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The impact of neoliberalism on Latinos

A Latino Scorecard for Higher Education : A Focus on Texas Universities

The Diversity Rationale in Higher Education: An Overview of the Contemporary Legal Context

Leadership Practices and Diversity in Higher Education : Transitional and Transformational Frameworks

Discusses the context for Chicano education, and the issues affecting Chicano access. Considers the current and future undergraduate experience, enrollment patterns, and career paths of Chicano students. Also looks at dilemmas in academe for Chicano faculty, including institutional stratification.

Chicanos in Higher Education: Issues and Dilemmas for the 21st Century (J-B ASHE Higher Education Report Series (AEHE))

Promoting diversity as a core value among social groups is one ofthe major challenges faced by institutions of higher education inthe United States. By focusing on racial and ethnic minoritiesin higher education, this monograph provides a view of diversity asa positive and dynamic social force in society that promotes itsintegration as a core value and process. Diversity leadership challenges higher education to move beyondco-optation strategies, in which diversity is viewed as adescriptive and static organizational element, to the adoption oftransformational strategies, in which diversity is viewed as adynamic and positive process. Through the promotion and developmentof diversity leadership, institutional leadership is seen asbuilding capacity to promote inclusive learning and workplaceenvironments in colleges and universities.As demographic shifts in US society create an ever expandingcontext in which the well-being of the nation becomes increasinglylinked to the social and cultural groups that have beensystematically excluded from full participation in Americansociety, the need for positive cultural and structural changes thatfoster their inclusion in higher education becomes an importantchallenge to address. This volume provides an overview of thecontext for diversity leadership roles and practices in highereducation. It argues for an alignment between institutions ofhigher education and the diverse populations they serve in thiscountry.This is volume 32, number 3, of the ASHE Higher EducationReport, a bi-monthly journal published by Jossey-Bass.See our entirelist of ASHE Higher Education Report titles for a widevariety of critical issues facing Higher Education today. 

Diversity Leadership in Higher Education: ASHE Higher Education Report (v. 32, No. 3)

Over the past twenty years, the Latino population in the Midwest has grown rapidly, both in urban and rural areas. As elsewhere in the country, shifting demographics in the region have given rise to controversy and mixed reception. Where some communities have greeted Latinos openly, others have been more guarded. In spite of their increasing presence, Latinos remain the most marginalized major population group in the country. In coming years, the projected growth of this population will require greater attention from policymakers concerned with helping to incorporate them into the nation’s core institutions. This eye-opening collection of essays examines the many ways in which an increase in the Latino population has impacted the Midwest―culturally, economically, educationally, and politically. Drawing on studies, personal histories, legal rulings, and other sources, this book takes an interdisciplinary approach to an increasingly important topic in American society and offers a glimpse into the nation’s demographic future.

Latinos in the Midwest (Latinos in the United States)

Martinez's research interests include neoliberalism and Latinos, diversity leadership in higher education, institutional and societal change, education and ethno-racial minorities, youth development, Latino labor and entrepreneurship, and environmental justice. Martinez is the editor of the Latinos in the United States book series with the Michigan State University Press. He has numerous publications, including three co-authored books:  Chicanos in Higher Education (1993), Diversity Leadership in Higher Education (2007), and A Brief History of Cristo Rey Church in Lansing, MI (2012); one edited volume, Latinos in the Midwest (2011); and two co-edited volumes: Latino College Presidents: In Their Own Words (2013), and Occupational Health Disparities among Racial and Ethnic Minorities: Formulating Research Needs and Directions (2017).

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