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American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education
AbbreviationAAHHE
Formation2005
TypeNon-profit
NGO
Purpose"an agent of change for improving education, thus enabling Hispanic students to fully participate in a diverse society"
HeadquartersTempe, AZ
Loui Olivas
Lucia Gutierrez, Ph.D.
Websitewww.aahhe.org

The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) represents professional academics, researchers, educators, and students in the United States of America and focuses on issues affecting Hispanics in higher education.[1][2] It functions as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership society.[3]

History

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AAHHE was originally the Hispanic caucus of the American Association of Higher Education (AAHE) and was formed in 2005 after that organization went defunct, to address the under representation of Hispanics in higher education.[4][5][6] It does so by highlighting scholarship focusing on the social issues of Hispanics, the shaping of educational policies, and the professional development of Hispanic faculty and administrators.[3][7] The organization holds an annual meeting and offers a fellowship program for graduate students and junior faculty.[8][9][10]

Presidents

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Presidents of the society have included:

  • Loui Olivas - Founding President and Director of the Center for Executive Development at Arizona State University[11][4]

Tomás Rivera Lecture

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Past Tomás Rivera lecturers have included: Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison and U.S. Secretary Henry Cisneros, and former U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Vilma Martinez.[12][13]

Awards

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The association sponsors several awards including:

  • University Faculty Award (formerly Outstanding Latino/a Faculty in Higher Education Award) (Research Institutions)[14]
  • Founding President's Award
  • Book of the Year Award[15]
  • William Aguilar Cultural Arts Award[16]
  • Outstanding Support of Hispanic Issues Award[17]
  • Alfredo G. de los Santos Jr. Distinguished Leadership Award[18][19][20][21]

Book of the Year Award

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Past winners include:

  • 2006: Jeanett Castellanos, Alberta M. Gloria and Mark Kamimura, The Latina/o Pathway to the Ph.D.: Abriendo Caminos
  • 2007: Sonia Nazario, Enrique's Journey
  • 2008: Mirta Ojito, Finding Mañana
  • 2009: Sandra Cisneros, House on Mango Street
  • 2010: Gustavo Arellano, Ask a Mexican!
  • 2011: David Montejano, Quizote's Soldiers: A Local History of the Chicano Movement, 1966-1981
  • 2012: Rubén Martinez, Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail
  • 2013: Arturo Madrid, In the Country of Empty Crosses: The Story of a Hispano Protestant Family in Catholic New Mexico
  • 2015: Alicia Gaspar de Alba, [Un]framing the "Bad Woman": Sor Juana, Malinche, Coyolxauhqui, and Other Rebels with a Cause
  • 2016: Dolores Inés Casillas, Sounds of Belonging: U.S. Spanish-Language Radio and Public Advocacy
  • 2017: Aída Hurtado, Mrinal Singa, Beyond Machismo
  • 2018: Alberto Acereda, Estela Benisimón, Alfredo G. de los Santos Jr., Gary Francisco Keller, Laura J. Rendón, Richard Tannenbaum, New Directions in Hispanic College Student Assessment and Academic Preparation Hispanic College Students Move Forward: Policies, Planning, and Progress in Promoting Access
  • 2019: Alberto Ledesma, Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer: Undocumented Vignettes from a Pre-American Life
  • 2020: Gina Ann Garcia, Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Opportunities for Colleges and Universities

References

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  1. ^ "Dr. Havidán Rodríguez receives leadership award from American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education". The Monitor. April 18, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. ^ Perez, Joanna (December 2019). "National Community of Latino Faculty". Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "AAHHE Vision & Mission Statement". aahhe.org. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  4. ^ a b Matthews, Frank L. (March 23, 2006). "Up and Running". Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  5. ^ Mann, Howard (March 28, 2013). "Group Discusses Solutions for Raising the Number of Hispanic Teachers". Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  6. ^ Chappell, George (March 22, 2009). "Hartford Foundation Officer Honored". Hartford Courant. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  7. ^ Olson, Gunnar (January 2, 2010). "Latino numbers surge at public universities". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  8. ^ Duran, Antonio (November 2018). "The AAHHE Graduate Fellows Program". Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  9. ^ Urrieta, Jr., Luis (August 2018). "Social Justice and Educational Equity". Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  10. ^ Oseguera, Leticia (September 2018). "It Takes a Village to Support Latina/o Talents in Education". Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  11. ^ Polletta, Maria (September 21, 2011). "Cox will honor 4 Hispanics for social contributions". Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  12. ^ Cigarroa, Francisco G. (March 28, 2013). "Toward a Latino Attainment Agenda: Shaping Our Own Destiny: Tomás Rivera Lecture Series (2013)" (PDF). ets.org. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  13. ^ "Plenary Sessions". aahhe.org. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  14. ^ "American Assoc of Hispanics in Higher Ed honors Armando Martinez-Cruz". Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology. July 23, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  15. ^ "AAHHE Annual Book of the Year Award" (PDF). aahhe.org. 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  16. ^ "William Aguilar Cultural Arts Award". aahhe.org. 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  17. ^ "UTRGV's Mora receives national award for efforts on diversity, higher education". The Brownsville Herald. March 11, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  18. ^ Fagan, Gail (April 14, 2015). "Rodríguez, EEDC Board Member and UTPA President Ad Interim, receives leadership award from American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education". Valley Town Crier. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  19. ^ "Havidán Rodríguez Honored for Leadership and Lasting Impact on Higher Education". Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine. July 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  20. ^ Sommer, Kayleigh (June 20, 2015). "Dedicated: Founding UTRGV provost Rodriguez is featured". Valley Morning Star. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  21. ^ "Hispanic group honors UTEP's Natalicio". El Paso Times. March 16, 2007. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
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