Heart of Mentorship

Veronica Montes (Author) Veronica Montes is is an associate professor of sociology at Bryn Mawr College and co-director of Latin American, Iberian, and Latina/o studies. Her research has been published in Gender & Society, Gender, Place & Culture, and Latino Studies, among others.Emir Estrada (Author) Emir Estrada is associate professor of sociology at Arizona State University. She is the author of Kids at Work: Latinx Families Selling Food on the Streets of Los Angeles, Winner of the 2020 Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Award, given by the Children and Youth Section of the American Sociological Association.Fatima Suarez (Author) Fatima Suarez is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is the author of Latino Fathers: What Shapes and Sustains Their Parenting. Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo (Author) Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo was the Florence Everline professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology at the University of Southern California, where she is now Professor Emerita. She is the author and co-editor of several books, including Gendered Transitions: Mexican Experiences of Immigration, and Domestica: Cleaning and Caring in the Shadows of Affluence.

"This wide-ranging collection brings together intergenerational voices that reflect on the transformative mentorship of a single professor and its lasting impact on their academic and professional journeys. Through these narratives, readers witness how mentorship shapes not only individual trajectories but also the ways mentees go on to mentor others. The volume underscores the enduring need for support, engagement, and encouragement across all stages of life. In the often competitive and isolating world of academia, this book offers relational mentorship as a powerful counterforce to hidden curricula, gatekeeping, and demoralizing institutional cultures. Ultimately, it presents an inspiring vision of mentorship rooted in rigor, care, connection, and possibility." - Michelle Téllez, author of Border Women and the Community of Maclovio Rojas: Autonomy in the Spaces of Neoliberal Neglect "As Latinx communities continue to be attacked in neighborhoods, schools, and institutions of higher education, The Heart of Mentorship reminds us of the transformative power of knowledge that emerges from Latinx experiences. The testimonies and analyses offered here demonstrate that the ultimate act of resistance is mentorship that is both rigorously loving and lovingly rigorous. This book is the blueprint for a better tomorrow in--and beyond--spaces of higher education." - Anthony Christian Ocampo, author of Brown and Gay in LA "This book is an incisive, engaging and honest discussion of the dynamics, exigencies and rewards of relational mentoring. Through intimate narratives generated from a shared dialogue, the contributors illustrate the transformative power of mentoring that is consistent, empathetic, rigorous and attuned to the specific identities and experiences of each mentee." - Amalia Pallares, author of Family Activism: Immigrant Struggles and the Politics of Noncitizenship