Heart work : the handbook on the surviving and thriving of cultural and identity centers in higher education

Heart Work: The Handbook on the Survival and Success of Cultural and Identity Centers in Higher Education highlights the experiences of higher education professionals working in these centers. This handbook offers a blend of personal stories and the latest research on cultural and identity centers,...

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Other Authors Felix, Alex Romero (Editor), Mendoza, Gary Santos (Editor), Torres-Baez, Daisy (Editor), Davis, Lori Patton (writer of foreword.)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2025.
SeriesIdentity & practice in higher education-student affairs.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781805921509
DOI10.1108/978-1-80592-148-6
Physical Description1 online resource (240 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction / Alex Romero Felix, Gary Santos Mendoza, and Daisy Torres-Baez
  • Chapter 2. Celebrating and supporting latinidad on college campuses: Latinx/e cultural centers / Alex Romero Felix and Daisy Torres-Baez
  • Chapter 3. Asian, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern Arab and Desi (APIMEAD) cultural centers / Naima Chowdhury
  • Chapter 4. Supporting native American/Indigenous students' survivance through Native American/Indigenous cultural centers / Daisy Torres-Baez
  • Chapter 5. The pandemic, bbrc and me: A non-linear path to fostering community and building the ucla black bruin resource center / Amanda Finzi-Smith
  • Chapter 6. The rise of disability cultural centers / Toni Saia and Elizabeth Anh Thomson
  • Chapter 7. Shining a light on the rainbow heart work: Reflections on LGBTQ+ center professionals' challenges and motivations / Vanessa Aviva González-Siegel and Antonio Duran
  • Chapter 8. Our existence is resistance: Testimonios of educators working in undocumented student resource centers / Karla Silva and M. Elena Calderon Sandoval
  • Chapter 9. Developing practices and norms / Kevin L. Wright
  • Chapter 10. Supporting multiracial students in identity centers / Lisa Delacruz Combs
  • Chapter 11. Moving forward / Alex Romero Felix, Gary Santos Mendoza, and Daisy Torres-Baez.