Chalane E. Lechuga

Credentials

Degree

Ph.D.

Department

Chicana/o Studies

Interviewed by

850KOA

Topics

Diversity/Equity Education Latino Issues Racial Issues/Hate Crime Sociology and Anthropology

Expertise

Race (race/racial inequality, US Census)
Education (academic achievement/discipline disparities)
Latina/o sociology

About

Chalane E. Lechuga, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Chicana/o Studies at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Her concentrations are in race/ethnicity and education, with an emphasis in Latina/o sociology.

Lechuga’s research examines the racial identities of Latina/o high school students and the relationship between racial identity and academic achievement. Currently, she is working with a local public-school district to examine school discipline and racial disparities in exclusionary practices. Further up the educational pipeline, she researches the recruitment and retention of underrepresented faculty in higher education. Lechuga has over 19 years of experience conducting program evaluation and assessment and leads the comprehensive assessment of departmental student learning outcomes.

Lechuga received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of New Mexico, a master’s of science in sociology from the University of Denver and a bachelor’s in English and ethnic studies (Chicana/o studies and black studies) from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

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Education
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