Daniel Solorzano Professor Social Sciences and Comparative Education 2022B Moore Hall (310) 206 7855 solorzano@gseis.ucla.edu

Education

Ph.D., Sociology of Education, Claremont Graduate School, 1986
M.A., Educational Policy, Claremont Graduate School, 1983
M.Ed., Urban/Multicultural Education, Loyola Marymount University, 1974
B.A., Sociology/Chicano Studies, Loyola University, 1972

Research Interests

Teaching and research interests include: Critical race and gender theory in education, racial marginality and microaggressions in education, and race/ethnic, gender, and class relations with a special emphasis on the educational access, persistence, and graduation of Students of Color in the United States.

Recent Publications

Perez Huber, L., Benavides, C., Malagon, M., Velez, V. & Solorzano, D. (2008). "Getting Beyond the 'Symptom,' Acknowledging the 'Disease': Theorizing Racist Nativism." Contemporary Justice Review, 11, 39-51.

Rivas, M., Perez, J., Alvarez C. & Solorzano, D. (May 2007). An Examination of Latina/o Transfer Students in California's Postsecondary Institutions. Latino Policy & Issues Brief No. 16, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.

Smith, W., Yosso, T, & Solorzano, D. (2007). "Racial Primes and Black Misandry on Historically White Campuses: Toward Critical Race Accountability in Educational Administration." Educational Administration Quarterly, 43, 559-585.

Smith, W., Yosso, T., & Solorzano, D. (2006). "Challenging Racial Battle Fatigue on Historically White Campuses: A Critical Race Examination of Race-Related Stress." In C. A. Stanley (Ed.), Faculty of Color Teaching in Predominantly White Colleges and Universities (pp. 299-327). Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing.

Watford, T., Rivas, M., Burciaga, R., & Solorzano, D. (2006). "Latinas and the Doctorate: The 'Status' of Attainment and Experiences from the Margin." In J. Castellanos, A. Gloria, & M. Kamimura (Eds.), The Latina/o Pathway to a Ph.D.: Abriendo Caminos (pp. 112-133). Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison Press.

Yosso, T. & Solorzano, D. (March 2006). Leaks in the Chicana and Chicano Educational Pipeline. Latino Policy & Issues Brief No. 13, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.

Solorzano, D., Rivas, M., & Velez, V. (June 2005). Community College as a Pathway to Chicana/o Doctorate Production. Latino Policy & Issues Brief No. 11, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.

Solorzano, D., Villalpando, O., & Oseguera, L. (2005). "Educational Inequities and Latina/o Undergraduate Students in the United States: A Critical Race Analysis of Their Educational Progress." Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 4, 272-294.

Solorzano, D. & Yosso, T. (2005). "Maintaining Social Justice Hopes within Academic Realities: A Freirean Approach to Critical Race/LatCrit Pedagogy." In Z. Leonardo (Ed.), Critical Pedagogy and Race (pp. 69-92). London: Blackwell.

Villalpando, O., & Solorzano, D. (2005). "The Role of Culture in College Preparation Programs: A Review of the Research Literature." In W. Tierney, Z. Corwin & J. Colyar (Eds.). Preparing for College: Nine Elements of Effective Outreach (pp, 13-28). Albany, NY: SUNY Press.

Yosso, T. & Solorzano, D. (2005). "Conceptualizing a Critical Race Theory in Sociology." In M. Romero and E. Margolis (Eds.). Blackwell Companion to Social Inequalities(pp. 117-146). London: Blackwell.

Ornelas, A. & Solorzano, D. (2004). "The Transfer Condition of Latina/o Community College Students in California: Policy Recommendations and Solutions." Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 28, 233-248.

Solorzano, D. & Ornelas, A. (2004). "A Critical Race Analysis of Latina/o and African American Advance Placement Enrollment in Public High Schools." High School Journal, 87, 15-26.

Teranishi, R., Allen, W. & Solorzano, D. (2004). "Opportunity at the Crossroads: Racial Inequality, School Segregation, and Higher Education in California." Teachers College Record, 106, 2224-2245.

Yosso, T., Parker, L., Solorzano, D. & Lynn, M. (2004). "From Jim Crow to Affirmative Action and Back Again: A Critical Race Discussion of Racialized Rationales to Affirmative Action." Review of Research in Education, 28, 1-25.

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