VILLESCAS RESEARCH, MEDIA, & INSTRUCTION

villescas research, media & instruction

a resource for community-based initiatives

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Presentations

PRESENTATIONS ON U.S. LATINA/O POPULATIONS

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

"Synchronizing Latino Spheres of Influence." Paper Presentation at the 33th Annual Conference of the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education (TACHE), Colaborando Para Un Cambio Latino College Student Success. Austin, Texas. (February 2008).
"The Future Intellectuals of the U.S. Hispanic Community Will Be the Daughters of Immigrants." Nuestra America in the U.S.?” Latino/a Studies Conference at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Lawrence, Kansas (February 2008).
"El Paso Expatriate Project: Overview of Preliminary Findings, 2007." El Paso, Texas (December 2007).
"Collaborative Research Center: Latino Population Growth in Six Counties along the I-35 Corridor, 2007-2040." Austin Area Research Organization: Leadership Committee. Austin, Texas (December 2007).
“Enhancing Your Organization’s Capacities for Program Monitoring & Evaluation.” Proyecto Empoderamiento: Capacity Building Conference, Gulf Coast Trades Center. McAllen, Texas. (August 2007).
“Synchronizing Latino Spheres of Influence: Eight Policy Recommendations for Altering the Educational Culture of Underperforming Students in Texas, Discussion Paper 2.” National Hispanic Institute/ Southwestern University, Texas Study Group, Austin, Texas. (July 2007).
"Phi Iota Alpha: Roundtable Discussion on Latinos in Higher Education." University of Texas at Austin. Austin, Texas. (May 2007).
“Changing the Educational Culture of Underperforming Latino Youth, Discussion Paper 1.” National Hispanic Institute/Southwestern University, Texas Study Group, Austin, Texas. (March 2007).
“Conceptualizing the Long-term Outcomes of Latino Educational Trends in San Antonio.” National Hispanic Institute/Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas. (July 2006).
“The Racial Identification of U.S. Latinos in Higher Education: Projecting the Outcomes of a Quasiracial, Monoracial, & Polyracial Intelligentsia.” NASPA Region 1, 4th Annual Latino Student Leadership Conference, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. (March 2006).
“The Future U.S. Latino Leadership Base: Preparing Undergraduates for the Confluence of Social Forces.” NASPA Region 1, 4th Annual Latino Student Leadership Conference, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. (March 2006).
“Crafting a Critical Mass of Latino Intelligentsia: Hybrid Applications of Pierre Bourdieu’s Meta-theoretical Framework in Latino Fields.” Discourses of Language, Culture, & Educational Equity. Paper Presentation at the 30th Annual Conference of the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education (TACHE), Ya Basata! Success Without Excuses: Creating Effective Higher Education in Texas, Austin, Texas. (July 2005).
“Cultivating College-bound Latino Students Individually & Collectively to Prepare for Market Fragmentation.” Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling, Chicago, Illinois. (May 2005).
“Framing the Latino Vote: Content Analysis of News Coverage of Latino Issues During the 2000 Presidential Election.” Media & the Presidency: Crossing Boundaries of Ethics, Culture, & Countries. Panel presentation at the International Communication Association’s ‘Communication in Borderlands’ Conference, Political Communication Division, San Diego, California. (May 2003).
"Jose Vasconcelos’ 'Cosmic Race Theory.'" 3^rd Annual Pan-Collegiate Multiracial Student Conference at Harvard University. Cambridge, Massachusetts (April 2000).
"Issues of the 2000 Census and Multiracial/'Cosmic' Identity." Connecticut College. New London, Connecticut. (March 2000).