American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education
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NGO
| Abbreviation | AAHHE |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2005 |
| 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 |
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]
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
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:
- University Faculty Award (formerly Outstanding Latino/a Faculty in Higher Education Award) (Research Institutions)[14]
- Founding President's Award
- Book of the Year Award[15]
- William Aguilar Cultural Arts Award[16]
- Outstanding Support of Hispanic Issues Award[17]
- Alfredo G. de los Santos Jr. Distinguished Leadership Award[18][19][20][21]