The Role of Service and Community in Academia: Reflections of a Latina Criminologist

Abstract

The following reflection essay is about my journey as a Latina Criminologist and how service shapes my teaching and research. I share how my commitment to service is directly tied to my Latino roots and what I have learned from various academic communities. In addition, I reflect on how hidden forms of service that characterize faculty of color workloads can be devalued by universities.

Keywords:

• Race
• Latinos
• service
• higher education
• diversity

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Nancy Rodriguez

Nancy Rodriguez is a Professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society at the University of California, Irvine. Her research interests include inequality (race/ethnicity, class, crime and justice) and the collateral consequences of mass incarceration.