Learning to Be Latino

Reyes artfully weaves the personal narratives of her subjects into an engaging and clear argument about the role of institutional contexts and organizations for shaping student perspectives and actions.’
  Irenee Beattie, University of California at Merced

In Learning to be Latino, Daisy Reyes contributes to the exciting 'campus turn' in higher education research. Going deep into the texture of three universities, Reyes shows how institutional context influences Latino students’ understandings of their lives and politics, and their broader interpretations of the world. Amy Binder, University of California San Diego

‘Learning to Be Latino’ QA with Daisy Verduzco Reyes,' by Emma Whitford Chronicle of Higher Education

Selected New Books in Higher Education Chronicle of Higher Education

A ‘Hidden Curriculum’ for Latino Students,' feature by Peter Monaghan Chronicle of Higher Education

With an engaging writing style, this well-researched book has a lot to offer a general audience and is a great addition to courses on the Latino experience, race and higher education, and political socialization. AAUP.org

Learning to Be Latino serves as an example of how we can learn about institutions of higher education and a sociology of higher education in general by way of Latino students, although, to be sure, many findings are distinct to Latino students. Through Learning to Be Latino, Reyes questions taken-for-granted ideas and concepts in the sociology of race and higher education such as student groups, the critical consciousness of racially marginalized groups, and even college itself. American Journal of Sociology