In The Latinx Guide to Graduate School Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales and Magdalena L. Barrera provide prospective and current Latinx graduate students in the humanities and social sciences fields with a roadmap for surviving and thriving in advanced-degree programs. They document the unwritten rules of graduate education that impact Latinx students, demystifying and clarifying the essential requirements for navigating graduate school that Latinx students may not know because they are often the first in their families to walk that path. Topics range from identifying the purpose of graduate research, finding the right program, and putting together a strong application to developing a graduate student identity, cultivating professional and personal relationships, and mapping out a post--graduate school career. The book also includes resources for undocumented students. Equal parts how-to guide, personal reflection, manifesto, and academic musing, this book gives a culturally resonant perspective that speaks to the unique Latinx graduate student experience.
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: You Thought You Were Buying a How-to Book but Ended Up Getting a Love Letter, Manifesto, and Flashlight 1
1. To Grad School or Not to Grad School? 23
2. Learning to Be a Grad Student 59
3. Essential Skills in Graduate School 77
4. Unwritten Rules of the Academy: Navigating the Gray Area 121
5. Navigating Professional Relationships in Graduate School 145
6. Navigating Personal Relationships in Graduate School 180
7. Life after Graduate School 205
Conclusion: Five Mandamientos for Remaking the Academy 224
UndocuGrads: Undocumeneted and Applying to Grad School (FAQs) / Carolina Valdivia 229
Glossary of Terms 233
Notes 237
Bibliography 243
Index 253
