%0 Journal Article
%A Jovan Emilio Rivera
%A Kirsten T. Edwards
%D 2026
%C Berlin, Germany
%I Peter Lang Verlag
%J PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY IN HIGHER EDUCATION
%@ 2578-5761
%N 1
%V 8
%T Orientation to Latin* Whiteness: The Role of an HSI in Sustaining White Identity
%R 10.3726/PTIHE.012026.0049
%U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1703922
%X In recent years, scholars have connected questions of color, race, and racialization at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) to broader philosophical discussions that articulate the inextricability of whiteness and Latinidad. While others have further revealed contemporary aspirational whiteness among Latin*s, missing from this scholarly conversation is an understanding of how white racial identity becomes normalized for Latin*s and the role an HSI can play in sustaining this process. Through a phenomenological approach, specifically Ahmed’s 
%K whiteness, critical race studies, Latin* studies, higher education, Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs)