The far-reaching effects of the hurricane seem endless. In addition to the displacement of faculty, staff and students, conferences scheduled in New Orleans had to be canceled, and we even heard about a Tulane professor who literally lost all of her research because her computer and related files were destroyed in the floodwaters.
As scholars, I’m sure many of you have thought about the many issues this natural disaster uncovered in regards to race, class, politics, demographics, the environment, urban planning, etc. We plan to address many of these issues in upcoming editions as we anticipate feeling the effects of the hurricane for some time to come.
Although recent news events have overshadowed a lot of things, including news coverage, this issue is our Hispanic Focus edition. Contributing editor Dina M. Horwedel reports on Baruch College’s Black and Hispanic studies programs, which are housed together as a single department. How do these two programs co-exist? Senior writer Ronald Roach looks at the increasing number of Black colleges that are reaching out to Latino students; Kristin Bagnato reports on whether colleges and universities are indeed ready for the influx of Latino students that are expected to enroll in the years to come according to demographic projections; and contributing editor Lydia Lum profiles Dr. Wallace Loh, the dean of arts and sciences at Seattle University, who talks about the challenges of growing up Chinese in Peru. It was a childhood where Loh at times he felt like he didn’t fit in, perhaps that’s why he’s long been dedicated to diversity.
Hilary Hurd Anyaso
Editor
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