American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education explained

American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education
Abbreviation:	AAHHE
Formation:	2005
Type:	Non-profit NGO
Purpose:	"an agent of change for improving education, thus enabling Hispanic students to fully participate in a diverse society"
Headquarters:	Tempe, AZ
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Loui Olivas
Leader Title2:	Executive Director
Leader Name2:	Lucia Gutierrez, Ph.D.

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

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.^[7] The organization holds an annual meeting and offers a fellowship program for graduate students and junior faculty.^{[8] [9] [10]}

Presidents

Presidents of the society have included:

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

Tomás Rivera Lecture

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

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

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

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

External links

• Organization website