Navigating Discrimination in Higher Education as a Latino Undergraduate Man

• In Event: Calling Out and Resisting Lasting Legacies of Racism in Policy, Teacher Education, and Across the Pre-K–20+ Pipeline

Abstract

This qualitative phenomenological study explored how Latino men make meaning of their undergraduate experiences in relation to their understanding of masculinity. The participants’ undergraduate experiences were examined through a multi-level intersectionality framework. The findings center navigating and overcoming discrimination and the role of media and politics in perpetuating discrimination relative to the identities of Latino men. Recommendations focus on equity based institutional policies and programs that support retention and completion.

Author

• Lazaro Camacho, University of Rhode Island