EDEN CORTES-LOPEZ portrait
  • Director of Research and Climate, Student Success Ops
  • Assistant Professor (Clinical), Educational Leadership&Policy
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Publications

  • Taylor, J. L., Cortes-Lopez, E., Kauppila, S. A. (2021). Exploring the Intersection Between Broad Access Institutions and Transfer. In C. G. Editor, M. K. Editor & O. C. M. Editor (Eds.). Unlocking Opportunity through Broadly Accessible Institutions (pp. 199-202). Published, 05/23/2022.
  • Cortes-López, E., & Taylor, J. L. (2018). Reverse credit transfer and the value of the associate’s degree: multiple and contradictory meanings. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1(44), 61-77. Published, 01/02/2020.
  • Cortez, E., & Castro, E. L. (2017). Mexican and Mexican American student reflections on transfer: Institutional agents and the continued role of the community college. Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, 11(2), 155–176. Published, 05/01/2017.
  • Castro, E., & Cortez, E. (2017). Exploring the lived experiences and intersectionalities of Mexican community college transfer students: Critical qualitative insights toward expanding a transfer receptive culture. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 41(2) 77-92.. Published, 02/02/2017.
  • Alemán Jr, E., Bernal, D. D., Cortez, E. (2015). A Chican@ pathways model of acción: Affirming the racial, cultural, and academic assets of students, families, and communities. Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, 9(1) 13-24. Published, 02/01/2015.

Presentations

  • Reframing Accountability: Utilizing a Shared Equity Leadership Approach to Campus Climate. The New Leadership Academy, in collaboration with leaders at the University of Utah, has implemented a Shared Equity Leadership (SEL) model to guide equity work at the institution. This session will highlight the climate work being done and how the university has reframed accountability using the SEL model, including developing a Self-Study Toolkit, meeting units/colleges where they are, and working collaboratively with campus stakeholders to increase engagement. Conference Paper, Accepted, 10/23/2023.