with the construct of servingness to advance Latinx student success. Yet, there is very little research that points to professional development for faculty to understand what servingness means and how to…

Based on ethnographic and archival research, we explore how 10 students asserted their rights to belong and secure a space where they felt safe at UC Davis. We examine the activities and practices of 10 undergraduate Chicanxs and Latinxs students: members of "Radical Academics for Pedagogy" (RAP) and RESISTENCIA. Our interest lies on…

Childhood trauma represents a major problem for Mexican Americans in the United States and is associated with the development of both depressive and posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms. Neuroticism is suggested to be a contributing factor in this relationship. Using a cross sectional design, we hypothesized that neuroticism would mediate the…

Authors discuss how educators have designed a cultural community service high-impact practice culturally relevant to Latine students at a Catholic Hispanic-Serving Institution and offer a series of recommendations for practice for faith-based colleges and universities while paying close attention to the institutional context.

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) play a pivotal role in the higher education of Latina/o/xs. Considering the growth and diversification of these institutions over time, we systematically reviewed more than 20 years of literature on HSIs. Specifically, we explored the nature of the HIS scholarship and the ways it reflects these institutions'…

While much has been noted about the toxic treatment of Latinxs in Arizona, there is a dearth of scholarship that focuses on the role of grassroots organizing and the role that Latinx teachers have in fighting back via their involvement in social movements in historically red states. Drawing from research on Latinx teachers, border thinking…

The Pura Belpré Award honors Latina/o/e writers and illustrators whose works are acknowledged as best portraying, affirming, and celebrating Latina/o/e cultural experiences for children and youth. Using a critical content analysis of 14 chapter books that received the award, we share findings that reveal the texts consistently portrayed Latina/o/e…

Dual language (DL) programs in the United States are increasingly promoted as a promising model that serves both language majority and minoritized children. However, many researchers also question whether the programs are truly serving the language minoritized students, or are these programs only treating their language as a resource to serve the…