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Latinidad In The College Union: Perspectives Of Latinx Staff Members, Naomi Rodriguez
Latinidad In The College Union: Perspectives Of Latinx Staff Members, Naomi Rodriguez
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Latinx students represent a consistently growing and significant population of college going students, though rates for successful graduation vary greatly (Nichols, 2017). Theories of student persistence indicate that student who are actively involved in their college campuses and develop a sense of sense of belonging are likelier to persist to graduation (Hurtado & Carter, 1997; Tinto, 1975). While research seeks to understand how Latinx navigate and succeed in post-secondary environments, barriers continue to pervade in their cumulative environments (Franklin, 2016; Friesen, 2018; Gloria, Delgado-Guerrero, Salazar, Nieves, Mejia & Martinez, 2016). College unions, as a functional part of the college environment, …