Mapping and recontextualizing the evolution of the term Latinx: An environmental scanning in higher education

Toward a critical theory of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics doctoral persistence: Critical capital theory

“…Though, I recognize that the term Black is broad, embedded within my use of the term Black is the heterogeneity of people within the US who, for example, may more specifically identify as African, Afro-Caribbean, or African American. 3 The term Latinx is a gender-neutral term with origins in social media and emerging from the gendered terms Latina/o and Latin@ (Salinas & Lozano, 2017). Latinx embraces people who live in the borderlands of gender while also recognizing peoples who have geographical origins in Central and South America and the Caribbean rather than a "race" of people.…”

“…The term Latinx is a gender‐neutral term with origins in social media and emerging from the gendered terms Latina/o and Latin@ (Salinas & Lozano, ). Latinx embraces people who live in the borderlands of gender while also recognizing peoples who have geographical origins in Central and South America and the Caribbean rather than a “race” of people.…”

Answering the Call: Hispanic-Serving Institutions as Leaders in the Quest for Access, Excellence, and Equity in American Higher Education

“…Further, as Salinas and Lozano (2017) argue, "using the term Latinx does not necessarily create inclusivity to all communities of people, as many people still have not seen or heard, agree with, or understand the term Latinx" (p. 11). Regardless, its undeniable emergence has prompted critical reflection regarding the language scholars and practitioners use to refer to our comunidad and what the power of language to shape its direction.…”

“…Although Latinx emerged in the early 2000s within queer activist spaces, it has more recently appeared within higher education (Salinas & Lozano, 2017). The term was introduced as an effort to encompass the fluidity of gender identity and to help move our community forward by providing space-even as a modest beginning through language-in which trans* and gender non-conforming Latinxs might identify (Pastrana, Battle, & Harris, 2017;Reichard, 2015).…”

Community Colleges’ Use of the Term “Latinx”

“…Document analysis provided a gateway to collect and analyze data for this research study, which was utilized because of the cost effectiveness, availability, and the ability to collect data across different types of data sources, including community college professional conferences, academic journals, dissertations, online blogs and news. In their study, Salinas and Lozano () used an environmental scan to collect systematic information and trends in relationship to the usage of the term Latinx in higher education. In this study, we conducted a document analysis to track the usage of the term Latinx in spaces where community college practitioners, leaders, policy makers, and researchers engage and/or share information.…”