A Room of One's Own: Making an Impact Through Leadership in Research, Teaching, and Service at an HSI

Authors

• Israel Aguilar, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

6-2026

Abstract

In this chapter, I discuss how I invested ten years using critical reflection in the form of autoethnography as a method for my personal and professional development. As a Mexican American man in academia, I am compelled to advocate for a room of my own at my current institution, which is an Emerging Research, Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). The room that I worked to build over the last ten years is finally framed, and I continue to build it to shelter the knowledge I create, the teaching I practice, and the mentoring I provide. This chapter serves as a space to ask questions I still have while I continue to make an impact on my community and in education through leadership in research, teaching, and service.

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge/CRC Press in Transformative Praxis through Doctoral Educational Leadership Programs on June 21, 2026, available online: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003666776

Recommended Citation

Aguilar, I. (2026). A Room of One’s Own: Title Making an Impact Through Leadership in Research, Teaching, and Service at an HSI. In K. Arar, M. A. Guajardo, M. A. Martinez, & R. Straubhaar (Eds.), Transformative Praxis through Doctoral Educational Leadership Programs: A Blueprint for Fostering Resilient, Future-ready Leaders (pp. 182–190). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003666776-15

First Page

182

Last Page

190

Publication Title

Transformative Praxis through Doctoral Educational Leadership Programs: A Blueprint for Fostering Resilient, Future-ready Leaders

DOI

10.4324/9781003666776-15