American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education

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American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education
AbbreviationAAHHE
Formation2005
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
Loui Olivas
Lucia Gutierrez, Ph.D.
Website www.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]

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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. [3] [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:

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:

Book of the Year Award

Past winners include:

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References

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  2. ↑ Perez, Joanna (December 2019). "National Community of Latino Faculty". Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "AAHHE Vision & Mission Statement". aahhe.org. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  4. 1 2 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.
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